Question 1

A key aspect of femininity is its division into two aspects: mother and housewife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber
-According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender," the categories of sex, gender, and sexuality are powerful because they

Accepted Answer

A)  Are socially constructed 
B)  Form the core or bedrock of human nature 
C)  Must be guarded 
D)  Govern our lives 
A)  Are socially constructed 
B)  Form the core or bedrock of human nature 
C)  Must be guarded 
D)  Govern our lives

Question 3

Genderqueer refers to people who are born with both female and male genitalia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling
-The article "The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  Androgyny 
B)  Bisexuality 
C)  Intersexuality 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Androgyny 
B)  Bisexuality 
C)  Intersexuality 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Transgender people are individuals who identify as gay or lesbian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling
-Anne Fausto-Sterling's discussion of the ways that our understanding of intersexuality has changed in recent years demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender norms are unchanging 
B)  Gender norms are socially constructed 
C)  Bisexuality is a relatively new phenomenon 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Gender norms are unchanging 
B)  Gender norms are socially constructed 
C)  Bisexuality is a relatively new phenomenon 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 7

The process by which we learn gender is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender socialization 
B)  Gender proficiency 
C)  Gender ambiguity 
D)  Gender condonement 
A)  Gender socialization 
B)  Gender proficiency 
C)  Gender ambiguity 
D)  Gender condonement

Question 8

The sissy/tomboy exercise illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender ambiguity 
B)  Misogyny 
C)  Horizontal hostility 
D)  Gender ranking 
A)  Gender ambiguity 
B)  Misogyny 
C)  Horizontal hostility 
D)  Gender ranking

Question 9

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber
-Gender stratification implies the same as gender ranking (Judith Lorber/"The Social Construction of Gender").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong
-The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was taught that performing gender appropriately as an American meant

Accepted Answer

A)  Having pale skin 
B)  Owning particular clothes 
C)  Fitting in 
D)  Leaving Chinatown 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above 
A)  Having pale skin 
B)  Owning particular clothes 
C)  Fitting in 
D)  Leaving Chinatown 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 11

The dimension of masculinity associated with machismo relates to which of David and Brannon's dictates of masculinity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Big wheel 
B)  The sturdy oak 
C)  Give 'em hell 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Big wheel 
B)  The sturdy oak 
C)  Give 'em hell 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 12

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong
-The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was ashamed of

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese men 
B)  Chinese women 
C)  Her mixed race family 
D)  The rich white girls 
A)  Chinese men 
B)  Chinese women 
C)  Her mixed race family 
D)  The rich white girls

Question 13

Reading "Native American Men-Women, Lesbians, Two-Spirits: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives" Sabine Lang
-In her article "Native American Men-Women, Lesbians, Two-Spirits," Sabine Lang maintains that the presence of two-spirit peoples in Native Tribes was historically used to justify colonizing practices such as

Accepted Answer

A)  Legitimization of conquest 
B)  Legitimization of colonialism 
C)  Forced conversion to Christianity 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Legitimization of conquest 
B)  Legitimization of colonialism 
C)  Forced conversion to Christianity 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 14

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber
-According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender,"

Accepted Answer

A)  "The social is the unnatural" 
B)  "The social is the natural" 
C)  "The social is the heteronormative" 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  "The social is the unnatural" 
B)  "The social is the natural" 
C)  "The social is the heteronormative" 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling
-"The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling makes the case for gay liberation in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A discussion of the ways gender interacts with other aspects of difference illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological determinism 
B)  Intersexuality 
C)  Intersectionality 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Biological determinism 
B)  Intersexuality 
C)  Intersectionality 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 17

Reading "Native American Men-Women, Lesbians, Two-Spirits: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives" Sabine Lang
-Sabine Long's discussion presence of men-women and women-men in Native cultures in her article "Native American Men-Women, Lesbians, Two-Spirits" shows that Western concepts of sexual relationships and gender are

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal 
B)  Not universal 
C)  Existential 
D)  Not existential 
A)  Universal 
B)  Not universal 
C)  Existential 
D)  Not existential

Question 18

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber
-In "The Social Construction of Gender," Judith Lorber writes that the continuing purpose of contemporary gender is to organize human society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A key aspect of femininity is its division into two aspects: mother and housewife.

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender," the categories of sex, gender, and sexuality are powerful because they

Genderqueer refers to people who are born with both female and male genitalia.

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -The article "The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling focuses on

Transgender people are individuals who identify as gay or lesbian.

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -Anne Fausto-Sterling's discussion of the ways that our understanding of intersexuality has changed in recent years demonstrates that

The process by which we learn gender is known as

The sissy/tomboy exercise illustrates

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -Gender stratification implies the same as gender ranking (Judith Lorber/"The Social Construction of Gender").

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong -The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was taught that performing gender appropriately as an American meant

The dimension of masculinity associated with machismo relates to which of David and Brannon's dictates of masculinity?

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong -The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was ashamed of

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender,"

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -"The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling makes the case for gay liberation in the U.S.

A discussion of the ways gender interacts with other aspects of difference illustrates

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -In "The Social Construction of Gender," Judith Lorber writes that the continuing purpose of contemporary gender is to organize human society.

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Health and Reproductive Justice

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

State, Law, and Social Policy

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

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Exam 3: Learning Gender

A key aspect of femininity is its division into two aspects: mother and housewife.

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender," the categories of sex, gender, and sexuality are powerful because they

Genderqueer refers to people who are born with both female and male genitalia.

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -The article "The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling focuses on

Transgender people are individuals who identify as gay or lesbian.

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -Anne Fausto-Sterling's discussion of the ways that our understanding of intersexuality has changed in recent years demonstrates that

The process by which we learn gender is known as

The sissy/tomboy exercise illustrates

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -Gender stratification implies the same as gender ranking (Judith Lorber/"The Social Construction of Gender").

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong -The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was taught that performing gender appropriately as an American meant

The dimension of masculinity associated with machismo relates to which of David and Brannon's dictates of masculinity?

Reading "When I Was Growing Up" Nellie Wong -The protagonist of Nellie Wong's poem "When I Was Growing Up" was ashamed of

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -According to Judith Lorber in "The Social Construction of Gender,"

Reading "The Five Sexes, Revisited" Anne Fausto-Sterling -"The Five Sexes, Revisited" by Anne Fausto-Sterling makes the case for gay liberation in the U.S.

A discussion of the ways gender interacts with other aspects of difference illustrates

Reading "The Social Construction of Gender" Judith Lorber -In "The Social Construction of Gender," Judith Lorber writes that the continuing purpose of contemporary gender is to organize human society.

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Health and Reproductive Justice

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

State, Law, and Social Policy

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

Filters