Question 1

By studying the "fag discourse" in US schools, anthropologists have learned that:

Accepted Answer

A)  only homosexual boys are bullied and teased. 
B)  teens in all ethnic groups participate in the behavior described. 
C)  girls can increase their status by performing masculine behavior. 
D)  though boys are pressured to behave appropriately, violence is not involved. 
E)  teachers believe that girls who behave in masculine ways are considered lesbians. 
A)  only homosexual boys are bullied and teased. 
B)  teens in all ethnic groups participate in the behavior described. 
C)  girls can increase their status by performing masculine behavior. 
D)  though boys are pressured to behave appropriately, violence is not involved. 
E)  teachers believe that girls who behave in masculine ways are considered lesbians.

Question 2

Evaluate the merits of the "man the hunter, woman the gatherer" debate. What are two of the specific cultural debates used to support the notion that there is a biological basis for the behaviors reported in this model? Provide two examples from the text that do not support the biological argument in favor of a gendered division of labor in foraging societies. Conclude by discussing the accuracy of the evolutionary model for understanding the idealized model of the sexual division of labor.

Accepted Answer

Students should explain that the debate

Question 3

Gender is defined as:

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A)  culturally based preconceived notions about the attributes of differences between, and proper roles for, men and women. 
B)  the way gender identity is expressed through action. 
C)  the ways humans learn to behave and recognize behaviors as masculine or feminine within cultural context. 
D)  the expectation of thought and behavior that each culture assigns to people of different sexes. 
E)  a set of cultural ideas about the essential character of different genders that functions to promote and justify gender stratification. 
A)  culturally based preconceived notions about the attributes of differences between, and proper roles for, men and women. 
B)  the way gender identity is expressed through action. 
C)  the ways humans learn to behave and recognize behaviors as masculine or feminine within cultural context. 
D)  the expectation of thought and behavior that each culture assigns to people of different sexes. 
E)  a set of cultural ideas about the essential character of different genders that functions to promote and justify gender stratification.

Question 4

Evaluate which of the five sexes in biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling's continuum represents the hijras of India. How do they perform their gender identity in daily life? What economic and social roles do they play in society? Why are they often victims of violence?

Accepted Answer

Students should identify the five possib

Question 5

Gender-based violence commonly occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the home. 
B)  during wartime. 
C)  on college campuses. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  all of the above 
A)  in the home. 
B)  during wartime. 
C)  on college campuses. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  all of the above

By studying the "fag discourse" in US schools, anthropologists have learned that:

Gender is defined as:

Evaluate which of the five sexes in biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling's continuum represents the hijras of India. How do they perform their gender identity in daily life? What economic and social roles do they play in society? Why are they often victims of violence?

Gender-based violence commonly occurs:

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Exam 8: Gender

By studying the "fag discourse" in US schools, anthropologists have learned that:

Gender is defined as:

Evaluate which of the five sexes in biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling's continuum represents the hijras of India. How do they perform their gender identity in daily life? What economic and social roles do they play in society? Why are they often victims of violence?

Gender-based violence commonly occurs:

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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