Exam 7: Gender

The section of the text about CO-MADRES in El Salvador is a powerful example of what aspect of gender in a society?

According to C. J. Pascoe, what is a primary component of the so-called fag discourse in U.S. high schools?

What do we call the process through which a sense of gender becomes normative and seems natural to us?

Since violence against hijras is common, we might conclude that gender-based violence is also more likely to be committed against which particularly vulnerable group?

Which best describes the learned behaviors perceived as masculine or feminine?

The unequal distribution of power, prestige and responsibility between men and women in the U.S. military, even as policies change to attempt to be more inclusive, are a prime example of what?

Pei-chia Lan describes "global Cinderellas," or immigrant women who take on domestic responsibilities for a household and send remittances back to their families in their home countries. In Taiwan, Taiwanese women hire these "global Cinderellas" so that they can do what?

On what does Emily Martin's analysis of the "fairy tale" of the egg and the sperm as presented in U.S. textbooks primarily focus?

Human males may weigh only a small percent more than human females, which underscores which idea about human sexual dimorphism?

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?

Through the 1960s, Western medicine has attempted to "manage" children born with ambiguous genitalia. This has primarily consisted of what treatment regimen?

With which of the following statements about human behavior would an anthropologist be most likely to agree?

About 1.7% of all babies are born with a combination of male and female genitalia, gonads and/or chromosomes, leading many scholars to believe that sex can occur on a continuum. What are these babies referred to as?

The visible expression of sexual dimorphism between male-sexed and female-sexed individuals is referred to as what?

In India, what are individuals who are identified as "neither man nor woman" called?

What does Carla Freeman's research on women's participation in the industrialized labor force in Barbados indicate?

Millions of women migrate outside of their home countries each year in search of economic opportunities. Many of them work primarily in what sector?

An anthropologist observes a young man holding a door open for a woman entering a building. From the perspective of someone studying gender, how can this be interpreted?

The phrases "boys will be boys" and "it's a girl thing" reflect what aspect of gender?

What does anthropologist Matthew Gutmann's research in Mexico indicate?