Exam 10: Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors

Marriage and family are not as important to men as to women in television programs.

Men on television are often portrayed as ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________.

The nurture argument would say female's greater intuitive ability is explained by society's expectation that she should be more focused on the emotional side of social interactions.

________ is commonly known as a "sex-change operation."

The tactics used for persuasion for boys and girls are different; boys learn from their peers' "controlling tactics," whereas girls develop "obliging strategies."

As a person who is capable of integrating both masculinity and femininity into his gender role, Pat would be considered ________.

Which of the following statements is true?

Older children tend to be more flexible in the gender-violating behaviors they will accept.

Christopher has been diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome.If he displayed the most common physical signs and symptoms, these would include all the following except ________.

A person's sex and gender identity are two separate expressions of who that person is as a sexual being.

Gender differences are so socially ingrained in most of us that we have trouble violating our expectations, even if we are made acutely aware of them.

Turner syndrome is far less common than Klinefelter syndrome, affecting only one in 2,000 to 2,500 female births.

The ________ argument downplays genetic influences and focuses on sociocultural factors as responsible for producing gender differences.

________ is an assumption about a person based solely on his or her gender.

Bem's Sex-Role Inventory allows a person to determine his or her degree of each of the following except ________.

Studies have shown that parents typically describe their infant in the same way, no matter what the sex of the baby.

If Darcy is like most women, she tends to express personal problems to those she is close to because she ________.

Research has shown that most transsexuals who undergo surgery are satisfied with the outcome and are better adjusted in life.

________ refers to which gender a person is primarily attracted to, romantically, emotionally, and sexually.

Not all XXY males will develop the characteristics of Klinefelter syndrome, and some may never even know they have the extra chromosome.