Exam 9: Gender,Gender Identity,Gender Expression,and Sexism

A disadvantage of the social constructionist approach is that it does not incorporate the concept of human diversity.

People who derive sexual gratification from dressing in the clothing of the opposite gender,and who are almost all heterosexual males,are called:

A person who has some mixture of male and female predisposition and configuration of reproductive structures is referred to as:

Cite and describe the three basic categories of rapists that were presented in the text.

A midlife crisis involves examining goals and facing mortality.

Cite and discuss counseling strategies for working with battered women.

Which of the following is true:

On ability level,men are better than women in which of the following areas:

Most rapists:

_____ is the process of conveying what is considered appropriate behavior and perspectives for males and females in a particular culture.

What is gender identity?

Most women who have been sexually harassed file a formal sexual harassment complaint.

_____ is the term used to describe a person born with fully formed ovaries and fully formed testes.

In most rapes,the woman knows the assailant.

The second stage of the rape trauma syndrome is called the ______ phase.

_____ refers to the biological distinction between being female and being male,usually categorized on the basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup.

The _____ of gender looks at the structure of the gendered social order as a whole and at the processes that construct and maintain it.

List four suggestions for confronting sexual harassment.

Give six examples of sexist language. Explain why each might be considered sexist. Propose a suggestion for improving each.

Gender identity concerns how we express ourselves to others in ways related to gender that include both behavior and personality.