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

A critical aspect of advocacy for battered women involves changing legal macro systems.

Alcohol is often a factor in date rapes.

_____ syndrome is a sex chromosome disorder in which males are born with an extra X chromosome,resulting in an XXY designation.

What are the six physical variables involved in the concept of gender?

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

Cite three negative consequences experienced by men from gender role stereotyping.

In China,because of the policy that most couples may have only one child,many parents choose to give their infant girl up for adoption and try again for a boy.

The majority of American women work outside of the home.

_____ refers to the social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male.

What is gender role socialization?

Research reveals that 40 percent of working women have experienced sexual harassment.

_____ refers to the capacity to have both traditionally feminine and masculine characteristics and qualities at the same time.

The third phase of the battering cycle involves:

Cite examples of how boys and girls are treated differently from the moment they are born,thus contributing to gender role stereotypes.

Which of the following is true:

Only 12 to 28 percent of rapes are actually reported.

Sexual harassment standards include which of the following:

The use of sexist language may involve any of these words except:

Explain the social construction of gender.

The Intersex Society of North America asserts that surgeries to make the child look more normal should be performed in infancy.