Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender

Although Dr.John Money claimed that the sexual reassignment of baby Brenda was successful,in reality it wasn't.According to Brym and Lie,one reason for the lack of success was:

For boys,Parsons noted,the essence of masculinity is a series of ____ traits such as rationality,self-assuredness,and competitiveness.

For reasons that are still poorly understood,an individual may resist or even reject the gender role that is assigned to him or her because of his or her biological sex.When this occurs,most people in society respond by:

When a company rewards women and men differently for the same work they are engaging in:

The "second wave" of the women's movement started to grow in the mid-1960s.Members of the movement advocated which of the following?

Sexual minorities provided the social and political energy needed to legitimize sexual diversity among an increasingly large section of the public.They have done this:

What is your identification with,or sense of belonging to,a particular sex - biologically,psychologically,and socially.

What should we conclude from Barrie Thorne's research on a fourth and fifth grade American classroom?

Research shows that children develop a complete sense of gender identity between:

Social constructionism is the view that apparently natural or innate features of life,such as gender,are actually sustained by ____ processes that vary historically and culturally.

If Kyle acts in ways that we expect boys to act,he is following a:

What does hostile environment sexual harassment involve?

The appearance of the "White Rock Girl" on the logo of the White Rock Beverage Company changed over time.In 1894,she was 5'4" and weighed 140 pounds.By 1970,she was 5'8" and weighed 118 pounds.This demonstrates:

Media images of gender tend to encourage people to resist conventional gender roles.

The United States ranked ____ in the world on the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM),which measures gender inequality.

If a crime is motivated by bias based on race,religion,national origin,or color,and the assailant intended to prevent the victim from exercising a "federally protected right",it can be prosecuted as a:

People who prefer sexual partners of both sexes are called:

Your ____ depends on whether you were born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproductive system.

Members of society are often eager to use ____ to enforce conventional gender roles.

Some of the reasons that researchers believe that individuals develop homosexual orientations include: