Question 1

In the functionalist view,learning the essential features of femininity and masculinity integrates the larger society and allows it to function properly,and promotes:

Accepted Answer

A) gender role socialization 
B) gender role actualization 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role Stalinization 
E) gender role recognition 
A) gender role socialization 
B) gender role actualization 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role Stalinization 
E) gender role recognition

Question 2

Define gender discrimination.

Accepted Answer

Gender discriminatio

Question 3

People who believe that they were born into the wrong body are called:

Accepted Answer

A) transsexuals 
B) transgendered 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) all of these choices 
A) transsexuals 
B) transgendered 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) all of these choices

Question 4

When sexual threats or bribery are made a condition of employment,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) simple sexual harassment 
B) quid pro quo harassment 
C) hostile environment harassment 
D) organized sexual harassment 
E) all of these choices 
A) simple sexual harassment 
B) quid pro quo harassment 
C) hostile environment harassment 
D) organized sexual harassment 
E) all of these choices

Question 5

How do children creatively interpret,negotiate,and resist conventional gender roles?

Accepted Answer

Children creatively interpret, negotiate

Question 6

Once people become convinced that they need to develop bodies like the ones they see in television and print ads,it can become a problem because:

Accepted Answer

A) the weight loss industry is so expensive 
B) eating frozen entrees is hazardous to one's health 
C) these body images are very difficult for most people to attain 
D) these body images are so easy to attain that people regain weight they had lost 
E) none of these choices 
A) the weight loss industry is so expensive 
B) eating frozen entrees is hazardous to one's health 
C) these body images are very difficult for most people to attain 
D) these body images are so easy to attain that people regain weight they had lost 
E) none of these choices

Question 7

What are the main effects of the mass media's depiction of gender?

Accepted Answer

A) they reinforce the normality of traditional gender roles 
B) they provide opportunities for alternative sexualities 
C) they establish information on resisting gender ideologies 
D) they create opportunities for children and adults to express themselves 
E) none of these choices 
A) they reinforce the normality of traditional gender roles 
B) they provide opportunities for alternative sexualities 
C) they establish information on resisting gender ideologies 
D) they create opportunities for children and adults to express themselves 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

How does gender ideology shape gender identity? Illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

Gender ideology plays a significant role

Question 9

In most schools,teachers and guidance counselors still expect boys to do better in the sciences and math.They also expect girls to achieve higher marks in English.Parents tend to reinforce these stereotypes in their evaluation of different activities.This suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) adults contribute little to the gender socialization of children 
B) adults contribute more to the gender socialization of children than they used to 
C) adults contribute less to the gender socialization of children than they used to 
D) adults contribute much to the gender socialization of children 
E) none of these choices 
A) adults contribute little to the gender socialization of children 
B) adults contribute more to the gender socialization of children than they used to 
C) adults contribute less to the gender socialization of children than they used to 
D) adults contribute much to the gender socialization of children 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

If a preschool boy is presented a toy as a girl's toy,and the boy thinks that his father would view playing with the toy as bad,then the boy tends to:

Accepted Answer

A) choose the girl's toy 
B) choose the toy that creates the greatest conflict with his father 
C) ask the toy giver if it is all right to play with the girl's toy 
D) enjoy playing with the girl's toy 
E) choose the boy's toy 
A) choose the girl's toy 
B) choose the toy that creates the greatest conflict with his father 
C) ask the toy giver if it is all right to play with the girl's toy 
D) enjoy playing with the girl's toy 
E) choose the boy's toy

Question 11

Gender discrimination has been ____ in the United States since 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) legal 
B) illegal 
C) organized 
D) present 
E) none of these choices 
A) legal 
B) illegal 
C) organized 
D) present 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

Why do men commit more frequent (and more harmful)acts of aggression against women then women commit against men?

Accepted Answer

A) because men are more physically powerful than women 
B) because women are more physically powerful than men 
C) because norms justify male domination 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) because men are more physically powerful than women 
B) because women are more physically powerful than men 
C) because norms justify male domination 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

People's body ideals are influenced by gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sociologists are less interested in the origins of homosexuality than in the way:

Accepted Answer

A) it is believed to be right 
B) it is understood by the religious right 
C) psychologists understand homosexuality 
D) it is socially constructed 
E) none of these choices 
A) it is believed to be right 
B) it is understood by the religious right 
C) psychologists understand homosexuality 
D) it is socially constructed 
E) none of these choices

Question 15

People who want to alter their gender by changing their appearance or resorting to medical intervention are called:

Accepted Answer

A) transgendered 
B) transsexuals 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) all of these choices 
A) transgendered 
B) transsexuals 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) all of these choices

Question 16

According to Parsons,the larger society instills in men the fear that they won't be attractive to women if they are too feminine,and vice versa.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) gender role modeling 
B) gender role conformity 
C) gender role socialization 
D) pressurized gender normalization 
E) gender performance 
A) gender role modeling 
B) gender role conformity 
C) gender role socialization 
D) pressurized gender normalization 
E) gender performance

Question 17

Explain the influence of the mass media on gender and gender identity.

Accepted Answer

The mass media plays a significant role

Question 18

According to Talcott Parsons,women manage the household while men work in the paid labor force.Each generation learns to perform these complementary roles by means of:

Accepted Answer

A) complex normative socialization 
B) role-playing and gender performance 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role socialization 
E) gender role normalization 
A) complex normative socialization 
B) role-playing and gender performance 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role socialization 
E) gender role normalization

Question 19

Scholars who see gender differences as a reflection of the different social positions occupied by men and women are approaching gender from which position?

Accepted Answer

A) essentialism 
B) social constructionism 
C) functionalism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
E) conflict theory 
A) essentialism 
B) social constructionism 
C) functionalism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
E) conflict theory

Question 20

Children are typically ____ about enforcing conventional gender roles.

Accepted Answer

A) strict 
B) conflicted 
C) lenient 
D) confused 
E) none of these choices 
A) strict 
B) conflicted 
C) lenient 
D) confused 
E) none of these choices

Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender

In the functionalist view,learning the essential features of femininity and masculinity integrates the larger society and allows it to function properly,and promotes:

Define gender discrimination.

People who believe that they were born into the wrong body are called:

When sexual threats or bribery are made a condition of employment,it is called:

How do children creatively interpret,negotiate,and resist conventional gender roles?

Once people become convinced that they need to develop bodies like the ones they see in television and print ads,it can become a problem because:

What are the main effects of the mass media's depiction of gender?

How does gender ideology shape gender identity? Illustrate your answer.

In most schools,teachers and guidance counselors still expect boys to do better in the sciences and math.They also expect girls to achieve higher marks in English.Parents tend to reinforce these stereotypes in their evaluation of different activities.This suggests that:

If a preschool boy is presented a toy as a girl's toy,and the boy thinks that his father would view playing with the toy as bad,then the boy tends to:

Gender discrimination has been ____ in the United States since 1964.

Why do men commit more frequent (and more harmful)acts of aggression against women then women commit against men?

People's body ideals are influenced by gender.

Sociologists are less interested in the origins of homosexuality than in the way:

People who want to alter their gender by changing their appearance or resorting to medical intervention are called:

According to Parsons,the larger society instills in men the fear that they won't be attractive to women if they are too feminine,and vice versa.This is called:

Explain the influence of the mass media on gender and gender identity.

According to Talcott Parsons,women manage the household while men work in the paid labor force.Each generation learns to perform these complementary roles by means of:

Scholars who see gender differences as a reflection of the different social positions occupied by men and women are approaching gender from which position?

Children are typically ____ about enforcing conventional gender roles.

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