Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Toni was born biologically male and has changed his body shape through surgery and hormonal treatment, although he retains male genitalia.Which of the following categories fits Toni the best?

Which Canadian province has proven that availability of daycare increases labour force participation of women?

What is "intimate terrorism" and who is most likely to commit it?

According to the textbook, what is the main problem with pornification of culture?

Jane is a wife of a well-off farmer in seventeenth-century England.Elizabeth is a wife of a rich industrialist in nineteenth-century England.Which of them would feminists expect to experience higher levels of gender inequality?

Define gender ideology and give examples of it.

How are male aggression against women and gender distribution of power related?

Dr.John Money's sexual reassignment of baby Bruce was successful because it occurred before Bruce was two years old.

Which of the following statements is consistent with the essentialist position with regard to gender?

Historically, men have always enjoyed more power and authority than women.

Jimmy is at the pub after a fight with his wife.He tells anyone who will listen that he thinks it is ridiculous that his wife would work outside the home.He believes it would be damaging for their children to see her working outside her proper role as a homemaker.Which of the following perspectives is Jimmy's reasoning consistent with?

According to the textbook, which of the following theories can be viewed as expressions of male power and privilege?

According to essentialists, what is the common cause for female greed and male promiscuity?

In Russia, medicine is a female-dominated occupation.If the Russian situation were to spread to Canada, which of the following should you expect to happen to medical professionals' pay?

A person born with ambiguous genitals, because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause, is known as intersexed.

During a class discussion, Anat argues that most social inequality could be resolved if the society accepted that there were multiple sexualities that may change during a person's lifetime.Which of the following theories does her argument follow?

According to queer theory, sexuality is an essential characteristic of an individual.

Discuss some of the ways in which children creatively interpret, negotiate, and resist conventional gender roles.

Where are the most gender-egalitarian states in the world today?

When Carolina is interested in nurturing her baby dolls and playing with her Easy Bake oven, which of the following does she conform to?