Question 1

Anthropologist Don Kulick (1998)conducted an ethnography of the transgender prostitutes in Brazil,known as travesti.Which of the following did he find to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The travesti display stereotypically feminine traits and identify themselves as women. 
B)  The travesti think of themselves as men who emulate women, but are not women. 
C)  The travesti think of themselves as male, even if they allow themselves to be penetrated by other men. 
D)  The travesti identify themselves simply as men and are identified by other Brazilians as "normal men." 
A)  The travesti display stereotypically feminine traits and identify themselves as women. 
B)  The travesti think of themselves as men who emulate women, but are not women. 
C)  The travesti think of themselves as male, even if they allow themselves to be penetrated by other men. 
D)  The travesti identify themselves simply as men and are identified by other Brazilians as "normal men."

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be considered a positive trait or characteristic for a man within today's hegemonic masculinity?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosexuality 
B)  strong jawline and muscular body 
C)  emotional sensitivity 
D)  a love of sports 
A)  heterosexuality 
B)  strong jawline and muscular body 
C)  emotional sensitivity 
D)  a love of sports

Question 3

Freud describes a boy's experiences starting with heterosexual love for his mother,but soon realizing that he will be castrated by his father if he continues to have romantic feelings toward her.To resolve this,the boy rejects his mother and emulates his father.Freud referred to this as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the phallic stage. 
B)  the Oedipus complex. 
C)  patriarchal emulation. 
D)  ego boundaries. 
A)  the phallic stage. 
B)  the Oedipus complex. 
C)  patriarchal emulation. 
D)  ego boundaries.

Question 4

Explain essentialism and biological determinism and the binary model in relation to sex and gender.

Accepted Answer

Essentialism explains social phenomena i

Question 5

When token men enter feminized jobs,they enjoy a quicker rise to leadership positions.This is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  glass ceiling. 
B)  glass escalator. 
C)  glass wall. 
D)  glass elevator. 
A)  glass ceiling. 
B)  glass escalator. 
C)  glass wall. 
D)  glass elevator.

Question 6

Why do parents and surgeons push to assign a sex to a genitally ambiguous child?

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to know what color to paint the baby's room 
B)  psychological studies show that mothers require children with definite sexes 
C)  the need to assign a gender-appropriate name 
D)  social discomfort and fear of difference 
A)  the desire to know what color to paint the baby's room 
B)  psychological studies show that mothers require children with definite sexes 
C)  the need to assign a gender-appropriate name 
D)  social discomfort and fear of difference

Question 7

In Brazil,gender is determined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual practice. 
B)  anatomy. 
C)  femininity and masculinity. 
D)  biology. 
A)  sexual practice. 
B)  anatomy. 
C)  femininity and masculinity. 
D)  biology.

Anthropologist Don Kulick (1998)conducted an ethnography of the transgender prostitutes in Brazil,known as travesti.Which of the following did he find to be true?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a positive trait or characteristic for a man within today's hegemonic masculinity?

Freud describes a boy's experiences starting with heterosexual love for his mother,but soon realizing that he will be castrated by his father if he continues to have romantic feelings toward her.To resolve this,the boy rejects his mother and emulates his father.Freud referred to this as:

Explain essentialism and biological determinism and the binary model in relation to sex and gender.

When token men enter feminized jobs,they enjoy a quicker rise to leadership positions.This is referred to as the:

Why do parents and surgeons push to assign a sex to a genitally ambiguous child?

In Brazil,gender is determined by:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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Exam 8: Gender

Anthropologist Don Kulick (1998)conducted an ethnography of the transgender prostitutes in Brazil,known as travesti.Which of the following did he find to be true?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a positive trait or characteristic for a man within today's hegemonic masculinity?

Freud describes a boy's experiences starting with heterosexual love for his mother,but soon realizing that he will be castrated by his father if he continues to have romantic feelings toward her.To resolve this,the boy rejects his mother and emulates his father.Freud referred to this as:

Explain essentialism and biological determinism and the binary model in relation to sex and gender.

When token men enter feminized jobs,they enjoy a quicker rise to leadership positions.This is referred to as the:

Why do parents and surgeons push to assign a sex to a genitally ambiguous child?

In Brazil,gender is determined by:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters