Exam 4: Gender in Todays Society

Rather than emphasize the differences between men and women, cultural viewpoints almost always emphasize the similarities between men and women.

A person's sex is determined the moment the sperm and ovum fuse together in the process of fertilization.

________ refers to how one accepts the culture's prescribed gender roles; how an individual adapts the expected gender to role to his/her identity. It is subjective to the individual.

The testes produce ________, the masculinizing sex hormones.

While there are different types of inter-sex conditions, the root is always genetic.

________ refers to the specific messages and practices we receive from our culture concerning the nature of being a male or a female, of being feminine or masculine.

Media Watch identifies five of the pervasive gender trends in film and television media. Name and describe three.

The way in which we internalize and incorporate specific gendered behaviors and expectations are called gender ________.

_______ is a socially/culturally constructed set of beliefs, values, and opinions that shape manly character, or manliness.

What is "androgyny."

Bandura maintained that individuals learn behaviors through observation. What are the three main ways (according to Bandura) that behaviors are learned?

_________ can be thought of as the sum of our developmental and lifecourse experiences. The experience of this is culturally defined, rather than biologically determined.

There are three types of androgyny. Name them and give a brief description of each.

Behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that culture deems appropriate for males and females are known as ________.

The XX sex chromosome combination results in a "male" genetic blueprint for the developing embryo.

_______ refers to the idea that men are superior to women, and that men are socially and physically dominating.

The women in a television ad are model-attractive, blonde, and overt in their sexual availability. In another ad, the men are rugged, successful, and sensitive. These are examples of ________ in advertising.

A ________ is a person whose sexual identity is opposite to their assignment at birth.

Gender-role development is defined as "the process whereby children come to acquire the behaviors, attitudes, interests, emotional reactions, and motives that are culturally defined as appropriate for members of their sex" (Perry & Bussey, 1984, p. 262). What is the main implication of this definition with regards to gender?

Researchers have recently attempted to identify five categories of femininity attributes. Which of the following is NOT one?