Question 1

Juliana does a lot of __________ in her daily life.She works as a lawyer,so she wears professional pant and skirt suits to work every day.When she comes home,though,she often likes to go to yoga to unwind,so she changes into yoga pants and tank tops to wear to her yoga classes.Depending on the context,how she does femininity changes.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural traveling 
B) gender accounts 
C) gender policing 
D) gender rules

Question 2

Many women enjoy dressing up,dancing,and flirting at a club.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) how gender rules become internalized as habits. 
B) how gender rules in the United States are unfair to women. 
C) how gender rules reflect biological predispositions. 
D) how following gender rules can be a source of pleasure.

Question 3

The injection idea of socialization fails to explain how people learn to do gender because

Accepted Answer

A) socialization is finished by the time we are adults. 
B) it assumes there is one coherent set of gender rules that children learn and apply throughout their lives. 
C) it suggests that people change gender rules,but gender rules do not change over time in a society. 
D) it does not account for the innate biological differences between males and females.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE of gender policing?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender policing is only problematic when it is done violently. 
B) Gender policing is less influential if it comes from someone you care for (like your girlfriend or boyfriend). 
C) We cannot police ourselves,so we police others. 
D) We police ourselves and others,and even recruit others to help us police ourselves.

Question 5

Why are guys who dress up like women at Halloween unlikely to be victims of hate crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Dressing up like a woman for Halloween is highly encouraged by society. 
B) The guys can use Halloween to account for their behavior. 
C) Guys dressed up like women on Halloween are so masculine that they would never fool anyone. 
D) They are following the gender rules that apply on Halloween.

Question 6

How can accounts uphold gender rules?

Accepted Answer

A) They can provide biological explanations for gendered behaviors. 
B) They can excuse behavior and affirm the legitimacy of the rule that was broken. 
C) They can demonstrate how an individual intentionally broke a rule. 
D) They always lead to punishment and sanctions,which then reinforce the belief that the rules should be followed.

Question 7

Gender policing works on women because

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A) unlike men,they have to pay attention to what others think of their performance of gender. 
B) just like men,they have to pay attention to what others think of their performance of gender. 
C) women find it harder to come up with explanations for their behavior than men do. 
D) the gender rules that apply to women are more consistent than those that apply to men.

Question 8

Provide an example of two strongly contrasting gender performances by women (or by men),both of which American culture defines as fully acceptable and following gender rules adequately,but which seem to be the reverse of each other.Explain how such divergent roles can exist if there are gender rules that people are following.

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Question 9

Which of the following is an example of gender policing?

Accepted Answer

A) not being hired for a job you are qualified for because you are a woman 
B) a woman being told that she looks attractive when wearing an evening gown 
C) calling a guy cute rather than handsome 
D) asking a guy why he shaves his legs

Question 10

In Belgium,the color pink is seen as a color for boys,while in the United States,the color pink is seen as a color for girls.The different views of pink show how there can be __________ in gender rules.

Accepted Answer

A) cross-cultural variation 
B) historical variation 
C) gender accounts 
D) gender policing

Question 11

Do you agree that the number one gender rule is to "do gender"? Why or why not? In the development of your response,make sure to address how easy,or difficult,you think it is to not do gender in society.

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Question 12

If men and women aren't naturally opposite,then why do they act so differently so much of the time?

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Exam 3: Performances