Question 1

What is the definition of gender identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  how other people perceive an individual's gender
B)  how individuals use behaviors and their appearance to convey their gender
C)  how individuals self-identify as being a man or a woman
D)  how society's expectations influence an individual's appearanceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Bryan took his two-year-old daughter to daycare.Once inside,one of the workers introduced her to the other children and told her to not go and pick out a boyfriend because she was too young.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual identity.
B)  gender identity.
C)  homophobia.
D)  heterosexism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What term describes attitudes that disapprove of and negatively view homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexism
B)  heterosexism
C)  homophobia
D)  heterophobiaE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

An individual who is sexually attracted to individuals of the opposite sex is

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A)  heterosexual.
B)  homosexual.
C)  bisexual.
D)  asexual.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Researchers have found that a majority of the richest Americans are men.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stratification.
B)  patriarchy.
C)  gender hierarchy.
D)  doing gender.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

Human rights activists view female genital cutting as a form of violence against women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Candace West and Don Zimmerman argue that one of the main problems in how men and women enact gender is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  erases the biological differences between men and women.
B)  assigns men more privileged social positions in society.
C)  highlights the natural differences between men and women.
D)  creates the idea that social differences between men and women are natural.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Feminism advocates for what types of equality between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  political equality
B)  social equality
C)  economic equality
D)  All of the answers are correct.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

What concept argues that gender is a product of social interactions within particular social settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  displaying gender
B)  doing gender
C)  gender socialization
D)  gender stratificationE) B) and D)
F) None of the above B

Question 10

The term second shift refers to the housework men and women perform after a day of paid work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An individual's masculinity is shaped by

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation.
B)  race.
C)  class.
D)  All of these answers shape an individual's masculinity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What term identifies the cultural norm that assumes that everyone is heterosexual?

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexism
B)  heterophobia
C)  homophobia
D)  heterosexismE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) D

Question 13

Which of the following accurately describes the terms sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex and gender are both based in culture.
B)  Sex and gender are both based in biology.
C)  Gender is based in biology and sex is based in culture.
D)  Sex is based in biology and gender is based in culture.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Approximately what percentage of intimate partner violence is directed towards women?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 percent
B)  65 percent
C)  95 percent
D)  85 percentE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

What concept explains how working women take on primary responsibility for childcare and housework?

Accepted Answer

A)  institutional sexism
B)  gender stratification
C)  the glass ceiling
D)  the second shiftE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Parents and others begin to see "through the lens of gender" from the earliest moments of life,even before birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Janet believes that women are social equals to men.She is passing out a petition on campus that supports her college reviewing professor salaries to make sure that men and women are being paid equally based on rank and tenure.In what ideology does Janet believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosexism
B)  feminism
C)  the wage gap
D)  gender stratificationE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) B

Question 18

What was the name of the social event that is viewed as setting into motion the modern LGBT movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "Closet Revolution"
B)  the San Francisco protest
C)  the first gay pride parade
D)  the Stonewall RiotsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT contribute to a baby's gender socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  the way their bedroom is decorated
B)  how adults treat him or her
C)  the clothing that he or she wears
D)  the baby's gender identityE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which term describes the way individuals demonstrate their understanding of themselves as a man or women though their clothing and behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity
B)  gender expression
C)  sexual identity
D)  sexual expressionE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 11: Gender and Sexuality

What is the definition of gender identity?

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Bryan took his two-year-old daughter to daycare.Once inside,one of the workers introduced her to the other children and told her to not go and pick out a boyfriend because she was too young.This is an example of

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What term describes attitudes that disapprove of and negatively view homosexuality?

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An individual who is sexually attracted to individuals of the opposite sex is

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Researchers have found that a majority of the richest Americans are men.This is an example of

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Human rights activists view female genital cutting as a form of violence against women.

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Candace West and Don Zimmerman argue that one of the main problems in how men and women enact gender is that it

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Feminism advocates for what types of equality between men and women?

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What concept argues that gender is a product of social interactions within particular social settings?

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The term second shift refers to the housework men and women perform after a day of paid work.

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An individual's masculinity is shaped by

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What term identifies the cultural norm that assumes that everyone is heterosexual?

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Which of the following accurately describes the terms sex and gender?

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Approximately what percentage of intimate partner violence is directed towards women?

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What concept explains how working women take on primary responsibility for childcare and housework?

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Parents and others begin to see "through the lens of gender" from the earliest moments of life,even before birth.

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Janet believes that women are social equals to men.She is passing out a petition on campus that supports her college reviewing professor salaries to make sure that men and women are being paid equally based on rank and tenure.In what ideology does Janet believe?

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What was the name of the social event that is viewed as setting into motion the modern LGBT movement?

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Which of the following does NOT contribute to a baby's gender socialization?

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Which term describes the way individuals demonstrate their understanding of themselves as a man or women though their clothing and behaviors?

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