Introduction to Sociology - Gender

In the development of gender identity for their children, parents choose gender‐specific names, give them toys that are gender‐specific, and encourage their socialization based on masculine traits for boys and feminine traits for girls.
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This behavior to establish gender identity is most aligned with which sociological perspective?

• Structural Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Dramaturgical Analysis
• Symbolic Interactionism

The Cultural understanding of what constitutes masculinity and femininity in a society is known as:

• Socialization
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Looking Glass Self

At an early age boys learn to play sports, assume leadership roles, and have a tendency to be aggressive. Girls learn to play with dolls, imitate their mothers in play, and assume a more passive role.
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This acknowledging of one’s sex and internalizing the norms, values, and behaviors of the accompanying gender expectation is called:

• Gender Bianary
• Gender Identity
• Gender Socialization
• Gender Acceptance

Which categories create a unique and powerful inequity?

• Gender and race
• Gender and class
• Race and class
• Gender, race and class

Approximately, how much do women earn on the dollar of men in the USA?

• .55
• .60
• .78
• .90

What are the personal traits and social positions society attached to being female or male.

• Sex
• Sexual orientation
• Gender

What are comments, gestures, physical contact of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated and unwelcome?

• Sexual attitudes
• Sexual harrassment
• Gender norms

What is the belief that one sex is innately superior or inferior resulting in prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination?

• Patriarchy
• Sexism
• Matriarchy

Which of the following is INCORRECT statement about gender?

• Gender is not determined by biology.
• Gender is a social construction.
• Sex is a less complex concept than gender.
• Gender roles are all the same in all societies.

Which of the following is an example of sex stereotypes?

• men and women are equally likely to be shopaholics
• men are generally better drivers than women
• women and men are equally important in child-rearing
• women are generally associated with feminine attributes