Sexuality and Gender revision

Gender is...

• Personal and social characteristics of masculinity and femininity

• A social construct

• Biologically determined traits

• Only male and female

Social constructs are _________________ but the effects on how we interact are ___________

• false, imagined

• made up by the society, real

• real, inconsequential

• gender, sexual

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Patriarchal societies are

• a form of social organization in which men have more power than other genders

• a form of social organization in which women have more power than other genders

• a form of social organization in which whites have more power than other races

• a form of social organization in which children have more power than other age group

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Matriarchal societies are...

• a form of social organization in which men have more power than other genders

• a form of social organization in which women have more power than other genders

• a form of social organization in which Alphas have more power than other human groups

• a form of social organization in which the Inner Party Members have more power than other Social Class

Gender expectations are reinforced through...

• Parental socialization

• Media messages

• Representation of genders in leadership positions

• Harassment of people who do not follow gender norms

• People choosing more "feminine" or "masculine" jobs

refers to a person’s romantic and emotional attraction to another person.

• Sex roles

• Sexual orientation

• Sexual Experience

• Sexual Identity

Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex is called:

• Heterosexuality

• Bisexuality

• Homosexuality

• Asexuality

Little or no sexual attraction to people of either sex is called:

• Bisexuality

• Asexuality

• Homosexuality

• Heterosexuality

Which of the following best describes the relationship between sex and gender?

• Sex refers to behaviors of a sexual nature, while gender refers to an individual’s unique genetic inheritance.
• Sex refers to a person’s biological characteristics, while gender refers to socially constructed patterns of behavior associated with that sex.
• There is no difference between sex and gender.
• None of these describe the relationship between sex and gender.

The awareness of being masculine or feminine as defined by society

• Glass ceiling
• Gender identity
• Gender roles
• Sexism