Sociology Final Review: Gender & Sexuality

Jenny is given a doll for 2nd birthday, while her brother, Tyrone, is given a fire truck. This is an example of gender:

• Bending

• Indifference

• Socialization

• Affirming

What is the difference between sex and gender?

• Sex refers to sexual orientation, and gender refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females.

• Sex is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine, gender is biological characterization of anatomy.

• Sex refers to who a person is sexually attracted to, and gender refers to whom a person chooses to partner with.

• Sex refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, while gender is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine.

Which of the following is NOT a product of gender stereotyping?

• Keisha’s mom encouraging her to take home economics over shop class so she can please her future husband.

• A music store employee encouraging a young woman to study the piano or flute instead of the drums or guitar.

• A teacher discouraging a female student from entering the military, suggesting nursing school instead.

• A father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter’s eighth birthday.

What is the first agent of socialization?

• The Law

• Family

• Friends

• School

When thinking about gender, Jeff sees men as the dominant social group and women the subordinate group. This exploitation of the subordinate group has created social problems, such as high rates of poverty among single mothers. Which sociological perspective best fit Jeff’s views?

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Tasha believes that gender is about the division of labor in the family. In the pre-industrial era, men were the hunter-gatherers and bread-winners, and women were keepers of the home. After World War II, changes in the family structure allowed women to become breadwinners also, altering the roles of the family. From what sociological perspective do Tasha’s thoughts come?

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

When Jeanette’s parents find out her twin brother, Rex, has been sexually active, they tell him to use protection. When they found out Jeanette has been sexually active, they ground her for a month. This is an example of:

• A double standard

• A misunderstanding

• Homophobia

• Gender identity

Peggy accepts a job offer as an advertising copywriter. Her boss immediately assigns her campaigns for products such as makeup and cleaning products. Peggy asks for different clients, but her boss tells her she should stick to what she and “her kind” know best. Peggy is experiencing:

• Masochism

• Homophobia

• Sexism

• Sexual orientation

The term doing gender can be defined as:

• When people perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society and, in turn, themselves.

• The refusal to participate in any tasks with gender-specific requirements.

• The prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another.

• Dating a member of the same sex to make a political statement.

A person’s emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex.

• Gender Identity

• Sexual Orientation

• Gender Expression

• Sex