Gender and Society Midterms Exam

Peers do not affect how gender roles are learned in school.

• True

• False

Gender roles are influenced by the norms, determined by the society. Children learn their gender roles through the socialization process on which four major agents reinforce such roles on them.

• True

• False

Girls are more likely to drop out of school than boys.

• True

• False

Teachers often give more complex tasks to boys than to girls.

• True

• False

The babaylan are a group of selected women which held a vital roles in the community like in rituals, agriculture, and medicine.

• True

• False

Women in Europe typically withdraw from the labor market after marriage or motherhood.

• True

• False

Teachers always treat boys and girls equally in the classroom.

• True

• False

In traditional African societies, women are primarily responsible for home-making and raising children.

• True

• False

Boys in traditional families often take care of household chores such as cooking.

• True

• False

Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD).

• True

• False