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Sexuality and Gender revision

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gender is...

a)

Personal and social characteristics of masculinity and femininity

b)

A social construct

c)

Biologically determined traits

d)

Only male and female

2.

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

a)

false, imagined

b)

made up by the society, real

c)

real, inconsequential

d)

gender, sexual

3.

Patriarchal societies are

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

Matriarchal societies are...

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

5.

Gender expectations are reinforced through...

a)

Parental socialization

b)

Media messages

c)

Representation of genders in leadership positions

d)

Harassment of people who do not follow gender norms

e)

People choosing more "feminine" or "masculine" jobs

6.

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

a)

Sex roles

b)

Sexual orientation

c)

Sexual Experience

d)

Sexual Identity

7.

Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex is called:

a)

Heterosexuality

b)

Bisexuality

c)

Homosexuality

d)

Asexuality

8.

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

a)

Bisexuality

b)

Asexuality

c)

Homosexuality

d)

Heterosexuality

9.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between sex and gender?
a)
Sex refers to behaviors of a sexual nature, while gender refers to an individual’s unique genetic inheritance.
b)
Sex refers to a person’s biological characteristics, while gender refers to socially constructed patterns of behavior associated with that sex.
c)
There is no difference between sex and gender.
d)
None of these describe the relationship between sex and gender.
10.
The awareness of being masculine or feminine as defined by society
a)
Glass ceiling
b)
Gender identity
c)
Gender roles
d)
Sexism
11.

Biological identity of a person

a)

Gender

b)

Sex

12.
Which of the following is INCORRECT statement about gender?
a)
Gender is not determined by biology.
b)
Gender is a social construction.
c)
Sex is a less complex concept than gender.
d)
Gender roles are all the same in all societies.
13.

A set of expected behaviors for males or for females

a)

Gender Behaviorism

b)

Gender Role

c)

Gender Learning

d)

Gender Expectations

14.

The philosophy that biology is not destiny and that stratification by gender is wrong and should be resisted is referred to as

a)

matriarchy.

b)

exchange theory.

c)

neo-Marxism.

d)

feminism.

15.

The sociological imagination enables us to grasp the connection between history and biography. What does this mean?

a)

Problems should be viewed as isolated issues, and dealt with individually (always on a case by case basis)

b)

Personal problems can always be traced directly back to the government

c)

Problems are never isolated--they should be viewed through a larger lens in connection with the past and society (community organized around rules and structures)

d)

When we use the sociological imagination, we look at a person's problems through only a historical lens

16.
"the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society"
Thinking away from one's usual day-to-day life and look at the world in a new way.  Is know as: 
a)
Sociological Perspective 
b)
Sociological Imagination 
c)
conflict perspective
d)
functionalist perspective
17.

Behavior that one associates with females, may not actually be tied to a woman’s sex

a)

Femininity

b)

Male

c)

Female

d)

Masculinity

18.

Behavior that kne associates with males, may not actually be tied to a man’s sex

a)

Femininity

b)

Male

c)

Female

d)

Masculinity

19.

It is defined as the recognition of the state that all human beings are free to enjoy equal conditions and fulfill their human potential, to contribute to the state and society

a)

Sexism

b)

Gender equality

c)

Gender role socialization

d)

Heteronormativity

20.

It is a defined as the prejudice against a certain sex

a)

Heteronormativity

b)

Gender equality

c)

Sexism

d)

Gender stereotypes

21.

It involves who one is attracted to and how one identifies himself or herself in relation to this attraction which includes both romantic and sexual feelings

a)

Sexuality

b)

Coumpounded stereotypes

c)

Sexual orientation

d)

Sex stereotypes

22.

It develops when different institutions reinforce a biased perception of a certain gender’s role

a)

Sexuality

b)

Heteronormativity

c)

Gender stereotypes

d)

Cisgender