Midterm ExamWhich trait is not associated with a traditional notion of gender?

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Which of the following is not a dimension of the Klein Grid?

Homophobic Identification

Male college students at Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at Yale University have been disciplined several times for problematic initiation rites and obscene chants against women. These sorts of behaviors are often sexist, and also

Homosocial.

Who first created the term "queer theory"?

Teresa de Lauretis

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the states and federal government from denying women the right to vote?

The Nineteenth Amendment

Some transgender people choose to undergo the sex reassignment transitioning process, which is a surgical and/or hormone treatment to bring a person's body more into biological alignment with their sex identity.

True

The Gullah language spoken by some African Americans in rural South Carolina (who do not have access to better paying white collar jobs) represents a fusion of various West African languages and English. This phenomenon also represents a speech community.

True

The Male Role Norms Inventory (Revised) measures seven norms of traditional masculinity including restrictive emotionality and dominance.

True

White privilege is built on a historical foundation of racial discrimination which, irrespective of a person's choice, confers advantages based on skin color.

True

Women from the Pearl River Delta region in China, who are associated with the sou hei ceremony, often worked in the silk industry.

True

The culture of pederasty was associated with

Ancient Greeks

Which one of these norms is measured within The Femininity Ideology Scale?

Caretaking

Which theorist discusses women as "other?"

De Beauvoir

Asexual people

Do not feel sexual attraction towards others.

"Masculine" traits displayed by women in the workplace such as being assertive guarantee that they will be rewarded professionally.

False

Asians in the U.S. comprise of five different ethnic groups with associated gender norms.

False

Biology or biological sex cannot be socially constructed.

False

The Virgjinesha originate from Macedonia and reside their entire lives in Catholic convents.

False

Transitioning for a transgender person is always just a medical procedure.

False

Until the early 20th century, most babies and infants of all gender wore yellow or green colors.

False

Which expression represents an example of a male-generic term?

Mankind

Which one of the following statements describes Wendy Kaminer's philosophy about free speech?

Offensive speech about women must not be subjected to censorship because such a restriction suppresses all speech, including support for women's rights.

Which trait is not associated with a traditional notion of gender?

Physiology and reflex actions.

_______________ theory studies how symbols and messages are received in society.

Reception

___________ indicates anatomical and biological characteristics used to classify people as male or female.

Sex

Which gender identity category best describes the Hijras and two-spirit people?

Third sex/third gender

Asexuals are different from people who are celibate thus these two terms cannot be used synonymously.

True

Benevolent sexism makes it less likely for women to engage in social activism for gender equality, or be defiant.

True

Disparate impact might explain why, despite laws making discrimination unconstitutional, even "helpful" laws can create disadvantage for already marginalized people (e.g., people of color).

True

Historically, many intersex persons were sometimes called Hermaphrodites after the Greek myth of Hermaphroditus.

True


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