Quiz 9: Sex and Gender

According to national surveys, most U.S. parents support which type of sex education program in school?

Abstinence plus sexual saftey

The term ____ refers to society'c concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave.

Gender role

___ is a systematic disadvantage embedded in our social institutions, offering power to those who conform to heterosexual orientation while simultaneously disadvantaging those who do not.

Heterosexism

Which of the following is the best example of the roles peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children?

Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles.

What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes toward sex?

Sweden

Which of the following is the best example of a gender stereotype?

Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded

According to symbolic interactionists, we "do gender"...

all of the time, in everything we do.

Broverman and Broverman discovered that ___ is associated with being somewhat unhealthy.

being female

Compared to most Western societies, U.S. sexual attitudes are considered...

conservative.

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation....

in early adolescence