HLTH 200 Ch 5

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The National Center for Transgender Equality estimates that _____ of the U.S. population is transgender?

1%

How many total chromosomes are in each cell?

46

What is the effectiveness of MicroSort technology for girls?

93%

Which of the following does sociobiology emphasize?

Social behavior has a biological basis in terms of being functional in human evolution.

Which of the following did an analysis of popular children's TV programs in the U.S. find?

That boys valued girls for their appearance and girls engaged in self-objectification and flattered boys

The term sex refers to which of the following?

The biological distinction between being female and being male

Testosterone causes which of the following?

The development of a male hypothalamus

Which of the following is true regarding Wolffian ducts?

The male reproductive system develops from the it

Which sex chromosome determines the sex of a child?

The sex chromosome in the sperm

Gender refers to which of the following?

The social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male

Gender role ideology is which of the following?

The socially prescribed role relationships between women and men in any given society

Without the controlling substance from the Y chromosome, which of the following occurs?

The vagina and uterus will develop.

Which of the following is true of sex roles?

They are defined by biological limitations.

Which of the following is true about gender roles?

They exist in every society.

Which of the following is true of men?

They more likely to pay for sex and to orgasm

Which is true of transgender people?

Transgender people face discrimination and violence.

What do current guidelines recommend about children born with ambiguous genitals?

Unless there is a genuine medical need, surgical alteration should not be performed.

Which of the following is true of the socialization pressures on women?

Women are socialized to feel stigmatized when not in a romantic relationship.

What are some myths that have been debunked?

Women's sexual peak is in their thirties, women rarely orgasm, and women do not become aroused visually.

What is the chromosomal makeup of someone with Turner syndrome?

XO

What is the chromosomal makeup of someone with Klinefelter syndrome?

XXY

What are some arguments for non-medical sex selection via sperm sorting?

An individual has the right to choose the sex of their child, it avoids abortion of fetuses, and female infanticide could be avoided.

______ describes a blend of traits that are stereotypically associated with either masculinity or femininity.

Androgyny

What is included in sexual identity?

Biological sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation

Which of the following does identification theory emphasize?

Children acquire the characteristics and behaviors of the same-sex parent through identification

What are some traditionally female occupations in the United States?

Elementary school teacher, day-care worker, and nurse

Which of the following is true of gender expression?

Gender expression is how you present yourself.

______ refers to abandoning the notion of gender as natural and emphasizes that gender is socially constructed.

Gender postmodernism

Which of the following is an argument against non-medical sex selection via sperm sorting?

Imbalanced sex ratio will result.

If gender color-coded toys were taken off the market, which of the following would occur?

Infants would become more equal in their toy selection.

_________ is the term for ambiguous genitalia.

Intersex

Which of the following is true of pubertal onset?

It begins earlier for girls than for boys.

Girls who prefer traditionally male activities generally grow up to be which of the following?

It depends on the person

Which of the following is true about the US Census?

It does not allow people to self-identify as transgender.

Which of the following is true about current research on biological sex?

It exists on a continuum.

Which of the following is true of transition as discussed in the text?

It is an experience that varies from person to person.

Which of the following is true of female infanticide?

It is practiced in India and China.

What is true of gender role transcendence?

It means abandoning gender frameworks and looking at life independent of traditional gender categories.

Which of the following relationships are more egalitarian and flexible?

Lesbian relationships

Which of the following is true of masturbating?

More than 65% of women report masturbating

What are some agents of gender role socialization?

Parents, peers, and religion

Which of the following agents of gender role socialization become increasingly important during the school years?

Peers

Which of the following does social learning theory emphasize?

Reward and punishment

What are some primary sex characteristics?

Sex chromosomes, hormones, and gonads

The cognitive-developmental theory of gender role acquisition reflects a blend of _____ learning views.

biological and social

Men are more likely to have _____.

hooked up

Women are ______ to experience orgasm than men.

less likely

Physical transition might involve _____.

surgery

The gender role type of undergraduates was predominately androgynous and ___________.

undifferentiated


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