Quiz 10 (gender)
What claim has been made by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas?
Matriarchy was an original form of human social organization later replaced by patriarchal societies.
Which statement is NOT supported by recent findings of feminist researchers?
Meat obtained by male hunters was the primary source of calories for members of preagricultural cultures.
Which statement is NOT true of the approach Native American cultures typically took to variant genders?
Variant-gender individuals were considered homosexual.
Which description BEST defines variant gender?
a category of gender other than male and female
Which of the following BEST describes the anthropological view of gender?
a powerful sociocultural construct embedded in social practices and institutions
Which term refers to the intersection of race, class, ethnicity, age, gender, and physical ability?
intersectionality
According to British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard, under what circumstances did unmarried adult males take on male wives in Zande society?
when there was a scarcity of available women
Which description BEST defines heteronormativity?
the view that heterosexuality is the most natural form of sexuality
Research suggests that what percentage of differences in skill levels is related to gender?
5 percent
Which description BEST defines gender?
cultural roles associated with the biological categories of male and female
Which subfield of biology attempts to explain human behavior by considering evolutionary processes?
sociobiology
Which description BEST defines sexual orientation?
sociocultural identities associated with specific forms of sexuality
What did Margaret Mead observe in her research in New Guinea?
that gender roles and expectations varied greatly from one culture to the next
What did studies in the 1980s reveal about nonhuman primate social organization?
that nonhuman primate females are at the center of their social groups
Which of the following is NOT a likely research area for a sociobiologist?
the degree to which there is gender equity in terms of pay and title in contemporary corporations
What did anthropologist Michelle Rosaldo argue was one of the primary causes of the marginalization of women?
the division of sociocultural life into public and private spheres between the workplace and the home
Sexual dimorphism is defined as which of the following?
the exhibition of different characteristics by males and females of the same species
What is meant by the term gender essentialism?
the idea that gender-based traits are deep and consequential
