Sociology Ch 12

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Gender Identity

A person's deeply held internal perception of his or her gender

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, we "do gender":

All of the time, in everything we do

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation_______

in early adolescence

Sociologists associate sexuality with

A person's capacity for sexual feelings

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

Abstinence plus sexual safety

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

Conservative

Which of the following is correct regarding the explanation for transgenderism

Currently, there is no definitive explanation for transgenderism

DOMA

Defense of marriage act, a 1996 law explicitly limiting the definition of marriage to an union between one man and one woman and allowing each individual state to recognize or deny same sex marriage preformed in other states.

A person who is biological female but identifies with the male gender and had undergone surgery to alter her body in considered______

Transsexual

Doing gender

the performance of task based upon the gender assigned to us by society and, in turn, ourselves.

Only women are affected by gender stratification

False

To which theoretical perspective does the following statement most likely apply; Women continue to assume the responsibility in the household along with a paid occupation because it keeps the household running smoothly i.e., at a state of balance

Functionalism

Which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure material cohesion and family stability?

Functionalism

The term "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's___

Gender

The term ____refers to society's concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave

Gender Role

Which of the following in the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for schooled children?

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

What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in it attitudes towards 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

sexual orientation

a person's physical, mental, emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex

sexuality

a persons capacity for sexual feeling

gender

a term refers to social or cultural distinctions or behaviors that are considered male or female

transgender

an adjective that described individual who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex

homophobia

an extreme or irrational fear to homosexuals

heterosexism

an ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations

gender dysphoria

condition listed in the DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the now they identify with, This condition replaces "gender identity disorder"

gender role

society's concept of how men and women should behave

Sex

term that denotes the presence of a physical or physiological differences between males and females

Biological determinism

the belief that men and women behave differently due to inherit sex differences related to their biology

transsexual

transgender individuals who attempt to alter their bodies though medical interventions such as surgery and hormonal therapy

Queer theory

an interdisciplinary approach to sexuality studies that identifies western society's ridged splitting of gender into male and female roles and questions its appropriateness

social contraction of sexuality

socially created definition about the cultural appropriateness of sex-linked behavior which shape how people see the experience sexuality

Double standard

the concept that prohibits premarital sexual intercourse for woman but allows it for men

sexsim

the prejudice belief that one sec should be valued over another


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