Sociology - Quiz 10

Which of the following is not a product of gender stereotyping? A music store employee encouraging a young woman to study the piano or flute instead of the drums or guitar. Keisha's mom encouraging her to take home economics over shop class so she can please her future husband. A father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter's eighth birthday. A teacher discourages female students from entering the military, suggesting nursing or fashion school instead.

A father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter's eighth birthday

What is the Kinsey Scale? A religious test which classifies a person's ability to live as a heterosexual. A sexuality rating system that ranges from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual orientation. An instructional manual explaining acceptable homosexual, heterosexual, and bisexual behavior. An in-depth guide to measure whether a loved one is homosexual or heterosexual.

A sexuality rating system that ranges from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual orientation.

Which of the following contributes to the myths surrounding gendered learning abilities in the classroom? Praising men for right answers more often than praising women. Placing men and women in competition with each other. Giving men more opportunity to expand on their ideas. All of the above None of the above

All of the above

How do we learn what is expected of us with regard to our ascribed gender roles? From interactions with family members and peer groups From rewards we receive for exhibiting "correct" gender behavior From punishments and policing we experience for exhibiting "incorrect" gender behavior From messages in cultural media All of these answers are correct None of these answers are correct

All of these answers are correct

When Wendy's sorority sisters discover that Wendy is a lesbian, they hold a secret meeting to decide if Wendy should still be allowed to pledge. A handful of the sisters vote "no." This is an example of: Doing gender Bisexuality Homophobia Social imperialism

Homophobia

What is the purpose of queer theory? To question the ways society perceives and experiences sex, gender, and sexuality. To examine the genetic differences between the heterosexual population and homosexual population. To determine whether sexual orientation is a product of nature or nurture. To purpose a series of federal laws that will put an end to many social inequalities.

To question the ways society perceives and experiences sex, gender, and sexuality.

Joseph was born biologically male but from a very young age has identified as a girl and been interested in gender expressions and behaviors that are typically perceived to be feminine. She corrects anyone who refers to her as a boy, identifies with the pronouns she/her, and prefers the name Josie to Joseph. Josie is ______. Bisexual Homophobic Transgender Transsexual

Transgender

Symbolic interactionism suggests that gender is not a characteristic that people inherently have but rather it is something that people embody and enact through the process of ______ which involves a varied set of gendered identities, performances, expressions, gestures, and expectations. doing gender sex typing gender display role adaptation

doing gender

Tasha believes that gender is about the division of labor in the family that helps keep society running smoothly and orderly. For example, in the pre-industrial era men were primarily the bread-winners and women were keepers of the home. During and after World War II, changes in the family structure allowed women to become breadwinners also, altering the roles of the family and fulfilling social needs for other institutions such as the economy. From what sociological perspective do Tasha's thoughts come?

functionalism

Chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, internal and external reproductive organs, and other physical and physiological attributes determine ______. The characteristics, attitudes, feelings, expectations, and behaviors associated with a range of masculinity and femininity constitute ______. both descriptions refer to sex both descriptions refer to gender sex; gender gender; sex

sex; gender