Soc1A module 7

The heart of the controversy is not about whether sex education should be taught in school in the United states, but___________________________

it is about the type of sex education that should be taught.

Adherence to masculine and feminine gender roles continues in occupational tendencies later in life because_____________________

men tend to outnumber women in professions such as law enforcement, the military, and politics.

According to the American Psychological Association, individuals usually become aware of their sexual orientation between___________________

middle child hood and early adolescence

Research has revealed that in societies which consider to be matriarchies, _____________compromise the dominant group. In these societies, women and men tend to work cooperatively rather than competitively regardless of whether a job is considered feminine by U.S standards.

women

Research, presents evidence that homosexuals and bisexuals are treated differently than heterosexuals in schools, the work place, and the military. In 2011, for example Sears and Mallory used data from the 2008 General Social Survey to show that 27 % of lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) respondents reported experiencing sexual orientation-based discrimination during the five years prior to the survey, and that 38% of openly LFB people experienced discrimination during the same time period.

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_____________ was among the first to conceptualize sexuality as a continuum rather than a strict dichotomy of gay or straight

Alfred Kinsey

____________ is a condition listed in the DSM-5 in shich people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with. This condition replaces "gender identity disorder".

Gender dysphoria

_____________describes individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex.

Transgender

Sexual orientation is typically divided into_______________

at least four categories (heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality).

_________is the term that sociologist use in reference to a social concept

gender

The term ____________ is based on evidence that women and men are paid differently for similar work in the labor force, counting all full-time workers.

gender pay gap

The term ____________ refers to society's concept of how men and women are expected to look, and how they should behave. These are based on norms, or standards, created by society.

gender roles

From a Structural Functionalist Theorists point of view, the purpose of encouraging sexual activity in the confines of marriage is to _________________________

intensify the bond between spouses and to ensure that procreation occurs within a stable, legally recognized relationship.

_______ is the term that sociologist use in reference to a biological concept

sex

___________________ refers to a person's physical, mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex, such as male or female

sexual orientation

This notion of "doing gender" is based on Symbolic Interaction Theory which suggests___________

that whether we are expressing our masculinity or femininity, we are always "doing gender"

The occupations women dominate are similar to__________

those they have done at home such as the domestic chores of child care and teaching.

____________________ may be socialized in boys and girls based on tasks assigned to them at home or school, and by toys that are purchased for them to play with

underlying indications of inequality