sociology (Chapter 12)

The term sexuality is defined by the text as:

A person's capacity for sexual feelings.

The term sexual orientation can be defined as:

A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex.

In traditional American society, women typically cooked and cared for the children, while men worked outside of the home. These personal traits associated with being a male or a female in traditional society illustrate:

Gender

Todd is a four year old and he has a strong perception of himself as a male. He does not want to wear the same types of clothes nor play with the same types of toys as his sister Bonnie. This perception reflects Todd's:

Gender Identity

Cheryl is a new mother. When her baby was born, the doctor looked at the baby's body parts, or physical makeup, and announced that Cheryl had delivered a boy. The doctor announced the child's:

Sex

Biological determinism is:

The belief that men and women behave differently due to differences in their biology

What is the purpose of queer theory?

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

The term doing gender can be defined as:

When people perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society and, in turn, themselves.

Patricia and Patrick are twins. While Patricia received a doll for her 7th birthday, Patrick received a football. These toys indicate to the children that society has certain expectations of how females and males should behave. These toys are shaping the children's:

gender roles

Peggy accepts a job offer as an advertising copywriter. Her boss immediately assigns her campaigns for products such as makeup and cleaning products. Peggy asks for different clients, but her boss tells her she should stick to what she and "her kind" know best. The unequal treatment Peggy is experiencing is referred to as:

sexism