Sociology - Chapter 12 and 13

What is the difference between sex and gender?

"Sex" refers to physiological differences between men and women; "gender" is the extent ast which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine.

Supercentarians are people who are ______ and older

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The term sexual orientation can be defined as: a. A term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are opposite of their biological sex. b. A phase which a person outgrows before entering heterosexuality. c. A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex. d. A person's biological gender.

A person's emotion and sexual attraction to a particular sex

What is the basic idea of behind disengagement theory?

As people age, the generally withdraw from all forms of society

When elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under a(n)

Gerontocracy

. 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: a. Doing gender b. Bisexuality c. Homophobia d. Social imperialism

Homophobia

Jenny is given a doll for 2nd birthday, while her brother, Tyrone, is given a fire truck. This is an example of gender: a. Bending b. Indifference c. Socialization d. Stratification

Socialization

True or False: A person's sex is determined by his or her niology, does not always correspond with his or her gender

True

Accusing people of DWE (driving while elderly) is an example of

ageism

When your mother-in-law fell and broke her hip at age 72, you were concerned because she is still

young-old