Sociology Chapter 9

Transsexual

A person who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered ____________.

In everything we do

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

Conservative

Compared to most Western societies, American sexual attitudes are considered _________.

77 cents

Gender pay gap: women make _____ for every dollar a man makes

In early adolescence

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation _________.

Gender

The terms "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's _________.

Functionalism

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?

Sweden

What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes toward sex?

Gender identity

_____________ is/are an individual's self-conception of being male or female based on his or her association with masculine or feminine gender roles.

Queer theory

a scholarly discipline that questions fixed (normative) definitions of gender and sexuality

Transgender

a term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are opposite of their biological sex

Sexism

an attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex, usually women, based on assumed superiority of the other sex

Double standard

concept that prohibits premarital sexual intercourse for women but allows it for men

Sexual orientation

emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex

Gender inequality

people's unequal access to wealth, power, status, prestige, and other valued resources

Conflict theory

society is a struggle for dominance among social groups (women vs. men)

Gender role

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

Gender identity

the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine

Sex

the male/female characteristics with which we were born

Gender

the social or cultural distinctions associated with being male or female

Doing gender

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