Soc 1113 Ch. 9

Sexuality

a person's capacity for sexual feelings

Sociologist associate sexuality with ___

a person's capacity for sexual feelings

According to national surveys, most American parents support which type of sex education in school?

abstinence plus sexual safety

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

all of the time; in everything we do

Gender Role

characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that society expects of females and males

Double Standard

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

Sex

the biological characteristics with which we were born

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

Sweden

Gender and Politics

U.S. lags behind many other countries in women's political empowerment, only 1 in 4 decision-makers is a women

Sexual Orientation

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

Queer Theory

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

Sexism

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

Homophobia

an extreme or irrational aversion to homosexuals

Compared to most Western societies. American sexual attitudes are considered ___

conservative

Which of the following is correct regarding the explanation for transgenderism?

currently, there is no definitive explanation for transgenderism

Stereotypes

expectations about how people will look, act, think, and feel based on their sex

Only women are affected by gender stratification

false

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 bc it keeps the household running smoothly, i.e. at a state of balance?

functionalism

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

gender

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

gender identity

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation ___

in early adolescence

Transgender

individuals who identify with the role that is the opposite of their biological sex

Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children?

peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles

Gender Stratification

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

Gender Pay Gap

refers to the income differences between males and females, increases as the level of education attainment increases

Gender Identity

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

Gender

the social or cultural distinctions associated with being male or female

Transsexuals

transgendered individuals who wish to alter their bodies through medical interventions so their physical being is better aligned with gender identity

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

transsexual

Doing Gender

when people perform tasks or possess characteristics based on the gender role assigned to them

Which of the following is the best example of a gender stereotype?

women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded