SOC S100 Chapter 11 Quiz

An individual can have a gender expression that does not match his or her biological sex.

True

Historically, individuals were NOT seen as being heterosexuals or homosexual.

True

In doing gender, it is possible for individual to change what it means to be a man or woman.

True

Parents and others begin to see "through the lens of gender" from the earliest moments of life, even before birth.

True

Since the mid-1990s in the US, women have surpassed men in terms of education.

True

A pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner is sexual harassment.

False

Because sexual behaviors are considered 'normal' in their cultural context, there is a single understanding of human sexuality.

False

Differences in men's and women's wages can be explained by individual sexism.

False

The term second shift refers to the housework men and women perform after a day of paid work.

False

Transgender and transsexual are interchangeable terms to describe individuals who have a gender identity that is not associated with their biological sex.

False