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