Sociology Week 9

feminism

________ is the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

They are typically credited for hard work rather than intellectual ability

Why don't girls, who tend to get better grades than boys, translate their advantage into material success after graduation?

symbolic interactionism

The sociological perspective of ________ is concerned with how gender is constructed and maintained in our everyday lives.

heteronormativity

Alice came to the realization that she is attracted to other girls her age. Now that she's started her sophomore year in high school, she wants to ask out girls without being afraid of the consequences. She tests her friends' acceptance of these feelings first by mentioning a hypothetical friend at another high school who just came out as a lesbian. Alice's friends say they overwhelmingly believe that homosexuality is wrong and that anyone who is not heterosexual is a deviant. What concept do the opinions of Alice's friends exemplify?

The IAAF's response assumes an essentialist idea of gender

In 2009, South African track star Caster Semenya broke the world record in the 800-meter race. Subsequently, she was asked to prove to the world that she was a woman. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) subjected her to a complex series of tests that included physical and medical examinations. The controversy over Semenya's gender raises which of the following issues?

a microaggression

Some newspapers, magazines, and other media tend to use gender-inappropriate names or pronouns as well as other language that trans people find insensitive or offensive when describing transgender people. This is an example of

Gender will expand in language with more pronouns

In the Everyday Sociology Blog post, "The Future of Gender?", what does the author predict will happen with gender and language?

There would be a reduction in gendered patterns of domestic violence

What changes might happen if the gender power structure is reduced, according to this Everyday Sociology blog post, "The Future of Gender?"

the bacha posh of Afghanistan

Which of the following demonstrates the social construction of gender roles and gender expression?

the men's rights movement

Which of the following groups argues that men suffer discrimination as a result of feminism?