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Chapter 12: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

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Chapter 12: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

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12-1 §12.1 source ↗

The terms “masculine” and “feminine” refer to a person’s _________.
  1. a.
    sex
  2. b.
    gender
  3. c.
    both sex and gender
  4. d.
    none of the above

Answer

B. gender

12-3 §12.1 source ↗

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation _______.
  1. a.
    at infancy
  2. b.
    in early adolescence
  3. c.
    in early adulthood
  4. d.
    in late adulthood

Answer

B. in early adolescence

12-5 §12.2 source ↗

Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children?
  1. a.
    Children can act however they wish around their peers because children are unaware of gender roles.
  2. b.
    Peers serve as a support system for children who wish to act outside of their assigned gender roles.
  3. c.
    Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles.
  4. d.
    None of the above

Answer

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

12-7 §12.2 source ↗

Only women are affected by gender stratification.
  1. a.
    True
  2. b.
    False

Answer

B. False

12-9 §12.2 source ↗

Misogyny is:
  1. a.
    A certain kind of spa treatment
  2. b.
    One’s biological sex
  3. c.
    How we know our gender roles
  4. d.
    the hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women

Answer

D. the hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women

12-11 §12.2 source ↗

The idea that gender inequality comes from the division of labor fits with which Sociological theory?
  1. a.
    Symbolic Interactionism
  2. b.
    Functionalism
  3. c.
    Conflict Theory
  4. d.
    Feminist Theory

Answer

C. Conflict Theory

12-13 §12.2 source ↗

In the 115th Congress of the United States, what percentage of the elected officials were women?
  1. a.
    10.5%
  2. b.
    21.2%
  3. c.
    30.4%
  4. d.
    50%

Answer

B. 21.2%

12-15 §12.3 source ↗

Compared to most Western societies, U.S. sexual attitudes are considered _______.
  1. a.
    conservative
  2. b.
    liberal
  3. c.
    permissive
  4. d.
    free

Answer

A. conservative

12-17 §12.3 source ↗

According to national surveys, most U.S. parents support which type of sex education program in school?
  1. a.
    Abstinence only
  2. b.
    Abstinence plus sexual safety
  3. c.
    Sexual safety without promoting abstinence
  4. d.
    No sex education

Answer

C. Sexual safety without promoting abstinence

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