SOC 200 Chapter 9 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (100% Pass)
Sex - Answers the biological characteristics with which we are born.
refers to an individual's membership in one of two biologically distinct categories—male or female.
chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, and other ...
Sex - Answers the biological characteristics with which we are born.
refers to an individual's membership in one of two biologically distinct categories—male or female.
chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, and other physical and physiological attributes. These attributes
influence our behavior (e.g., shaving beards, wearing bras), but don't determine how we think or feel.
Whether we see ourselves and others as feminine or masculine depends on gender, a more complex
concept than sex.
gender - Answers refers to the physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers normal
for its male and female members.
learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize women and men.
based on social and cultural expectations rather than on physical traits
intersexuals - Answers people whose sex at birth isn't clearly either male or female.
Sexual Identity - Answers an awareness of ourselves as male or female and how we express our sexual
values, attitudes, and feelings.
is the complex way in which we view ourselves as male and female and how we express ourselves
sexually
Sexual Orientation - Answers a preference for sexual partners of the same sex, of the opposite sex, of
both sexes, or neither sex.
is the inclination to be heterosexual (attracted to the opposite sex), homosexual (attracted to the same
sex), bisexual (attracted to either sex), or asexual (lack of sexual desire).
heterosexual - Answers those who are sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
homosexuals - Answers those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
asexuals - Answers those who lack any interest in or desire for sex.
, gender identity - Answers a perception of oneself as either masculine or feminine.
y corresponds to a person's biological sex, is part of our self-concept and usually remains relatively fixed
throughout life.
Transgender - Answers people whose gender identity and behavior don't correspond with their birth sex
Transsexuals - Answers are people whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex. Some, but not
all, undergo hormone treatment or surgery to change their physical sex to resemble their gender
identity.
Cross-dressers - Answers wear clothing that's traditionally or stereotypically worn by another gender in
their culture. People who cross-dress are usually comfortable with their assigned sex and don't wish to
change it.
Genderqueer - Answers are people who identify their gender as falling somewhere on a continuum
between female and male, or a combination of gender identities and sexual orientations.
gender expression - Answers how a person communicates gender identity to others.
gender roles - Answers the characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that society expects of
females and males.
gender stereotypes - Answers expectations about how people will look, act, think, and feel based on
their sex.
Sexism - Answers an attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex, usually females, based on
the assumed superiority of the other sex.
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Societal Reactions to LGBTs - Answers People's attitudes toward LGBTs are mixed. There's been greater
acceptance in some countries, but considerable repression in others.
heterosexism - Answers belief that heterosexuality is the only legitimate sexual orientation.
pervades societal practices, laws, and institutions
homophobia - Answers a fear and hatred of lesbians and gays.
gender stratification affects the family, education, workplace, and politics. - Answers Family life: gender
stratification affects the family, education, workplace, and politics.
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