Sociology Gender roles Test Questions and Answers
homophobia - Answer-fear and hatred of homosexuals
gendered institutions - Answer-the total pattern of gender relations that structure social institutions, including the stereotypical expectations, interpersonal relationships, and the different...
homophobia - Answer-fear and hatred of homosexuals
gendered institutions - Answer-the total pattern of gender relations that structure social
institutions, including the stereotypical expectations, interpersonal relationships, and the
different placement of men and women that are found in institutions
gender stratification - Answer-the hierarchical distribution of social and economic
resources according to gender
gender apartheid - Answer-extreme segregation and exclusion of women from public life
(ex: Afghanistan under the Taliban)
patriarchy - Answer-a society or group in which men have power over women
sex - Answer-biological identity (being male or female)
gender - Answer-socially learned expectations an behaviors associated with members
of each sex
biological determinism - Answer-explanations that attribute complex social phenomena
to physical characteristics
intersexuality (hermaphroditism) - Answer-condition caused by irregularities in the
process of chromosome formation or fetal differentiation that produces persons with
mixed biological sex characteristics
transgendered - Answer-people who deviate from the binary (male/female) system of
gender; include transsexuals (those whose sexual identity as a man or woman differs
from their biological sex identity at birth), cross-dressers, and others who do not fit
within normative expectations of gender
gender socialization - Answer-process through which men and women learn the
expectations associated with their sex
gender identity - Answer-one's definition of oneself as a woman or man; basic to our
self-concept, shapes our expectations for ourselves, our abilities and interests, and how
we interact with others
Title IX - Answer-law that forbids schools to discriminate based on gender
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