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Stratification in Gender MCQ

Describes someone who is challenging, questioning, or changing gender from that assigned at birth to a chosen gender—male to female, female to male is known as transgender

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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Culturally shaped meanings both of sexual acts and of how we experience our own bodies—especially in relation to the bodies of others is called sexuality

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Sex is a biological term referring to genetic, anatomical, and hormonal differences between males and females

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Intense fear and hatred of homosexuality and homosexuals, whether male or female is called

Heterophobia

Homophobia

Heterosexism

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Homophobia

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An assumption that every person is heterosexual, legitimizing heterosexuality as the only normal lifestyle and marginalizing persons who do not identify as heterosexual is called

Heterophobia

Homophobia

Heterosexism

All of these

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Correct Answer: Heterosexism

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Processes that limit the progress of women and others Is glass ceiling

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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Those commonly assigned tasks or expected behaviors linked to an individual’s sex-determined statuses Is gender roles

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Gender is a society’s notions of masculinity and femininity—socially constructed meanings associated with being male or female—and how individuals construct their identity in terms of gender within these constraints

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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Which law was passed in order to bar gender discrimination in schools receiving federal funds?

Title I

Title IX

The Education Equity Act

Equality in Education Everywhere

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Correct Answer: Title IX

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According to feminist theory, the majority of men in the world dominate and hold power over women, children, and a few marginalized men.

True

False

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Correct Answer: False

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Which term refers to a society’s definitions of what it means to be masculine and feminine?

Gender

Sex

Gender roles

Sexuality

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Correct Answer: Gender

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Girls are more pressured to behave in “gender appropriate” ways.

True

False

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Correct Answer: False

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Girls do not perform as well as boys in terms of STEM courses.

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False

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Correct Answer: False

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Gender identity is biological.

True

False

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Correct Answer: False

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What is the social force that pushes men up the job ladder, especially if they work in female-dominated occupations knowns as?

Glass ceiling

Sticky floor

Glass escalator

Sticky elevator

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Correct Answer: Glass escalator

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Jane lives in a country where many men are employed as nurses and many women are employed as engineers. It is likely, therefore, that Jane will ______.

Enter into the engineering profession

Marry at an early age

Excel in physics and math courses

Enter into the nursing profession

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Correct Answer: Excel in physics and math courses

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______ is/are commonly assigned tasks or expected behaviors based on sex.

Sex

Gender identity

Gender roles

Sexuality

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Correct Answer: Gender roles

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Tammi and Karl purchased a fire truck–themed crib set for their son, Marquese, and a ballerina-themed crib for their daughter, Janelle. Based on this example, which of the following are Tammi and Karl doing?

Socializing Marquese and Janelle according to tradition gender roles

Negatively sanctioning Marquese

Positively sanctioning Janelle

Challenging gender norms

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Correct Answer: Socializing Marquese and Janelle according to tradition gender roles

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