Exam 10: Age and Sex Composition

Discuss the general issue of sex determination for participants in the Olympic Games. What has been the history of this issue? Show how the resolution of the issue has changed over the years. How is the issue of sex determination handled today in the Olympics? How do you believe the issue of sex determination in the Olympics should be handled? Defend and justify your belief.

Which of the following is NOT one of the biological determinants of sex?

What are the 5 biological definitions of sex? How does each work to determine one's biological sex?

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the United States and most countries of the world is around __.

Intersex refers to ___.

A person with Turner's syndrome has ____ chromosome(s).

Name and discuss at least three reasons why age and sex structures are important for studying the demographic processes of a population.

A population pyramid is __.

In China for the past 10 or more years, the sex ratio at birth has been around:

What demographic and social information do we obtain from a population pyramid? Show several different hand-drawn (by you) pyramids in your blue book that illustrate countries or populations that are different demographically and socially from one another.

Consider a total dependency ratio (TDR) for a population in which we multiply the result by a constant of 100. If the value of the TDR is 105 this would mean:

Please explain why intersex often is not included in the grouping of the LGBT community.

A person born with the adrenogenital syndrome (AGS):

A person born with the androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS):

When an XX fetus receives an excessive amount of androgens in utero it leads to what?

Age heaping refers to __.

The number of babies born per woman in China, Taiwan, South Korea and several other countries: