Exam 7: Gender

Johann Sebastian Bach,renowned for his huge repertoire of musical compositions in the sixteenth century,was also,as a boy,an outstanding singer in the soprano range until he was about sixteen.That boys become men is axiomatic,and the change in voice is a characteristic of

An individual who dresses as a woman,has little or no body hair,and is soft-spoken among her peers and yet has been designated male at birth due to biological characteristics might sometimes be referred to as

Analyze how idealized gender roles and attributes of both sexes are reflected in the sexual division of labor and jobs that adult men and women tend to pursue in the United States,and how this is tied to constructions of masculine and feminine gender norms and performance.Provide two examples for each gender.

Explain how physicians' attitudes toward children born intersex have changed in recent decades in parallel with changes in attitudes toward sexuality.Specifically,what has influenced the American Academy of Pediatrics to allow children to make their own choices once they reach an age where they are able to do so?

The process of becoming "male" or "female" occurs during childhood and youth.Provide two specific examples of ways that parents start this process by "doing gender." Provide two specific examples of ways that participating in sports reflects personality traits (e.g. ,gentleness versus competitiveness)commonly associated with women and men in the United States.Provide specific examples from the text of ways that the behaviors are reinforced.How is this tied to the constructions of masculinity inherent in the "fag discourse" in U.S.high schools? Why does it benefit girls to act masculine?

Cross-cultural studies challenge the notion that biological sex can predict

Early feminist anthropological studies focused on identifying

For many women,life is a seemingly unending process of childbirth,child rearing,and hard domestic labor,while men often enjoy free time and social opportunity.This is the result of gender

Anne Fausto-Sterling's analysis of biological sexual identity identifies ________ sexes,including ________.

Discuss ways that women's participation in the global economy,including the changes in traditional gender roles and expectation,reflects both gender role stereotypes and economic inequalities in the twenty-first century.

The drug Viagra was originally developed to help treat a specific heart condition,but then took on a different life when the maker found that it could help men with impotence.The ability to have an erection is obviously a male characteristic,and the marketing of the drug has helped

The restudy of women's role in the Trobriand Island exchanges indicated that women

The phrases "boys will be boys" and "it's a girl thing" reflect gender

With which of the following statements about human behavior would an anthropologist be most likely to agree?

The way in which individuals act out the behaviors associated with "masculine" and "feminine" is called gender

A primary component of the "fag discourse" in U.S.high schools is the

Discuss how the anthropological understanding of the status of individuals of alternate genders in Native American cultures has changed.After defining the terms "berdache" and "Two-Spirits," explain how scholars' and activists' views of the status and roles of individuals in these alternate genders have changed.

Evaluate the merits of the "man the hunter,woman the gatherer" debate.What are two of the specific cultural debates used to support the notion that there is a biological basis for the behaviors reported in this model? Provide two examples from the text that do NOT support the biological argument in favor of a gendered division of labor in foraging societies.Conclude by discussing the accuracy of the evolutionary model for understanding the idealized model of the sexual division of labor.

Emily Martin's analysis of the "fairy tale" of the egg and the sperm as presented in U.S.textbooks focuses on how

What are we talking about when we refer to observable physical and biological differences between the male and female human reproduction system?