Question 1

Which of the following is the best definition for Gagnon and Simon's sexual script?

Accepted Answer

A)  a society's rules for when and where it is acceptable to have sex, with whom, and how individuals should initiate and have sex 
B)  a society's rules for who, according to sex and gender, should engage in paid labor in the public sphere or engage in unpaid housework and childcare in the private sphere 
C)  stereotypes about how women and men communicate 
D)  universal trends in how human beings initiate and engage in sex as influenced by our innate sexual drives 
A)  a society's rules for when and where it is acceptable to have sex, with whom, and how individuals should initiate and have sex 
B)  a society's rules for who, according to sex and gender, should engage in paid labor in the public sphere or engage in unpaid housework and childcare in the private sphere 
C)  stereotypes about how women and men communicate 
D)  universal trends in how human beings initiate and engage in sex as influenced by our innate sexual drives

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of gender identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender you think about yourself as being, such as a woman, a genderqueer person, or a man 
B)  How you demonstrate your gender to other people, ranging for displays of femininity, androgyny, or masculinity 
C)  Your categorization as female, intersex, or male based on your combination of chromosomes, hormones, and genital appearance 
D)  Your behaviors, fantasies, and how you categorize yourself when it comes to whom you find sexually attractive 
A)  The gender you think about yourself as being, such as a woman, a genderqueer person, or a man 
B)  How you demonstrate your gender to other people, ranging for displays of femininity, androgyny, or masculinity 
C)  Your categorization as female, intersex, or male based on your combination of chromosomes, hormones, and genital appearance 
D)  Your behaviors, fantasies, and how you categorize yourself when it comes to whom you find sexually attractive

Question 3

What does historical and cross-cultural research demonstrate about sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  That sex categories are fixed and universal, but gender can vary considerably depending on place, time, and culture 
B)  That sex and gender are not static 
C)  That a fantasy of "proper" sexuality produces a culture's notion of cultural gender and biological sex 
D)  That what we understand as biological sex is wholly culturally determined 
A)  That sex categories are fixed and universal, but gender can vary considerably depending on place, time, and culture 
B)  That sex and gender are not static 
C)  That a fantasy of "proper" sexuality produces a culture's notion of cultural gender and biological sex 
D)  That what we understand as biological sex is wholly culturally determined

Question 4

______ is an umbrella term used to refer to all persons who reject normative gender and sexual identities and challenge existing logics embedded in social institutions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transgender 
B)  Intersex 
C)  Transsexual 
D)  Feminist 
A)  Transgender 
B)  Intersex 
C)  Transsexual 
D)  Feminist

Question 5

The "One-Sex Model" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern feminist biologically theories which posit that, biologically, there is too little difference in human bodies to justify the classification of two sexes. 
B)  Modern Western notions of sex and gender which sees all human beings as having only one sex, female or male. 
C)  Pre-modern notions of sexual anatomy, like the ideas of Aristotle and Galen, who saw female anatomy as the same as male anatomy, just inverted. 
D)  A social critique of contemporary built environments which are built to suit the average male body. 
A)  Modern feminist biologically theories which posit that, biologically, there is too little difference in human bodies to justify the classification of two sexes. 
B)  Modern Western notions of sex and gender which sees all human beings as having only one sex, female or male. 
C)  Pre-modern notions of sexual anatomy, like the ideas of Aristotle and Galen, who saw female anatomy as the same as male anatomy, just inverted. 
D)  A social critique of contemporary built environments which are built to suit the average male body.

Which of the following is the best definition for Gagnon and Simon's sexual script?

Which of the following is the best definition of gender identity?

What does historical and cross-cultural research demonstrate about sex and gender?

______ is an umbrella term used to refer to all persons who reject normative gender and sexual identities and challenge existing logics embedded in social institutions.

The "One-Sex Model" refers to:

Introduction

Sexualities

Gender Theory

Education

Gender and the Global Economy

Families

Violence

Health and Illness

Politics, Prison, and the Military

Popular Culture and Media

Sports

Religion

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Exam 2: Bodies and Gender

Which of the following is the best definition for Gagnon and Simon's sexual script?

Which of the following is the best definition of gender identity?

What does historical and cross-cultural research demonstrate about sex and gender?

______ is an umbrella term used to refer to all persons who reject normative gender and sexual identities and challenge existing logics embedded in social institutions.

The "One-Sex Model" refers to:

Introduction

Sexualities

Gender Theory

Education

Gender and the Global Economy

Families

Violence

Health and Illness

Politics, Prison, and the Military

Popular Culture and Media

Sports

Religion

Filters