Exam 1: What Is Gender and Why Should We Care About It Introducing Gender

Trying to determine whether the person walking down the street is a man or a woman demonstrates the process of "seeing" gender.

The common practice of surgically altering the genitalia of babies born with ambiguous genitalia to more closely resemble male or female sex characteristics suggests the prevalence of which of the following?

Discuss the difference between transgender and intersex. How do these categorizations respectively support the social constructionist approach?

The belief that there are two physically and genetically discrete categories of people--males and females--is defined as ______.

Analyze and explain the statement "our social beliefs can have a crucial impact on bodies." Which approach is supported by this claim?

The text generally embraces a biosocial perspective on gender and asserts that contemporary gender differences are a product of biological processes.

People who contradict prevailing social ideas about gender are referred to as transgender.