Question 1

Why do scholars consider the Zuni man-woman to be an example of a third gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had sex with both men and women. 
B)  Their culture validated them through religious belief, language, and specific role assignments. 
C)  They had ambiguous sex characteristics. 
D)  They were neither male nor female. 
A)  They had sex with both men and women. 
B)  Their culture validated them through religious belief, language, and specific role assignments. 
C)  They had ambiguous sex characteristics. 
D)  They were neither male nor female.

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of gynemimesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a biological male who dresses and acts as a woman 
B)  a biological female who dresses and acts as a man 
C)  tombois and femmes in Indonesia 
D)  women who fought in the American Civil War 
A)  a biological male who dresses and acts as a woman 
B)  a biological female who dresses and acts as a man 
C)  tombois and femmes in Indonesia 
D)  women who fought in the American Civil War

Question 3

Of every 1,000 births, an estimated _____ babies are born with anomalous or atypical genitalia-that is, it is difficult to decide if they should be raised as boys or as girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  150 
A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  150

Question 4

Which of the following statements about sexual reassignment surgery is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  All transsexuals eventually undergo sexual reassignment surgery. 
B)  Some transsexual people choose sexual reassignment surgery. 
C)  Sexual reassignment surgery is needed in order to become transsexual. 
D)  This form of surgery only exists in the United States. 
A)  All transsexuals eventually undergo sexual reassignment surgery. 
B)  Some transsexual people choose sexual reassignment surgery. 
C)  Sexual reassignment surgery is needed in order to become transsexual. 
D)  This form of surgery only exists in the United States.

Question 5

Someone with a natural attitude about gender would agree with all of the following statements, except: _________

Accepted Answer

A)  One's genitals determine to whom we are attracted. 
B)  Gender is a two-sided, binary, or dichotomous system. 
C)  A person with XXY chromosomes is abnormal. 
D)  People with vaginas may not necessarily be women. 
A)  One's genitals determine to whom we are attracted. 
B)  Gender is a two-sided, binary, or dichotomous system. 
C)  A person with XXY chromosomes is abnormal. 
D)  People with vaginas may not necessarily be women.

Why do scholars consider the Zuni man-woman to be an example of a third gender?

Which of the following would be an example of gynemimesis?

Of every 1,000 births, an estimated _____ babies are born with anomalous or atypical genitalia-that is, it is difficult to decide if they should be raised as boys or as girls.

Which of the following statements about sexual reassignment surgery is correct?

Someone with a natural attitude about gender would agree with all of the following statements, except: _________

Introduction

Whats for Dinner Honey Work and Gender

Love and the Work of Culture

Blood and Milk: Biocultural Markers in the Lives of Women

Patterns of Partnering From Romance to Resistance

Everyday Power: Womens Agency, Authority, and Influence

A Two-Bodied World

Lifes Lesions

Who Owns Her Body

Invisible Workers

Filters

Exam 8: A Third Sex

Why do scholars consider the Zuni man-woman to be an example of a third gender?

Which of the following would be an example of gynemimesis?

Of every 1,000 births, an estimated _____ babies are born with anomalous or atypical genitalia-that is, it is difficult to decide if they should be raised as boys or as girls.

Which of the following statements about sexual reassignment surgery is correct?

Someone with a natural attitude about gender would agree with all of the following statements, except: _________

Introduction

Whats for Dinner Honey Work and Gender

Love and the Work of Culture

Blood and Milk: Biocultural Markers in the Lives of Women

Patterns of Partnering From Romance to Resistance

Everyday Power: Womens Agency, Authority, and Influence

A Two-Bodied World

Lifes Lesions

Who Owns Her Body

Invisible Workers

Filters