Question 1

According to parents, what accounts for many of their children's gendered tendencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation 
B)  parenting style 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  socialization 
A)  sexual orientation 
B)  parenting style 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  socialization D

Question 2

Elaborate on the importance of accomplishment and accountability to the author's research.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include that the interactionist approach allows us to view parents not simply as agents of gender socialization, but rather as actors involved in a more complex process of accomplishing gender with and for their children. Accountability is relevant not only when people are doing gender in accordance with the expectations of others, but also when they resist or stray from such expectations.

Question 3

According to Connell and Kimmel, the most important feature of contemporary hegemonic masculinity is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  passivity 
B)  limited aggression 
C)  excessive emotionality 
D)  heterosexuality 
A)  passivity 
B)  limited aggression 
C)  excessive emotionality 
D)  heterosexuality D

Question 4

All of the following are features of current hegemonic masculinity except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression 
B)  limited emotionality 
C)  passivity 
D)  heterosexuality 
A)  aggression 
B)  limited emotionality 
C)  passivity 
D)  heterosexuality

Question 5

Compare and contrast parental responses to their sons playing with Barbie dolls and their sons playing with baby dolls.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast parental responses to their...

Question 6

Which sociological theory informed the author's research?

Accepted Answer

A)  interactionism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  feminism 
D)  functionalism 
A)  interactionism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  feminism 
D)  functionalism

Question 7

Identify two themes that were evident among some parents' negative responses to perceived gender nonconformity on the part of their sons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify two themes that were evident among...

Question 8

Which statement accurately reflects the author's findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both mothers and fathers celebrated gender nonconformity on the part of their young daughters. 
B)  Fathers seemed to enthusiastically accomplish gender differently for their sons but not their daughters. 
C)  Mothers promoted gender-nonconforming activities such as playing with Barbie dolls for their boys and participating in sports for their girls. 
D)  Neither mothers nor fathers sought to accomplish gender in nonconforming ways. 
A)  Both mothers and fathers celebrated gender nonconformity on the part of their young daughters. 
B)  Fathers seemed to enthusiastically accomplish gender differently for their sons but not their daughters. 
C)  Mothers promoted gender-nonconforming activities such as playing with Barbie dolls for their boys and participating in sports for their girls. 
D)  Neither mothers nor fathers sought to accomplish gender in nonconforming ways.

Question 9

The author's analyses are based on data from ______ interviews with parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  42 
C)  82 
D)  102 
A)  12 
B)  42 
C)  82 
D)  102

Question 10

Explain what it means to "do" gender.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain what it means to "do" gender....

Question 11

When are children typically first conscious of the social relevance of gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  by age two 
C)  between ages 5 and 7 
D)  around puberty 
A)  at birth 
B)  by age two 
C)  between ages 5 and 7 
D)  around puberty

Question 12

A mother in the study is more likely to encourage her son to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  apply nail polish 
B)  learn to cook 
C)  cry when upset 
D)  wear a pink shirt 
A)  apply nail polish 
B)  learn to cook 
C)  cry when upset 
D)  wear a pink shirt

Question 13

Scholars view children as ______ agents in the gendering process and are increasingly interested in the role of ______ in this process.

Accepted Answer

A)  active; peers 
B)  emotional; teachers 
C)  heterosexual; parents 
D)  masculine; siblings 
A)  active; peers 
B)  emotional; teachers 
C)  heterosexual; parents 
D)  masculine; siblings

Question 14

Why did the author choose to focus her study on preschool-aged children?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why did the author choose to focus...

Question 15

All of the following concepts framed the author's analysis of parents' responses to their children's gender nonconformity except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  accomplishment 
B)  normative conceptions 
C)  accountability 
D)  nominal adaptation 
A)  accomplishment 
B)  normative conceptions 
C)  accountability 
D)  nominal adaptation

Exam 13: No Way My Boys Are Going to Be Like That: Parents Responses to Childrens Gender Nonconformity

According to parents, what accounts for many of their children's gendered tendencies?

Elaborate on the importance of accomplishment and accountability to the author's research.

According to Connell and Kimmel, the most important feature of contemporary hegemonic masculinity is ______.

All of the following are features of current hegemonic masculinity except ______.

Compare and contrast parental responses to their sons playing with Barbie dolls and their sons playing with baby dolls.

Which sociological theory informed the author's research?

Identify two themes that were evident among some parents' negative responses to perceived gender nonconformity on the part of their sons.

Which statement accurately reflects the author's findings?

The author's analyses are based on data from ______ interviews with parents.

Explain what it means to "do" gender.

When are children typically first conscious of the social relevance of gender?

A mother in the study is more likely to encourage her son to ______.

Scholars view children as ______ agents in the gendering process and are increasingly interested in the role of ______ in this process.

Why did the author choose to focus her study on preschool-aged children?

All of the following concepts framed the author's analysis of parents' responses to their children's gender nonconformity except ______.

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