Deck 1: Studying Gender Communication

Question 1

When we express our views about what we believe is normal for a member of our sex, we do

A) make errors
B) gender
C) society
D) sex

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A look at history reveals that though the years women have been

A) Denied a voice
B) Disenfranchised
C) Not always afforded equal education
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

How many genders are there?

A) One
B) Two
C) Two or more
D) None of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

There are many ways to be a human being.

Question 5

A person's location within a culture shapes his or her life. This statement is a description of

A) Sexism
B) Androgyny
C) Standpoint theory
D) None of these

Question 6

Discussions about gender likely will

A) Stay the same
B) Transition
C) Evolve
D) Both B and C

Question 7

Gender identity is

A) A person's individual perception of gender
B) A complete identiy
C) A legal term
D) None of these

Question 8

Gendered communication is

A) Dynamic
B) Systematic
C) Pervasive
D) Learned
E) All of the above

Question 9

It is _________ appropriate for men to be nurturing.

A) Never
B) Almost never
C) Often
D) None of these

Question 10

Communication

A) At the core of our humanness
B) Links us to others
C) Both A and B
D) None of these

Question 11

It is common for people in power to develop

A) A distorted view of social life
B) A normal view of social life
C) No view of social life
D) None of the above

Question 12

In business settings it is _____________appropriate for women to be assertive.

A) Never
B) Sometimes
C) Always
D) None of these

Question 13

Not all people adhere to the gender binary of male or female.

Question 14

In general, men are performing fewer relational toles thjan did their fathers.

Question 15

There are many ways to be a man or a woman.

Question 16

Transgender describes those who feel their biologically assigned sex do not adequately reflect their gender identity

Question 17

Gender is a process accomplished through communication.