Deck 2: Developing Gender Roles and Identities

Question 1

The X designation is used for

A) Transgender people
B) Nonbinary people
C) People who find male and female options offer inatequate descripts of themselves
D) All of the above.
E) None of the Above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_______ children have gender identities

A) Trans
B) Cisgender
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Answer 2

Both A and B

Question 3

There is no such thing as a male or female brain.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In most present-day societies, whatever is associated with men is viewed as

A) More valued than whatever is associated with women
B) Less valued than whatever is associated with women
C) Valued the same a that which is associated with women
D) None of the above.

Question 5

Gendered stereotypes may function as

A) Self-serving projects
B) Self-fulfilling prophecies
C) Accurate roadmaps
D) None of these

Question 6

Notions about gender

A) Generalize across cultures
B) Never generalize across cultures
C) Do not necessarily generalize across cultures.
D) Are irrelevant to culture

Question 7

Males inherit their intelligence from their

A) Father
B) Mother
C) Both Mother and Father
D) Grandparents

Question 8

The gene responsible for social skills is active only on the

A) X chromosome
B) Y chromosome
C) Z chromosome
D) None of the above

Question 9

What theory asserts that there are basic differences between the sexes and that relating with a same-sex parent model was the means by which each child acquires the behaviors which society requires of her or him?

A) Social learnig theory
B) Identification theory
C) Psychodynamic theory
D) Cognitive development theory

Question 10

According to Piaget, in phase _____ of their development, children actively seek out other sex role reinforcement models in order to improve their interactions with others

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 15

Question 11

George Herbert Mead is credited with developing

A) Symbolic interaction theory
B) Social learning theory
C) Cognitive development theory
D) None of the above.

Question 12

Self-concept includes

A) Self-image
B) Self esteem
C) Self help
D) Both A and B

Question 13

According to Mary Pipher the defining characteristic for
American women is

A) Intelligence
B) Beauty
C) Independence
D) Imagination

Question 14

Carol Gilligan believes that masculinity is defined through separation and feminity is defined through attachment

Question 15

Gender is acquired

Question 16

Women tend to use the media to shape their perceptions of their bodies