Question 1

Kate explains,"When I was a little girl,I always wanted to be outside playing and getting dirty.However,my mom dressed me in fussy clothes with lots of ruffles and bows,and dressy shoes that were hard to play in.If I did manage to go outside and I got my clothes and shoes dirty,my mom would be upset with me.I hated wearing those clothes,but I saw how happy it made my mom when I wore them and kept them clean,so I kept on wearing them."

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory 
B)  cognitive development theory 
C)  queer theory 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
E)  standpoint theory

Question 2

Define the following 
-Gender schema

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the following 
-Gender schema...

Question 3

At age 3,Bonnie realizes she is female and she wants to become skilled at being a girl. She begins to watch her mother and older sister and to model her behaviors after theirs. Bonnie's efforts to learn how to act feminine are best explained by which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive development 
B)  social learning 
C)  psychodynamic (or psychoanalytic) 
D)  biological 
E)  both B and C

Question 4

Which of the following is/are true of queer theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Queer theory critiques what we consider to be normal and abnormal. 
B)  Queer theory applies to only gay people, not heterosexual people. 
C)  Queer theory focuses on sexuality as the most important identity marker. 
D)  Queer theory advocates for more defined identity categories. 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

The best way to explain sex and gender is through interpersonal and cultural theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Queer theory states that identity categories are limiting and meaningless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Social learning theory suggests that children actively seek to perform their gender correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to psychodynamic theorists,gender identity becomes fixed early in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Men and women have hormonal cycles that can affect their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is generally true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most women use only the right lobe of their brain. 
B)  Most men use only the left lobe of their brain. 
C)  Most men's brains are more highly integrated than most women's brains. 
D)  A and B 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

According to psychodynamic theories,the first relationship we have fundamentally influences how we define our gender identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

David is a stay-at-home father of two young daughters who attends a "mommy and me" playgroup for young children and their caregivers.He is the only male caregiver to attend the group.According to standpoint theory,which statement(s)best explain(s)this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  As members of different genders, David and the female caregivers have developed different ways of thinking about parenting, different techniques for parenting, and different skills for parenting. 
B)  David and the mothers' viewpoints are limited and partial. 
C)  David may view parenting differently from the mothers' perspectives based on their different standpoints. 
D)  It would be possible for David and the mothers in the group to work to understand the others' standpoints. 
E)  All of the above

Exam 2: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development

Define the following -Gender schema

At age 3,Bonnie realizes she is female and she wants to become skilled at being a girl. She begins to watch her mother and older sister and to model her behaviors after theirs. Bonnie's efforts to learn how to act feminine are best explained by which theory?

Which of the following is/are true of queer theory?

The best way to explain sex and gender is through interpersonal and cultural theories.

Queer theory states that identity categories are limiting and meaningless.

Social learning theory suggests that children actively seek to perform their gender correctly.

According to psychodynamic theorists,gender identity becomes fixed early in life.

Men and women have hormonal cycles that can affect their behavior.

Which of the following is generally true?

According to psychodynamic theories,the first relationship we have fundamentally influences how we define our gender identity.

David is a stay-at-home father of two young daughters who attends a "mommy and me" playgroup for young children and their caregivers.He is the only male caregiver to attend the group.According to standpoint theory,which statement(s) best explain(s) this scenario?