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

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Which statement accurately reflects the author's findings?

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 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which sociological theory informed the author's research?

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

Explain what it means to "do" gender.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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