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1
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What is replacement theory? (In regards to Matt Walsh?)

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He believes that if more immigrants come into America, they will replace all white people

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What is interplanetary theory?

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The idea that men and women so different that they might as well come from other planets

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3
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What are the schools of thought?

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Biological determinism and Differential socialization

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What is biological determinism?

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The idea that men and women have different hormones, reproductive systems and brain chemistries

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What is differential socialization?

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Men and women aren’t necessarily born different, rather they are socialized differently

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What did Kimmel and Holler believe regarding the differences between men and women?

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Men and women are more alike, while women and women were vastly differed – the same went for men and men

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What is the difference between sex and gender?

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Sex refers to physical differences, while gender is an ascribed status to sex bodies

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Why do gender traditionalists project their views onto others?

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The are scared of seeing things that deviate from the norm

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9
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Is there any proof that homosexuality is biological?

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No

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What did Kimmel and Holler believe about both school of thought?

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They believed that both schools of thought were inaccurate of incomplete

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What is social constructionism?

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Because of the way we view things, our views are often skewed – either made up or socially constructed

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How can projection influence the results of our tests?

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We see things that aren’t actually true or valid based on our own interpretations of the subject

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13
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Which sex has gender?

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Both males and females have gender

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14
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What did E. O Wilson believe?

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He believed that genes held culture on a leash

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What did Theologians believe the difference between men and women were?

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That they had difference essences or souls

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Why was Darwin’s book controversial?

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Because rather than humans being graced by god, they came about as a result of evolution

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What argument did Darwin make about the difference between men and women?

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Men and women are only different through their mental dispositions

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18
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What is social Darwinism? Who created it?

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Scientific racism created by Spencer to pervert Darwin’s work

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What was Spencer also credited with?

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The field of eugenics

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What did Kimmel and Holler believe was the difference between Darwin and social Darwinism?

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Darwin explained changes over a millennia while social Darwinism merely explained differences over generations

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21
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How do scientists study gender differences?

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From a biological perspective

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22
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Is there a link between the Y chromosome and aggression?

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No

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23
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Does testosterone vary among men and women?

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Yes

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Is there a link between chromosomes and hormones in relation to behavior?

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No – its difficult to determine

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Is there a difference between gay brains and heterosexual brains?

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There were no valid results showing that heterosexual and homosexual brains were different

26
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What did Freud believe was the difference between men and women?

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They had different personalities

27
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What are the three parts of Freud’s psychoanalytical theory?

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The id, the ego, and the super ego

28
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What are the five stages of Freud’s psychosexual development?

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The oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital

29
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What stage is sexual orientation and gender developed? Where is it refined?

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Developed in the phallic stage, refined in the genital stage

30
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Is gender and sexual orientation formed at the same time?

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Yes – they both form in the phallic stage, according to Freud

31
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What are the three points Kimmel and Holler raised about Freud’s work?

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He separated gender and sexuality from biology, and linked gender identity to sexual orientation, restated that gender stereotypes were successful adaptations of ego

32
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What are some criticisms regarding Freud?

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Based on his theories on upper-middle class women from Vienna, interpreted their dreams while high on cocaine, used slips of the tongue as solid evidence

33
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What are the two roles Parson theorized?

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Instrumental roles and expressive roles

34
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What did Parsons believed about society?

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That society generated roles to ensure that society continues onwards

35
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What did Ben believe? (Gender Schema Theory)

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He believed that gender identity was learned and that everyone is born gender neutral

36
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What are some criticisms regarding gender role theory?

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That its monolithic for both girls and boys, and that it obscures power

37
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How did feminism play a role in sex-role theory?

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They contested many findings

38
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What did Mead believe about sex differences?

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That they were learned

39
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What did functionalists believe? (When it came to the topic of division of labour.)

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All societies are divided by gender

40
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What did Functionalists believe about sex-based division of labour?

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That it was both functional and natural

41
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What does the term Familia refer to?

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How many family members and slaves a man owned

42
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What did Engles believe about capitalism?

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“The world historical defeat of the female sex”

43
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How do humans cope with the unknown?

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Through the use of religion

44
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Why can’t we decipher behavior using biological and psychological models?

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That are both inadequate

45
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Who were the two studies which were similar to each other?

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The Arapesh and the Mundugamor

46
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How did primitive societies encourage warfare?

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By rewarding male soldiers with women

47
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What is decent theory?

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The fixed nature of a mother-child bond, the bond between males and the next generation

48
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What is alliance theory?

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That men bond by turning women into sex objects

49
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How is Female Genital Mutilation ‘justified?’

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Done for “cleanliness’, preventing promiscuity, and feminine appearance

50
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How is male circumcision different from FGM?

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FMG is invasive and can permanently damage female reproductive organs

51
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What is parental investment theory?

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Tend to be picky when choosing mates as they have to invest more time into offspring

52
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What was the result of the research Buss did on 10,000 people from cultures around the world?

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Women valued economic prosperity while men valued fertility and appearance

53
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What was the single most valued trait among all participants in Buss’ study?

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Kindess

54
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What have sociobiologists condoned the comparison of?

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The comparison between animals and human behaviours

55
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What two stages of differentiation are the most important?

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Fetal stage and puberty

56
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What is the difference between polyandry and polygyny?

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Polyandry: Women having multiple husbands
Polygyny: Men having multiple wives

57
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How was Mead accused of cultural determinism?

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for allowing herself to be duped by her informants, and for misinterpreting the cultures she studied

58
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What did Engles believe the three chief institutions in society were?

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A capitalistic economy, a nation-state and a nuclear family

59
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What is cultural relativism?

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Not judging a culture based on what ones own culture thinks is right or strange

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