Chapter 1- true or false

Question 1

true or false- Life experiences can cause biological differences
between women and men?

Answer 1

True: Performing male-typed
behaviors can increase women’s testosterone levels, and
performing female-typed behaviors can reduce men’s
testosterone levels

Question 2

true or false-There are only two biological sexes: male and
female?

Answer 2

False: Biology offers several different types of
intersexuality, in which the biological components of sex
do not consistently fit the typical male or the typical
female patterns

Question 3

true or false-Throughout human history, there is evidence that
some societies were true matriarchies in which women
ruled the society, controlled how it operated, and held
more power than men?

Answer 3

False: There are no known
human matriarchies. There are, however, many
examples of matrilineal societies

Question 4

true or false-Many people who believe in feminist principles do
not identify as feminists?

Answer 4

True: Many people support the
principles of feminism but reject the label, perhaps due
to negative stereotypes of feminists

Question 5

true or false-The American Psychiatric Association considers
transgender identity to be a clinically diagnosable
psychological disorder?

Answer 5

False: The American Psychiatric
Association no longer considers transgender identity a
disorder. People may, however, receive a diagnosis of
gender dysphoria if they experience clinically significant
levels of distress about a mismatch between their
gender identity and the sex that others assign them