Chapter 10 SG

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

physical characteristics of being male or female

Question 2

gender

Answer 2

psychological aspects of being male or female

Question 3

Gender roles

Answer 3

the culture’s expectations for masculine or feminine behavior, including attitudes, actions, personality traits

Question 4

gender typing

Answer 4

the process of acquiring gender role characteristics

Question 5

gender identity

Answer 5

the individual’s sense of being male or female

Question 6

Social Learning theory

Answer 6

gender identity is formed through reinforcement of appropriate gender behavior as well as imitation of gender models

Question 7

Gender schema theory

Answer 7

a child develops a mental pattern, or schema, for being male or female and then organizes observed and learned behavior around that schema

Question 8

Gender stereotype

Answer 8

a concept held about a person or group of people that is based on being male or female

Question 9

Benevolent sexism

Answer 9

acceptance of positive sterotypes of males and females that leafs to unequal treatment

Question 10

Androgyny

Answer 10

characteristic of possessing the most positive personality characteristics of males and females regardless of actual sex

Question 11

Cognitive differences

Answer 11

Male: math and spatial skills Female: verbal skills

Question 12

Who conducted the first systematic surveys of sexual behavior in the 1950’s?

Answer 12

kinsey

Question 13

Sexual orientation

Answer 13

a person’s sexual attraction and affection preference for members of a particular sex

Question 14

According to research, when do the majority of gay or bisexual college men report they first become
aware of their sexual orientation?

Answer 14

by junior high and high school