Ethics And Gender

Question 1

gender

Answer 1

socially ascribed status of male and female, based on culture, location, time and society

Question 2

sex

Answer 2

biologically determined status of male or female which is not dependent on culture and society

Question 3

gender socialization

Answer 3

social process by which males and females learn norms, values and attitudes deemed appropriate in the society

Question 4

influences of gender socialization

Answer 4

subjects, career, identity

Question 5

agents of gender socialization

Answer 5

family, religion, education, peers, media

Question 6

ethics

Answer 6

norms about what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior

Question 7

ethics vs. morals

Answer 7

ethics are rules provided by an external source like one’s profession while morals are an individual’s principles

Question 8

what is the similarity between ethics and morals?

Answer 8

they both relate to right and wrong

Question 9

List three female issues associated with females and gender

Answer 9

abortion’s and access to health tech, expectations for women’s bodies, women are more STI probe

Question 10

List three male issues associated with males and gender

Answer 10

Perception of masculinity, more injury prone and less likely to seek medical attention, lung cancer

Question 11

Gender based violence

Answer 11

According to the UN, violence that results in … physical ) sexual, psychological harm… to women including of such threats n acts coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or private life

Question 12

3 Effects of gender based violence

Answer 12

STDs, death, unwanted sex and violence

Question 13

Gender mainstreaming

Answer 13

Promotes gender equity and the transformation of gender relations ensuring social justice and human rights

Question 14

Examples of gender mainstreaming

Answer 14

According to the UN, advocacy, legislation, and statistics