Gender

Question 1

Define:
A) Sex
B) Intersex people

Answer 1

A) Biological characteristics of males, females, and intersex people (reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones)
B) Have biological characteristics that cannot be divided into male or female

Question 2

What is testosterone essential for?

Answer 2

Development of embryos, muscles, brains, red blood cells

Question 3

Define:
A) Transgender
B) Cisgender
C) Nonbinary

Answer 3

A) People whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
B) People whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth
C) People who do not identify within the binaries of man or woman

Question 4

When did historical shifts in gender (such as use of masculinity) occur?

Answer 4

Late 1800s

Question 5

In reference to China, define
A) wen
B) wu
C) which China values more?

Answer 5

A) Men’s academic and cultural accomplishments
B) Physical strength and military power
C) Values wen over wu

Question 6

Give three examples of how masculinity is understood across contexts

Answer 6

A) South Korean men have highest consumption of beauty products as beauty is linked to success and status
B) China bans men who are not seen as masculine enough from TV (emotional, petty, easily bullied, considered feminine)
C) Holding hands in middle east is a way men can show platonic intimacy

Question 7

How is meat tied to masculinity

Answer 7

Men are more interested in meat-based diet, and deny animal suffering, as they often tie meat to masculinity

Question 8

What is contemporary masculinity?

Answer 8

Young progressive men describe fears about what threaten their masculinity. TikTok challenges and reinforces traditional notions of masculinity.