gender

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

one’s biological category, male or female, based on anatomy and physiology

Question 2

gender

Answer 2

the social realization of biological sex

Question 3

gender identity

Answer 3

the identification with the social category boy/man or girl/woman

Question 4

gender expression

Answer 4

one’s pattern of outward behavior in relation to common standards of a gender category

Question 5

nonbinary

Answer 5

a gender identity that is neither wholly female nor wholly male

Question 6

transgender

Answer 6

people whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex

Question 7

what is the origin of sex categories?

Answer 7

anatomical and hormonal patterns

Question 8

why are boys and girls, women and men, not seen as opposite sexes?

Answer 8

they share more similarities than differences; differences are based on observable and average physical differences

Question 9

sexual dimorphism

Answer 9

physical differences between the sexes

Question 10

humans exhibit a ____ level of sexual dimorphism

Answer 10

low

Question 11

intersex

Answer 11

a condition in which a person’s chromosomal composition does not correspond with their sexual anatomy at birth, or the anatomy is not clearly male or female

Question 12

most common forms of intersex

Answer 12

congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- XX but more than usual androgens, atypical genitalia
male androgen insensitivity
- male chromosomes, female genitalia

Question 13

gender affirming care

Answer 13

care or treatment to support or affirm an individual’s gender identity

Question 14

biological explanations for family behavior are often inspired by what view of society?

Answer 14

structural functionalist view

Question 15

most social scientists integrate biological and social perspectives to study what?

Answer 15

change and variation

Question 16

socialization

Answer 16

the process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure into their own personality

Question 17

gender socialization is a lifelong process of learning of:

Answer 17

norms, rules and beliefs
ways to adapt to get along with others

Question 18

by age 3, what are the clear differences between boys and girls?

Answer 18

girls tend to prefer toys that involve nurturing and caring, boys tend to prefer power tools, weapons, cars

Question 19

interactive circles of socialization

Answer 19

family, local context, and cultural context

Question 20

occupational gender segregation

Answer 20

women are more likely to be employed in occupations that are closely associated with domestic work, there are differences in what men and women study in school, discrimination and socialization interact at all levels

Question 21

the gender pay gap

Answer 21

among full0time workers in all occupations in 2022, women’s median earnings were 83% of men’s