Gender and the Role of Social Institutions and Developmeny

Question 1

What term describes the process by which individuals learn to conform to group norms, internalize them, acquire status, and plan corresponding roles?

Answer 1

Socialization

Question 2

Agents of Gender Socialization

Answer 2

• Family
• School
• Media

Question 3

What are some early influences on gender socialization, starting from infancy, such as the practice of dressing girl babies in pink and boy babies in blue?

Answer 3

Answer: Family, through child-rearing practices.

Question 4

It involves telling children what they are and what is expected of them.

Answer 4

the process of verbal appellation

Question 5

refers to the process where people direct children’s attention to gender-appropriate objects, thereby channeling their needs into fixed behavior patterns.

Answer 5

Canalization

Question 6

involves people handling girls and boys differently, even from infancy.

Answer 6

The process of manipulation

Question 7

What are examples of social institutions?

Answer 7

family
workplace
educational
institutions
language
church
media
state.

Question 8

mean both the
improved material well-being
(welfare) of people and the
process by which this improved
well-being is
achieved

Answer 8

Development

Question 9

The concept of development also
includes an element of____- that
material benefits from the development
process should be fairly distributed,
especially to benefit those most in need, the disadvantaged and the most vulnerable.

Answer 9

equality

Question 10

means that
everybody has an equal chance,
especially for equal access, there is no
structural discrimination standing
in the way of any individual
or social group.

Answer 10

Equality of Opportunity

Question 11

is the ability to
recognize gender issues, and especially
the ability to recognize women’s different
perceptions and interests arising from
their different social location and
different gender roles

Answer 11

Gender sensitivity

Question 12

is an important element of development, being the process by which people take control and action in order to overcome obstacles

Answer 12

Empowerment

Question 13

for women would mean ending all gender discrimination.

Answer 13

Equality of opportunity

Question 14

affect everybody, men or women, rich or poor, young or old, etc. in all spheres of life

Answer 14

Gender issues

Question 15

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emanating from beliefs, attitudes, values, roles and characteristics attributed by society to women and men

Answer 15

cultural biases

Question 16

True or False

Answer 16

These biases define what women and men should be, how they would act, what they would do, what they are entitled to

Question 17

is a major advance in
development theory and practice

Answer 17

GAD

Question 18

is about recognizing
that gender biases impede
development

Answer 18

GAD

Question 19

a gender-responsive development is crucial in
attaining ____

Answer 19

GROWTH with EQUITY

Question 20

because GAD empowers women to be effective as half of the national producers of goods and
services

Answer 20

Growth

Question 21

because it aims to provide more to those who have less according to needs

Answer 21

EQUITY,

Question 22

child bearing

Answer 22

sex

Question 23

beliefs about what women cannot do or should do

Answer 23

Gender

Question 24

Republic Act 7192

Answer 24

“Women in Development and Nation Building”

Question 25

agencies are tasked to formulate a GAD plan and to implement the same by utilizing at least five percent (5%) of their total budget appropriations

Answer 25

GAA

Question 26

Republic Act 9710

Answer 26

Magna Carta of Women

Question 27

• check personal gender biases
• look at everyone and deal with them
  as human, not as women/men, male/
  female, girls/boys
  *critique books of young children
  *examine assignment of roles at home
  and correct gendered patterns

Answer 27

Pesonal

Question 28

*desegregate data by sex
*attain balance in various positions
(esp. top and decision-making
positions)
*stop gender discrimination in
recruitment, hiring, training, promotion

Answer 28

Professional

Question 29

Republic Act 7160

Answer 29

the Local Government Code

Question 30

Republic Act 7160 or the Local
Government Code

Answer 30

defines local governance as “the process by which communities
address their own needs, problems and priorities through more responsive and accountable local governments.”

Question 31

directs LGUs to incorporate in their local development plans, programs on GAD and coordinates with the DILG offices for the mobilization of resources for GAD programs and activities.

Answer 31

DILG Memorandum Circular
1998-148

Question 32

The use of language which devalues members of one sex, almost invariably women, thus foster gender inequality.

Answer 32

Sexism in Language