mod. 47

Question 1

one’s personal, private sense of maleness or femaleness

Answer 1

gender identity

Question 2

hypothesized effect that prenatal exposure to sex hormones has on development of the body, nervous system, and later behavioral patterns

Answer 2

biological biasing effect

Question 3

the process of learning gender behaviors considered appropriate for one’s sex in a given culture

Answer 3

gender role association

Question 4

the patterns of behaviors that are regarded as male or female by one’s culture; sex role

Answer 4

gender role

Question 5

oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the basic characteristics of men and women

Answer 5

gender role stereotypes

Question 6

behaviors directed toward the achievement of some goal

Answer 6

instrumental behavior

Question 7

behaviors that express or communicate emotion or personal feelings

Answer 7

expressive behaviors

Question 8

stress associated with any conflict between personal identity and expectations associated with a gender role

Answer 8

gender role strain

Question 9

the presence of both masculine and feminine traits in a single person
ex. men cooking

Answer 9

androgyny

Question 10

condition in which a person’s biological sex does not match his or her preferred gender

Answer 10

gender variant (transsexuality)