quiz

Question 1

doing gender

Answer 1

the performance of tasks based upon the gender assigned to us by society and, in turn, ourselves

Question 2

gender dysphoria

Answer 2

a condition in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with. This condition replaces “gender identity disorder”.

Question 3

the terms masculine and feminine refer to a person’s?

Answer 3

gender

Question 4

the term __ refers to society’s concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave

Answer 4

gender role

Question 5

research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation___

Answer 5

in early adolescence

Question 6

a person who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered?

Answer 6

transsexual

Question 7

Which of the following is correct regarding the explanation for transgenderism

Answer 7

currently, there is no definitive explanation

Question 8

which of following is the best example of a gender stereotype?

Answer 8

women are typically shorter than men

Question 9

which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school aged children

Answer 9

peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside their assigned roles

Question 10

to which theoretical perspective does the following statement most likely apply: women continue to assume their responsibility in the household along with paid occupation because it keeps the household running smoothly

Answer 10

functionalism

Question 11

according to the symbolic interactionist perspective, we “do gender”

Answer 11

all the time, in everything we do

Question 12

what western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes toward sex?

Answer 12

sweden

Question 13

compared to most Western societies, US sexual attitudes are considered ?

Answer 13

conservative

Question 14

sociologists associate sexuality with?

Answer 14

a persons capacity for sexual feelings

Question 15

according to national surveys, most US parents support which type of sex education?

Answer 15

abstinence plus sexual safety

Question 16

which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure marital cohesion and family stability?

Answer 16

functionalism

Question 17

sylvia walby

Answer 17

dul systems feminism: looks at capitalism-patriarchy link through six structures: production relations in house, paid work, the patriarchal state, male violence, patriarchal relations in sexuality, patriarchal cultural institutions

Question 18

Symbolic interactionism: doing gender

Answer 18

zimmerman and west: gender is not who we are, but what we do, an accomplishment

Question 19

passing

Answer 19

the fact of being accepted or representing oneself successfully as a member of a different group

Question 20

bacha posh

Answer 20

girls pass as boys in Afghanistan in order to bring honor to their families, escape social criticism and bring much needed economic support; return to womanhood, when woman enters puberty and parents make the decision

Question 21

Hijra

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third gender in india

Question 22

Garfinkel and the case of Agnes?

Answer 22

Garfinkel: the more general point here is that we are not simply born men or women; we also learn and routinely use the common place practices that allow us to pass for men or women
Agnes: needs to learn to be a woman

Question 23

animism

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the religion that believes in the divinity of nonhuman beings

Question 24

denomination

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a large religion that is not sponsored by the state

Question 25

ecclesia

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religion that is considered the state religion

Question 26

established sects

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sects that last but do not become denominations

Question 27

liberation theology

Answer 27

the use of church to promote social change via the political arena

Question 28

totemism

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the belief in a divine connection between humans and other natural beings

Question 29

in what ways does religion serve the role of a social institution?

Answer 29

religions have a complex and integrated set of norms, religious practices and beliefs are related to societal values, and religions often meet several basic needs

Question 30

a cultural universal is something that

Answer 30

is found in all cultures

Question 31

which of the main theoretical perspectives would approach religion form the micro level?

Answer 31

symbolic interactionism

Question 32

which perspective most emphasizes the ways in which religion helps keep the social system running smoothly?

Answer 32

functional perspective

Question 33

which socialist perspective most emphasizes the way in which religion helps to maintain social inequalities within a society?

Answer 33

conflict theory

Question 34

which of following do the functionality and conflict theory perspectives share?

Answer 34

position that religions relate to social control enforcing social norms

Question 35

the protestant work ethic was viewed in terms of its relationship to

Answer 35

capitalism

Question 36

what are some denominations of the christian protestant church

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methodist and seventh day adventist

Question 37

a sect

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often believes it must be split from the larger group to return to important fundamentals

Question 38

the main difference between an ecclesia and a denomination is

Answer 38

ecclesia are sponsored and considered a official religion

Question 39

some controversial groups that may be mislabeled as cults include

Answer 39

scientology and the hare krishna

Question 40

many stories in the sacred text of judaism are

Answer 40

shared by christianity and islam

Question 41

social scientists refer to the use of a church to combat social injustice in the political realm as

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liberation theology

Question 42

megachurches tend to have

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large arenas where services are held