Quiz 5- unit 2

Question 0

What way in which being feminine or mascluine, being a woman or a man, becomes an internalized way in which we think about ourselves is know as our\_\_\_\_
A. gender identity 
B. Gender sexualization 
C. Gender Socialization
D. Gender Norms

Answer 0

A. Gender identity

Question 1

The set of rules of what is considered to be appropriate masculine or feminine behavior in society is known as a groups\_\_\_\_
A. Gender Socialization 
B. Gender Identity 
C. Gender Norms 
D. Gender Sexualization

Answer 1

C. Gender Norms

Question 2

Which of the following is part of Bem’s gender schema Theory?
A. The concept that gender is innate and develops largely subconsciously
B. The belief that children are mostly passive recipients of the agents of socialization
C. That children learn from their culture that gender is an extremely important organizing principle
D. All of the above

Answer 2

C. That children learn from their culture that gender is an extremely important organizing principle

Question 3

Which of the following is the best definition of gender socialization?
A. The process through which children learn the norms and expectations of society for how they behave as females or males
B. The process of developing an understanding of the way one’s society groups people into sex categories
C. The stages all children go through in the ability to reason and rationally understand the difference between the sexes
D. none of the above

Answer 3

A. The process through which children learn the norms and expectations of society for how they behave as females or males

Question 4

According to the text, Social Learning Theory developed out of Behaviorism in Psychology
True
False

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which of the following is true about intersexed individuals?
A. Fewer than .005% of the population is born intersexed
B. those intersexed infants who have genital surgery at birth fared much better than those who did not have surgery
C. intersexed individuals often report gender feels like a performance
D. all the above

Answer 5

C. intersexed individuals often report gender feels like a performance

Question 6

According to the research done about gender socialization among children at camp, athletic ability was the main determinant of status for both girls and boys

True
False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Our dominant ideas about what it means to be a man and the influence of these ideas in our society, is known as\_\_\_\_\_
A. Hegemonic masculinity
B. Patriarchy
C. Androgyny 
D. Gender polarization

Answer 7

A. Hegemonic Masculinity

Question 8

According to the text, which of the following is true with respect to the term “old maid”?
A. it reveals that windows are in a particularly precarious financial situation
B. it suggests that women gain status as they age
C. it demonstrates that marriage is seen as more important for women than for men
D. it shows that the status of the elderly has improved significantly over the last 50 years

Answer 8

C. it demonstrates that marriage is seen as more important for women than for men

Question 9

Which theoretical perspective would be most likely to say that boy's relationship with his mother, or lack thereof, results in him having strong ego boundaries? 
A. gender schema 
B. Cognitive Development 
C. Psychoanalytic
D. Social Learning

Answer 9

C. Psychoanalytic

Question 10

According to the article on “Gender being kids” which of the following is true?
A. Girls are more likely than boys to be criticized for engaging in not conventional gender behaviors.
B. non-gender conforming adolescents whose families are supportive have a lower risk of depression
C. peer groups quickly accept those children who dress “as the other sex” as long as they also engage in activities of “the other sex”
D. all of the above
E. only A and B

Answer 10

C. peer groups quickly accept those children who dress “as the other sex” as long as they also engage in activities of “the other sex”