Term
What conditions make it more likely that a woman will adopt a
Wonderful Wife and Mother gender strategy?
She has advanced educational She faces limited job
opportunities and a supportive opportunities and is married to
partner. a man with a high-paying job.
She lives in a society with equal
She is in a high-paying career and her
career prospects for men and
spouse shares household duties.
women.
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Term
Which of the following best conveys the meaning of the phrase gender
rules?
mandatory rules for career traditional customs for marriage
advancement in corporate settings ceremonies and family gatherings
culturally specific instructions
for how a man or a woman of a universal guidelines for physical
certain social status should fitness in men and women
appear and behave
3 of 30
Term
A woman who doesn't do femininity finds her gender identity
constantly questioned by suspicious clerks. Why is that?
, Her actions are seen as a deliberate Others are confused by her lack of
act of rebellion. interest in social norms.
Not doing gender in ways that
make sense to others is a
She is challenging traditional roles
communicative crisis for these
and asserting independence.
others; they don't know what to
think or do.
4 of 30
Term
When one preschooler told another that "anybody can have a penis,
only girls wear barrettes," the former child was
The ways in which we actively obey Women are still held
and break the gender rules of our disproportionately responsible for
society. housework and childcare.
There is a lifelong process of learning
revealing how meaningful
and re-learning gendered
gender performance is, no
expectations and how to negotiate
matter what bodies we have.
them.