sociology 103 final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The terms "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's _________ -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gender |
The term _______ refers to society's concept of how men and women
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are expected to act and how they should behave. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-gender role |
Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation
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_______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-in early adolescence
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A person who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender
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and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered _______. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transgender
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Which of following is correct regarding the explanation for
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transgenderism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Currently, there is no
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definitive explanation for transgenderism.
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,DOMA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 U.S.
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law explicitly limiting the definition of "marriage" to a union between
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one man and one woman and allowing each individual state to
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recognize or deny same-sex marriages performed in other states
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gender dysphoria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a condition listed in the
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DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one
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they identify with. This condition replaces "gender identity disorder"
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gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a person's deeply held internal
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perception of his or her gender | | | | |
gender role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-society's concept of how men and
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women should behave| |
gender - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that refers to social or cultural
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distinctions of behaviors that are considered male or female
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Heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an ideology and a set of | | | | | | | | |
institutional practices that privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality
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over other sexual orientations
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Homophobia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an extreme or irrational aversion
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to homosexuals
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, sex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that denotes the presence of
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physical or physiological differences between males and females
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sexual orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a person's physical, mental,
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emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female)
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transgender - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an adjective that describes
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individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are
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other than their biological sex
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transsexuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transgender individuals who
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attempt to alter their bodies through medical interventions such as
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surgery and hormonal therapy
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Which of the following is the best example of a gender stereotype? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Women tend to be overly emotional, while men
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tend to be levelheaded.
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Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an
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agent of socialization for school-aged children? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and | | | | | | | | |
marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles.
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Correct Answers
The terms "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's _________ -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gender |
The term _______ refers to society's concept of how men and women
| | | | | | | | | | | |
are expected to act and how they should behave. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-gender role |
Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation
| | | | | | | | | |
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-in early adolescence
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A person who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered _______. -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transgender
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Which of following is correct regarding the explanation for
| | | | | | | | |
transgenderism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Currently, there is no
| | | | | | |
definitive explanation for transgenderism.
| | |
,DOMA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 U.S.
| | | | | | | | | |
law explicitly limiting the definition of "marriage" to a union between
| | | | | | | | | | |
one man and one woman and allowing each individual state to
| | | | | | | | | | |
recognize or deny same-sex marriages performed in other states
| | | | | | | |
gender dysphoria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a condition listed in the
| | | | | | | | |
DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
they identify with. This condition replaces "gender identity disorder"
| | | | | | | |
gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a person's deeply held internal
| | | | | | | | |
perception of his or her gender | | | | |
gender role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-society's concept of how men and
| | | | | | | | | |
women should behave| |
gender - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that refers to social or cultural
| | | | | | | | | | |
distinctions of behaviors that are considered male or female
| | | | | | | |
Heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an ideology and a set of | | | | | | | | |
institutional practices that privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality
| | | | | | |
over other sexual orientations
| | |
Homophobia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an extreme or irrational aversion
| | | | | | | |
to homosexuals
|
, sex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a term that denotes the presence of
| | | | | | | | | |
physical or physiological differences between males and females
| | | | | | |
sexual orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a person's physical, mental,
| | | | | | | |
emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female)
| | | | | | | | | |
transgender - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an adjective that describes
| | | | | | |
individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are
| | | | | | | | | |
other than their biological sex
| | | |
transsexuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transgender individuals who
| | | | | |
attempt to alter their bodies through medical interventions such as
| | | | | | | | | |
surgery and hormonal therapy
| | |
Which of the following is the best example of a gender stereotype? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Women tend to be overly emotional, while men
| | | | | | | | |
tend to be levelheaded.
| | |
Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
agent of socialization for school-aged children? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and | | | | | | | | |
marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles.
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