,Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex J J J J J J J J J J J J
and gender equality?
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A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
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B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for
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Gender Equality.” J
C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
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D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated.
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Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
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movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality. J J J J J J J
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the ________ aspects of being
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female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the _________ aspects.
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A. culturally constructed; biological J J
B. hormonal; culturally constructed J J
C. biological; culturally constructed J J
D. anatomical; hormonal J J
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
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Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to
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A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
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B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
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C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
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D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
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Ans: A J
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
,4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender” to
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refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following
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reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
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B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
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C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
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D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.
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Ans: C J
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium J J
5. Researchers have found that testosterone ______ _. J J J J
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
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B. increases during competition but only for men J J J J J J
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors J J J J J
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors J J J J J J
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
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are ____ _.
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
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B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of
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androgen during fetal development J J J
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
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D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension J J J
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium J J
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
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A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex J J J J J J J J
B. streamlining social interactions J J
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
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D. fostering complexity in social institutions J J J J J
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, Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Application J J
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Hard J J
8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
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A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where ______ _. J J J J
A. gender identity transcends multiple sex categories
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B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
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C. biological components of sex do not fit the typical male/female pattern
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D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy J J
10. Strict sex and gender binaries are _____ _.
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A. observed in all cultures across the world J J J J J J
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society J J J J J J
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex J J J J J J J
D. necessary to maintain social order J J J J J
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach Difficulty
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Level: Easy J
11. For transgender individuals, there exists ______
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A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
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B. a mismatch between the sex they are assigned at birth and their psychological
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gender