Chapter 2 Gender Identity Questions And Answers

Chapter 2 Gender Identity Questions
And Answers
2.sEnvironmentalsinfluencess-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Majorsdeterminantsofsgendersidentitiessandsgeneralsroles.sSocietysdefinessqualitiessofsmale
nesssandsfemalenesssexpectedsandsinfluencedsbysrolessofsparents,stelevisionsandsschool.

4.sDidsyoursexperiencesinsschoolsshapesyoursgendersidentity?sHow?s-
sCORRECTssANSWER-

RemembersgendersidentitysAsperson'sspersonal,sinternalssensesofsmalenesssofsfemalenes
s,swhichsissexpressedsinspersonalitysandsbehavior.

5.sThestextsprovidessseveralsexamplessofsgendersschemasaccordingstosgendersschemasthe
ory.sCansyousthinksofsanysadditionalsgendersschemas?s-sCORRECTssANSWER-
RemembersGendersSchemasisstheoryssuggestingsthatspeopleshavesdefinitesideassaboutsho
wsmalessandsfemalessshouldslooksandsbehave,sbasedsonsthesframeworksofslogicsandsideass
usedstosorganizesinformationsandsmakessensesofsit.

Explanation:sGendersschemastheoryscombinesselementssofsbothscognitivesdevelopmentals
andssocialslearningstheories,ssuggestingsthatschildrenshavesframeworkss(schema)sofshows
malessandsfemalessactsandslook.

6.sHowsdoessgendersidentity,sorsgendersrolessimpactscareerschoices?s-
sCORRECTssANSWER-

RemembersgendersidentitysAsperson'sspersonal,sinternalssensesofsmalenesssofsfemalenes
s,swhichsissexpressedsinspersonalitysandsbehavior.sandsgendersrolessaresAsperson'ssoutwar
dsexpressionsofsmalenesssorsfemaleness.

7.sWhatsaressomesofsthespotentialsnegativesconsequencessofsgendersstereotyping?s-
sCORRECTssANSWER-

11.sThesproblemswithsstereotypessissthatsforcingseveryonestosconformstosthessamesmoldsse

, verlyslimitssthesdevelopmentsofsindividualspersonalitysandspersonalsachievement.sNewsgen
dersrolessencourageswomenstosbesmoresassertivesandslessspassivesandsmenstosbeslesssagg
ressivesandsmorescooperative.s15.sultimatesexpressionsofsthesself.sTelevision,smagazines,s
andsadvertisementssinfluencestheswayswomensfeelsaboutsthemselvessandscreatesunattaina
blesstandardssforswomenstoslivesupsto,sresultingsinsansincreasesinseatingsdisorderssandsnega
tivesself-image.

8.sWhysmightsbodysimagesdiffersamongsethnicsgroups?s-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Thereswassinformationsinsthesbooksaboutsthissassrelatedstosdifferentsurbansethnicsgroupssso
meshadstosdoswithsparent,stelevision,smediasforsexamplesinfluencessthatswerespositivesorsne
gativesbuts???sthissseemsslikesansopinionsquestion.

9.sHowsmightsgendersrolessimpactssame-sexsmarriages?s-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Opinion?sItswouldsseemslikesthisswouldsbesbasedsonsthessamesthingsassteachersinputsearlier
sonsgendersrolessinsanysmarriage:sAsgendersrolesissthesoutwardsexpressionsofsone'ssmalene

sssorsfemalenesssinsassocialssetting.sAgreementsbetweenspartners'sgender-
rolesexpectationssandstheirsperformance,sandsthesesfactorss[SidesBar:srolesambiguitysThesu
ncertaintysfeltswhenschoosingsasgendersrole.]
[SidesBar:srolesstrainsThesstresssofstryingstosmeetsthesdemandssofsmanysroles.]
[SidesBar:segalitariansmarriagesAsrelationshipsofsequalitysrathersthansstrictsrolesdefinition;sth
esfocussissonssharedspowersandssharedswork.]
[SidesBar:sgender-rolescongruencesAgreementsbetweenspartners'sgender-
rolesexpectationssandstheirsperformance.]Couplesscansbesstrictlystraditionalsorstotallysegalit
ariansorssomeshybrid.sThesimportantsfactorsissforsthemstosbesinsagreements(Stevens,sKiger,s
andsRiley,s2001).sCouplesswhosfocussonsmutualssupport,sconcern,sandsthoughtfulnesssares
likelystoshavesgoodsrelationships.sContestsstosdetermineswhosissthes"boss"sorswhoscansgetst
hesmostswhilesgivingsthesleastsaresdisappointingsandsdestructive.

9.sPeoplesdevelopsstereotypedsconceptssofsmasculinitysandsfemininitys(Teachersinputsbutss
eesalsoshersinputsincorporatedsinsquestions33sands34sbelow)s-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Traditionally,smalessweresaggressive,sdominant,sstrong,sforceful,sself-
confident,srugged,svirile,sinstrumental,sadventurous,scourageous,sindependent,sambitious,
sdirect,slogical,sandsunemotional.sTosbesasmanswasstosbesasbigswheel,sbessuccessful,shavess

tatus,sandsbeslookedsupsto.s10.sTraditionally,sfemalessweressubmissive,sweak,ssensitive,sge
ntle,stender,skind,stactful,swarmsandsaffectionate,ssentimental,ssoft-
hearted,sdependent,sawaresofsfeelingssofsothers,semotionalsandsexcitable,sandssomewhatsf
rivolous,sfickle,sillogical,sandstalkative.sFemalesgendersnormssincludedsthesmarriagesandsm
otherhoodsmandates;sthatsis,swomensweresexpectedstosgetsmarriedsandstoshaveschildren.

Androgynys-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Asblendingsofsmalesandsfemalescharacteristicssandsroles;sespecially,saslacksofsgenderstypin
gswithsrespectstosroles.

BiologicalsTheorys-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Biologicalstheoriesssuggeststhatssomesofsthesdifferencessinsmalesandsfemalesbehaviorsarest
hesresultsofsgenetic,shormonal,sandsneurobiologicalsinfluences.