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Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing,




Test Bank for The Psychology of Sex and Gender 2nd Edition By Jennifer Katherine Bosson
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, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing,




Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender Test
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Multiple Choice n1




1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex
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n1 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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n1 Gender Equality.”
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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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n1 Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
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n1 movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
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Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
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n1 Level: Easy
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2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the
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n1 female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the
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B. hormonal; culturally constructed n1 n1




C. biological; culturally constructed n1 n1




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n1 Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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n1 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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n1 Difficulty Level: Easy n1 n1

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3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
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n1 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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n1 Ans: A n1




Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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n1 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge n1 n1




Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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n1 Difficulty Level: Easy n1 n1

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SAGE Publishing,
4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender”
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n1 to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the
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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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n1 Ans: C n1




Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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n1 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension n1 n1




Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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5. Researchers have found that testosterone n1 n1 n1 n1 .
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape
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n1 the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
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Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
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6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women are
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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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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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