COMM 214 INTERPERSONAL COMM QUIZ 6 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2026
All theoretical/academic views regarding gender and verbal communication agree that men and
women follow different rules and inhabit different speech communities. - Answers False
Anatomical and biological distinctions between males and females are defined as one's gender. -
Answers False
Family has no or little effect on shaping our gender identity. - Answers False
Forcing children to play with different toys depending on their sex reinforces the belief that girls and
boys are innately different. - Answers True
Gender does not vary according to culture because all cultures have the same standards for expected
behaviors. - Answers False
Gender identity is an inner sense of being a male or a female. - Answers True
Gender is interactional because we accomplish it in communication with others. - Answers True
Gender is learned from a variety of sources that are a part of a process of gender socialization. -
Answers True
Girls are generally allowed, more than boys, to bend prescriptive gender norms. - Answers True
If a male sales manager will not give female employees important accounts because he worries they
might display inappropriate emotions and seem unprofessional to clients, what is he likely displaying?
- Answers hostile sexism
Intersectionality explains that people do not fit into only one category but are the result of a
summation of individual and cultural backgrounds and experiences. - Answers True
Learning gender from a variety of sources is part of which process? - Answers gender socialization
Nonverbal behaviors are not significant aspects of our gender expression. - Answers False
Nonverbal communication is one of the primary ways we express or do gender. This is seen in all of
these ways EXCEPT: - Answers how we talk about emotions
One sex is generally allowed to bend gender norms more than the other in the U.S. It is: - Answers
girls
People described as cisgender are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to
their assigned sex category. - Answers True
People described as gender fluid are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond
to their assigned sex category. - Answers False
People typically expect your gender expression to coincide with your: - Answers Sex
People with more sexist attitudes also believe that there are greater differences between males and
females. - Answers True
Research comparing same-sex and opposite-sex romantic relationships reveals more similarities than
differences in the relationships. - Answers True
Researchers note that people with more sexist attitudes also believe that males and females have
greater: - Answers differences
What is defined as an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectionate attraction to others? -
Answers sexual orientation
What is gender identity? - Answers all of the options are correct: a deeply felt awareness,an internal
identification, an inner sense of being a man or a woman
What is the term for individuals whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to their
assigned sex category? - Answers cisgender
What is the term used in the text for matching societal expectations to achieve, or accomplish, your
gender in a way that is consistent with your sex? - Answers doing gender
When Sadiq first came to the U.S. he was confused when some Americans seemed upset that he did
not want to shake hands with anyone identified as female. Which of these statements best describes
why Sadiq was confused: - Answers Cultures have different norms for expected behaviors and gender
expression.
Which of these terms DO NOT describe how gender is defined? - Answers unchanging
Which pair of words describes gender as a spectrum with gradients? - Answers genderqueer and
gender fluid
Why does gender vary among cultures? - Answers Cultures have varied standards for expected
gender behaviors.
2026
All theoretical/academic views regarding gender and verbal communication agree that men and
women follow different rules and inhabit different speech communities. - Answers False
Anatomical and biological distinctions between males and females are defined as one's gender. -
Answers False
Family has no or little effect on shaping our gender identity. - Answers False
Forcing children to play with different toys depending on their sex reinforces the belief that girls and
boys are innately different. - Answers True
Gender does not vary according to culture because all cultures have the same standards for expected
behaviors. - Answers False
Gender identity is an inner sense of being a male or a female. - Answers True
Gender is interactional because we accomplish it in communication with others. - Answers True
Gender is learned from a variety of sources that are a part of a process of gender socialization. -
Answers True
Girls are generally allowed, more than boys, to bend prescriptive gender norms. - Answers True
If a male sales manager will not give female employees important accounts because he worries they
might display inappropriate emotions and seem unprofessional to clients, what is he likely displaying?
- Answers hostile sexism
Intersectionality explains that people do not fit into only one category but are the result of a
summation of individual and cultural backgrounds and experiences. - Answers True
Learning gender from a variety of sources is part of which process? - Answers gender socialization
Nonverbal behaviors are not significant aspects of our gender expression. - Answers False
Nonverbal communication is one of the primary ways we express or do gender. This is seen in all of
these ways EXCEPT: - Answers how we talk about emotions
One sex is generally allowed to bend gender norms more than the other in the U.S. It is: - Answers
girls
People described as cisgender are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to
their assigned sex category. - Answers True
People described as gender fluid are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond
to their assigned sex category. - Answers False
People typically expect your gender expression to coincide with your: - Answers Sex
People with more sexist attitudes also believe that there are greater differences between males and
females. - Answers True
Research comparing same-sex and opposite-sex romantic relationships reveals more similarities than
differences in the relationships. - Answers True
Researchers note that people with more sexist attitudes also believe that males and females have
greater: - Answers differences
What is defined as an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectionate attraction to others? -
Answers sexual orientation
What is gender identity? - Answers all of the options are correct: a deeply felt awareness,an internal
identification, an inner sense of being a man or a woman
What is the term for individuals whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to their
assigned sex category? - Answers cisgender
What is the term used in the text for matching societal expectations to achieve, or accomplish, your
gender in a way that is consistent with your sex? - Answers doing gender
When Sadiq first came to the U.S. he was confused when some Americans seemed upset that he did
not want to shake hands with anyone identified as female. Which of these statements best describes
why Sadiq was confused: - Answers Cultures have different norms for expected behaviors and gender
expression.
Which of these terms DO NOT describe how gender is defined? - Answers unchanging
Which pair of words describes gender as a spectrum with gradients? - Answers genderqueer and
gender fluid
Why does gender vary among cultures? - Answers Cultures have varied standards for expected
gender behaviors.
