THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER
EIGHTH EDITION LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
FEMINIST THEORY AND GENDER
DEVELOPMENT
◉ Genderqueer. Answer: a gender category that is not exclusively
male or female and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
◉ Gender. Answer: state of being male or female, both male and
female or neither male nor female
◉ sex Answer: physical or psychological characteristics of maleness
and femaleness; sexual behaviors
◉ gender binary Answer: system of conceptualizing gender as
having two distinct and opposing groups or kinds
◉ gender identity Answer: persons internal sense of their own
gender
◉ cisgender Answer: term used when gender identity and/or
expression aligns with the sex assigned at birth
,◉ cisgenderism Answer: Prejudice against people who are outside
the gender binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's
birth-assigned gender but not their gender identity. Also termed
anti-trans prejudice.
◉ transgender Answer: Describes a person whose gender identity
differs from the gender they were assigned at birth
◉ intersex Answer: a general term used for a variety of conditions in
which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that
doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male
◉ trans Answer: an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum
may include people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-
dressing, gender nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary
identity
◉ sexism Answer: Discrimination or bias against other people based
on their gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
◉ Old-fashioned sexism Answer: overt sexism, characterized by the
endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of
men and women, and stereotypes about lesser female competence
1950s (ex: women could not be news anchors)
, ◉ modern sexism Answer: Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women;
also termed neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
◉ hostile sexism Answer: refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward
women and adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which
women are thought to spend most of their time trying to control
men, whether through sexuality or feminism.
◉ benevolent sexism Answer: beliefs about women that seem to the
perpetrator to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored
and put on the proverbial pedestal. In the benevolent view, women
are seen as pure beings who should be protected and adored.
◉ feminist Answer: A person who favors political, economic, and
social equality of all people, regardless of gender, and therefore
favors the legal and social changes necessary
◉ First Wave Feminism Answer: started in the mid-1800s when
women demanded the right to vote
◉ Second Wave Feminism Answer: 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom;
reproductive rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay
equity; equal opportunity in education; and gender-based violence.
EIGHTH EDITION LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
FEMINIST THEORY AND GENDER
DEVELOPMENT
◉ Genderqueer. Answer: a gender category that is not exclusively
male or female and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
◉ Gender. Answer: state of being male or female, both male and
female or neither male nor female
◉ sex Answer: physical or psychological characteristics of maleness
and femaleness; sexual behaviors
◉ gender binary Answer: system of conceptualizing gender as
having two distinct and opposing groups or kinds
◉ gender identity Answer: persons internal sense of their own
gender
◉ cisgender Answer: term used when gender identity and/or
expression aligns with the sex assigned at birth
,◉ cisgenderism Answer: Prejudice against people who are outside
the gender binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's
birth-assigned gender but not their gender identity. Also termed
anti-trans prejudice.
◉ transgender Answer: Describes a person whose gender identity
differs from the gender they were assigned at birth
◉ intersex Answer: a general term used for a variety of conditions in
which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that
doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male
◉ trans Answer: an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum
may include people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-
dressing, gender nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary
identity
◉ sexism Answer: Discrimination or bias against other people based
on their gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
◉ Old-fashioned sexism Answer: overt sexism, characterized by the
endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of
men and women, and stereotypes about lesser female competence
1950s (ex: women could not be news anchors)
, ◉ modern sexism Answer: Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women;
also termed neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
◉ hostile sexism Answer: refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward
women and adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which
women are thought to spend most of their time trying to control
men, whether through sexuality or feminism.
◉ benevolent sexism Answer: beliefs about women that seem to the
perpetrator to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored
and put on the proverbial pedestal. In the benevolent view, women
are seen as pure beings who should be protected and adored.
◉ feminist Answer: A person who favors political, economic, and
social equality of all people, regardless of gender, and therefore
favors the legal and social changes necessary
◉ First Wave Feminism Answer: started in the mid-1800s when
women demanded the right to vote
◉ Second Wave Feminism Answer: 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom;
reproductive rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay
equity; equal opportunity in education; and gender-based violence.
