Gender Com Exam 1

John Money's theory that gender is a product of social upbringing rather than biological sex is:

Psychologically, culturally and often politically constructed term that is often associated with the words man, masculine, woman, feminine and the prefix trans is:

The tendency to reduce catagories of and/ or gender to certain charachteristics is:

Transexual people possess and display both feminine and masculine qualities are:

Essentializing masculinity describes the enactment of psychological and social dominance over women and other men

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Hegemonic masculinity describes the enactment of psychological and social dominance over women and other men.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Boyle used the term "dilemma" in their research to describe the participants surgical expiriences as:

____________ refers to the tendency to reduce something or someone to certain characteristics that we assume are vital to its nature:

Relating to, or concerned with:   expressed in terms intended to persuad or impress:

A common treatment for intersex conditions that renders an individual sexed as male or female:

The partial or total removal of genetalia is:

The supreme court of the United States has upheld certain rights of private that pertain to the human body:

Innate biological characteristics of an individual, including genetalia, chromosomes, hormones:

A theory that suggests that within any society / culture there are groups who are silenced or not heard:

Individuals who are born with ambiguous sex traits are:

Refers to a persons internal and interpretation of self in relationship to gender - this may or may not depend on the persons biological sex:

A theory from a feminists perspective that socially locates women in the center as a political starting point for how women see the world and are seen:

A transgendered person is someone who internalizes, feels, and or expresses and presents a gender identity that differs from traditional gender biological sex allignment:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Gender identity is a verb that refers to a persons internal definition and interpretation of self in relationship to gender:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Martin observed that girls were told to be quiet and to use "nicer" voices _____________:

One of the themes identified in the Boyle article is that:

Fouco is the theorist most closely related to the notion of gender performance:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Butler is the theorist most closely related to the notion of gender performance:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Interpersonal theories as to the process of gender development includes psychodynamic and psychological theories:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Interpersonal theories as to the process of gender development includes which two types of  theories?

Shirley and Edwin Ardener are the theorists who came up with muted group theory:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

John money is considered a great advocate for intersexual rights:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Little t truth suggests that there is an objective:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Qualitative studies focus on numbers and statistics:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Researchers have found that views of gender generally remain consistent over the average persons lifespan:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

According to Haas there is a plethora (or abundance) of research that shows that intersexed individuals benefit psychologically from genital reconstruction surgery performed on them as infants and toddlers:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Which theory views children as relatively passive learners who absorb gender identity from role models surrounding them?

Because of her position in society an economically poor woman should have a feminist standpoint:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

In her discussion of the United States laws concerning the rights of intersexuals Haas includes the constitutional right of privacy and bodily autonomy by the 12th Amendment:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

According to Woods discussion on standpoint theory the experience of double conciousness that many marginalized individuals experienced is called the outsider within:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The group that was most often diagnosed with neuresthenia between 1880 and 1910 were:

Arguably according to standpoint theory subordinate social locations are more likely than priveledged social locations to generate knowledge that is more accurate:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Haas suggests that intersexed children may have a claim for medical malpractice based on a violation of which condition?

Judith Butler is the theorist most closely related to the notion of diciplining bodies:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Michel Fouco is the theorist most closely related to the notion of diciplining bodies:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Women instictively will protect and nurture their own children:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The term Patriarchy literally means:

In the Lorber article she sites Mckinnin who suggests that in western society universal humanness is female:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Women and men both have hormonal cycles that can affect their behavior:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

According to Haas most children who undergo genital reconstruction surgery are given male genitals:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

According to Karen Martins analysis of gender in preschool ____________ are covert lessons that schools teach often as a means of social control:

Children learn who they are and what that means in their culture through interactions with parents, teachers, and friends. Through this they learn gender roles for men and women and may internalize them. Which theory does this definition best describe?

Rachel was born with ovaries and a penis, what term describes rachel as a person with biological properties of a male and female?

In the Martin article during the process of bodily instruction womens bodies are thought to be sights of:

Feminist standpoint theory developed out of marxist theorizing:

• A.

  True

• B.

  False