SOC QUIZ 8 Study

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Which of the following is one main reason why a Navajo person would identify as nadle? The person:
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was born with ambiguous genitalia.
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Which of the following is one of the reasons why sociologists view gender as a social construction rather than a biological given?
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Our understandings of, categorizations of, and behaviors toward what it means to be a man or woman have changed throughout history.
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In Brazil, gender is determined by:
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sexual practice.
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Lou is a man who was raised as a girl. What would Amos Mac predict about how Lou will tell his life narrative? Lou will describe:
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an individualized narrative specific only to Lou.
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Janet Lever found that boys and girls played differently on the playground. In comparison to boys, girls tended to:
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play more cooperative and people-based games.
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Feminist psychoanalyst Nancy Chodorow believes that if men share mothering with women, then:
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egalitarian relationships will be possible.
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Amos Mac is a man who was raised as a girl. Which of the following describes Amos Mac's self-description? He:
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is comfortable in his own skin and doesn't fully resonate with either "man" or "woman."
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Although women now outnumber men in terms of college enrollment, men still dominate which fields?
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math and physics
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Anthropologist Michelle Rosaldo believed women were usually lower in the stratification system because of their identification with:
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domestic life.
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A sociologist studies the family dynamics of Marie, a transgender woman who was raised as a boy named Max. The sociologist notices Marie's father "deadnaming" her. What is he doing?
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calling her "Max" even though she wants to be called "Marie"
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Jobs that have been feminized, such as teaching or secretarial work, are also referred to as:
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pink-collar jobs.
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According to intersex activists, why do parents and surgeons push to assign a sex to a genitally ambiguous child?
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Social discomfort and fear of difference.
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Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein argues that deceptive distinctions are those sex differences that arise out of the roles individuals occupy rather than from some innate force. Which of the following is an example of deceptive distinctions?
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a boy who is a football player and acts fearless and bold
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Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association listed homosexuality as:
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a mental disorder.
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After a traumatic accident, a male baby is left with a micropenis that is badly damaged. Based on the case of David Reimer, what would likely be most helpful?
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The baby should be raised as a boy and should participate in medical decision making in age-appropriate ways.
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A man who commits a homosexual act within prison:
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does not necessarily view himself as a homosexual.
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Which group argues that sexuality in America is an expression of the unequal power balance between men and women?
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Marxist feminists
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Alain's daughter wears dresses, plays with dolls, and likes to pretend she is a princess. Alain does not think society has influenced her preferences or games at all. He views his daughter as evidence that human behavior is determined by genes and hormones. Which term best describes Alain's views?
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biological determinism
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Which of the following would be considered a positive trait or characteristic for a man within today's hegemonic masculinity?
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a love of sports
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Which of the following examples calls into question the two firm categories of sex and gender that dominate our thinking?
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the existence of more than two gender groups in other cultures
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Use Paula England's research to predict what incoming college students will find on campus.
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a culture of hooking up
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In our society, many people take for granted that sex has only two categories and tend to ignore facts that suggest sex itself is socially constructed. Which of the following is an outcome of this sexual dichotomization?
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the exclusion of those who don't fit neatly into one category or the other
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In Navajo tribes, there are three genders. Which of the following is their third gender category?
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nadle
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Gender structures social relationships between people unequally. This is a statement that would be supported by which group?
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feminists
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John Gray's book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus was a number-one best seller for more than a decade. Which of the following is one of the reasons his book has been so popular?
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It offers the appeal of easy-to-grasp, commonsense generalizations.
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Sexuality refers to desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior. Which of the following is true about sexuality?
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There is enormous variation in how humans have sex and what it means to them.
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Similar to hegemonic masculinity, social problems that exist within a dominant group in a society tend to be:
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invisible because they are regarded as the norm.
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It is argued in your text that gender structures social relationships by giving men the advantage in society. As a result, which of the following is LEAST likely to happen?
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When men enter female-dominated occupations, they often become victims of sexual harassment.