MIDTERM MOD 2 : Lesson 2

Question 1

The idea that the self develops as a result of our interaction with others given a specific context

Answer 1

Interactionist Perspective

Question 2

ENUMERATION

What are the foundations of the development of the sexual self-concept

Answer 2

The development of the adolescent brain
The development of the primary sex characteristics
The development of the secondary sex characteristics

Question 3

According to _________ and _________, our sexual identity is also constructed

Answer 3

Ganon & Simon

Question 4

This understanding is achieved only through the perspective of a ‘__________’ individual

Answer 4

Gendered

Question 5

ENUMERATION

What are the 3 Social Processes of Social Categorization in relation to Gender

Answer 5

Baby’s genitals = sign of sex
Baby is reduced to its sex (it’s a boy/girl)
Girling the girl, Boying the boy

Question 6

_______ becomes the privileged norms (in most cultures)

Answer 6

Heterosexuality

Question 7

The ‘story’ that we tell about us, is our ‘_______’

Answer 7

Identity

Question 8

_____ is fluid, it is a continuum rather than dichotomous

Answer 8

Human Sexuality

Question 9

ENUMERATION

How is the self formed thru gendered terms?

Answer 9

The child comes to understand itself as gendered

The child comes to understand that it interacts with gendered others;

The child learns to locate itself within a gendered social field

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE

Heterosexuality is treated as taboo

Answer 10

False, Homosexuality