Exam 1 Ch.1

Question 1

Sex is the first category learned by children because (3)

Answer 1

1. Sex has only two categories
2. The categories are mutually exclusive
3. We are immediately exposed to members of both categories

Question 2

What are myriad factors (3)?

Answer 2

Factors that go into the appearance of sex and they are time, person audience, and characteristics of one making the observation

Question 3

Which category is more stable, sex or gender?

Answer 3

Sex

Question 4

What distinguishes male and female?

Answer 4

psychological features and role attributes

Question 5

What is the content of gender categories established by? (3)

Answer 5

Society, Culture, and time

Question 6

Sex-Related Behavior

Answer 6

the behavior correspondes to sex, but it does not say anything about the cause to etiology of the difference

Question 7

Role

Answer 7

social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations

Question 8

Female Intrarole conflict example

Answer 8

Women emotional express feeling but be sensitive to needs of others: Woman is unhappy in marriage not sensitive but expressing

Question 9

Student Interole Conflict

Answer 9

Female and Student, female is expected to be passive student expected to be active in class

Question 10

Gender status and negative gender role norms

Answer 10

Men have it worse because it is more accepted to have women go as men cause women are moving up men are down

Question 11

Gender identity or Gender Role Identity

Answer 11

OUR PERCEPTION of the self as psychology female or male

Question 12

Transgendered Individuals

Answer 12

people who live with a GENDER IDENTITY that does not correspond to they biological SEX

Question 13

Transexuals

Answer 13

same as gendered but have hormonal for surgical treatment to change their SEX to correspond to their GENDER IDENTITY (more m-f than f-m)

Question 14

Intersex

Answer 14

born with ambiguous genitals

Question 15

What three components make up sexual orientation

Answer 15

love, affection, and sex

Question 16

Sex-Typing , Cross Typing

Answer 16

process by which sex appropriate preferences, behavior, skills, and self-concept are acquired, female who acts feminine is sex typing but female who acts masculine is cross typing

Question 17

Androgynous

Answer 17

incorporates both masculine and feminine qualities is not sex typed

Question 18

Gender Role Attitude

Answer 18

OUR OWN PERSONAL VIEW of how men and women should behave

Question 19

Traditional, Egalitarian, and Transitional gender role attitude

Answer 19

trad- men and women are trad., egal-men and women sam, transitional are both like if you believe they are equal but have primary focus

Question 20

Attitude Components: Affect

Answer 20

Affect (feeling)- sexism (PREJUDICE toward people based on their sex) Like or dislike based on gender of maid

Question 21

Attitude Components: Cognition

Answer 21

Sex stereotype/Gender-Role Stereotype (BELIEFS about the features if the biological or psychological categories of male or female) Example, male nanny would not be competent because he lacks required nutrient qualities

Question 22

Attitude Components- Behavioral

Answer 22

Sex Discrimination (involves the differential treatment of people based on their biological sex) Example, if you fire male maid because your dislike males as maids and doubt his competence as a man. It is also a result of sexism and gender role stereotyping

Question 23

Study stats on amount of feminists

Answer 23

3/4 endorsed beliefs but 11% identified, recently 17% F 7% M

Question 24

What are two reasons that people don’t identify as feminists?

Answer 24

1. Feminism have negative connotations (f hate m)

2. Feminism and activism are seen together which creates negativity

Question 25

Denial of disadvantage

Answer 25

Women believes women as group need feminism but not her individually

Question 26

Gender Culture

Answer 26

SOCIETYS understanding of what is possible, proper, and perverse un gender linked behavior

Question 27

Gender Culture and Native Americans

Answer 27

There is a group that there are four genders, and the extra 3 and 4 are male and female Berdache. Basically a feminine male. They were viewed as highly sacred, and is a social identity rather than sexual orientation.

Question 28

Gender Culture and Balkans

Answer 28

take on gender role to societies needs, highly respected

Question 29

Gender Culture and Juchitan, Mexico

Answer 29

Muxe- biological males who dress like females and take on women roles in the community. Make more money than M or F and are regarded for artistic skills. Undecided if bio or social

Question 30

Gender Culture and Western

Answer 30

Genitals tell all

Question 31

Morocco, Tahiti, Agta Negrito

Answer 31

Look at this later

Question 32

Who has higher status in most cultures?

Answer 32

Males

Question 33

What are some reasons for a low female status?

Answer 33

Higher illiteracy rates for women, less access to medical care for women, lower earning rations, tolerance for physical abuse for women.

Question 34

Babies and Gender pref

Answer 34

Males strongly preferred males, females slightly females, and third said no pref. Most want child of each sex. China has sex-selective abortions

Question 35

Minimalists

Answer 35

The two sexes are fundamentally the same

Question 36

Maximalists

Answer 36

The two sexes are fundamentally different but not deficit

Question 37

Constructionists

Answer 37

argue that it is fruitless to study gender because gender cannot be divorced from its context, gender is generated by it's perceiver, facts do not exist interpretations do, they look at how not what, they and asking as so is wrong

Question 38

When did Womens movements first occur

Answer 38

1800s, they didn't argue that we were equal but rather for greater respect for themselves, the looked at abolition, temperence, and child labor laws

Question 39

When did women gain the right to vote?

Answer 39

1920

Question 40

What was the Feminine Mystique about and when was it published?

Answer 40

1963, "the problem that has no name" problem was women delegation to the domestic sphere of life inhibited their opportunities for personal development.

Question 41

When was the National Organization for Women established and by who?

Answer 41

Friedan, in 1966

Question 42

Purpose of NOW

Answer 42

this was start of equal rights and was to "take action to bring women to full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof, in truly equal partnership with men"

Question 43

NOW and Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 43

1967 ENDORSED, 1972 PASSED but three states fell short for ratification in 1982

Question 44

March for Women's Lives

Answer 44

2004 largest mass action in U.S. History 1.5 million people to advocate for Women's reproductive health

Question 45

CEDAW

Answer 45

international treaty that would ensure human rights for women around the world, U.S. has not ratified

Question 46

Mens movements

Answer 46

Some are to increase feminization of men, and acceptance of homosexuality, and others are reaction to womens movements and gear towards traditional roles

Question 47

Mythopoetic movement

Answer 47

Basically rituals ceremonies that bring men together

Question 48

Promise Keepers

Answer 48

Christian, no homo, nuclear family (benevolent)

Question 49

Who and when proclaimed scientists must refrain from using sexist language

Answer 49

1983, APA

Question 50

What are three ways to study gender

Answer 50

1. Sex is used as a subject variable 2. Study Psychological differences 3. Sex is examined as stimulus or target variable pg. 25-26