Deck 3: Gender and Sexuality

Question 1

While a crossdresser is certainly going against gender norms by wearing clothes of the opposite sex,it could be argued that

A)they are simultaneously sending the message of acceptance of the opposite gender norms
B)they are transphobic
C)they believe fashion to be the ultimate form of gender expression
D)they are sending the message that they wish they could change gender or sex

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Hegemonic masculinity embodies the ideal of authority and dominance.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Hegemonic femininity embodies the ideal of authority and dominance.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

According to Connell (1987,1995),emphasized femininity

A)is domineering
B)is self-oriented
C)accommodates the desires of men
D)all of these

Question 5

Describe an example of how the female body is a place where gender,sexuality,and race intersect and are enacted.

Question 6

Drag kings and queens are fundamentally

A)theatrical figures
B)exaggerated expressions of gender
C)not the same thing as crossdressers
D)all of these

Question 7

Describe gender socialization for a girl in U.S.culture from birth to old age.

Question 8

Judith Jorber (1990)theorizes gender as

A)a performance
B)a triad,instead of a binary
C)a source of freedom
D)all of these

Question 9

Gender fluidity is

A)a term to describe a flexible gender expression
B)a term to describe a changing gender identity
C)a gender identity
D)all of these

Question 10

A gender schema is a unique,personalized framework.

Question 11

Describe how gender is defined and shaped by a social institution (education,medicine,or the workforce).
Essay

Question 12

Intentional misgendering is a form of discrimination.

Question 13

Intersex individuals

A)are transsexual
B)represent a wide variety of sex variation
C)suffer from sex disorders
D)none of the above

Question 14

A gender role is the same thing as a gender identity.

Question 15

Define and describe transition.

Question 16

Gender non-conformity can lead to the diagnosis of

A)gender identity disorder
B)gender attribution
C)gender defiance
D)gender identity assignment

Question 17

Sociologist Garfinkle (1967)coined the term cisgender to mean

A)someone who is heterosexual
B)someone whose self-identity matches their assigned gender
C)someone who identifies as both genders
D)all of these

Question 18

West and Zimmerman (1987)theorize gender as

A)something we memorize
B)something we "do"
C)something that is prescribed
D)all of these

Question 19

Describe one example of a third or non-binary gender in non-Western cultures.

Question 20

Transgender individuals

A)challenge a gender segregated world
B)identify with femininity or masculinity,but not both
C)identify as both genders at the same time
D)are accepted in mainstream U.S.culture at this point

Question 21

How did the feminist movement impact femininities? Describe each wave and its impact.

Question 22

What does it mean to be born intersex? What is the traditional medical response to this condition? In what ways does the Intersex Society of North America challenge this traditional approach?

Question 23

How is gender inequality revealed through stereotypes? The sexual double standard? Social institutions? Describe the ways that power operates through the gender hierarchy.

Question 24

Describe the gender binary system.What are some key socially accepted behaviors associated with femininity and masculinity? How do gender expectations impact our everyday lives? What does it mean to say that gender is socially constructed?

Question 25

Describe the intersection of gender and sexuality.How is desire and pleasure socially constructed? How are desires gendered?

Question 26

What does it mean to identify as transgender? What do you think are some of the challenges,barriers,and discrimination that transgender people face in our society related to the gender binary?