Deck 9: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism

Question 1

Most women who have been sexually harassed file a formal sexual harassment complaint.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

_____ refers to the biological distinction between being female and being male, usually categorized on the basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup.

A)Sex
B)Gender
C)Androgyny
D)Gender identity

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The process by which people's perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning that they give to an experience is called:

A)Differentiation
B)Social construction
C)Anomie
D)Immersion

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A person who has some mixture of male and female predisposition and configuration of reproductive structures is referred to as:

A)Hermaphrodite
B)Pseudohermaphrodite
C)Androgynist
D)Transvestite

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the main reasons women stay in violent environments?

A)Economic dependence
B)Confidence in handling the situation
C)Love
D)Fear for their children

Question 6

Domestic violence involves only physical abuse.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the ways mentioned that social workers can help identify means of empowering women?

A)Social workers can teach women about assertiveness and how to develop assertiveness   skills
B)Social workers can encourage women to hold in their anger
C)Social workers can encourage women to take care of themselves
D)Social workers can help women build up their self-confidence and self-esteem

Question 8

_____ refers to the social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male.

A)Gender
B)Sex
C)Android
D)Gender role

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the most common reasons that victims do not report their rape?

A)Fear that the rapist will try to get revenge
B)Fear that the police won't believe them
C)Fear of public embarrassment and derogation
D)Attitude that it won't matter anyway because most rapists get off free

Question 10

On college campuses, approximately ____ of rapes are perpetrated by someone known to the victim.

A)20 percent
B)40 percent
C)60 percent
D)80 percent

Question 11

A national study estimates only ______ of reported rapes are prosecuted.

A)12 percent
B)25 percent
C)37 percent
D)43 percent

Question 12

Before the women's movement that started in the late _____, the scoring of vocational tests was done with one answer key for females and one for males.

A)1920s
B)1940s
C)1960s
D)1980s

Question 13

_____ is the process of conveying what is considered appropriate behavior and perspectives for males and females in a particular culture.

A)Value orientation
B)Gender role socialization
C)Gender construction
D)Ethical behavior

Question 14

Gender identity concerns how we express ourselves to others in ways related to gender that include both behavior and personality.

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the counseling strategies for empowerment?

A)Offer to find outside support
B)Furnish information
C)Encourage expression of feelings
D)Focus on strengths

Question 16

The _____ of gender looks at the structure of the gendered social order as a whole and at the processes that construct and maintain it.

A)sexual equality
B)system theory
C)social construction
D)feminist perspective

Question 17

The median income for women with a bachelor's degree or more is about _____ percent of what men with a college education or more earn.

A)54
B)64
C)74
D)84

Question 18

Early adolescence is characterized by _____, a period of increased pressures for gender-role conformity.

A)gender identification
B)gender intensification
C)sex role accommodation
D)sexual indifference

Question 19

Someone who is stalking you may repeatedly call your phone, text you, drive by your home, sit outside your place of employment, follow you, write messages on your social media platforms, or any other action that may harass or frighten another individual.

Question 20

Only women, not men, can be victims of sexual harassment.

Question 21

Social workers can help women build up their self-confidence and self-esteem.

Question 22

Describe suggestions for counseling rape survivors.

Question 23

Batterers' intervention programs can work with people who batter to educate them about the dynamics involved in domestic violence, teach anger management techniques, enhance self-esteem to decrease the need to control, and develop alternatives to abusive behavior.

Question 24

What, if any, qualities do you think are biologically innate for females and males?

Question 25

Cite examples of how boys and girls are treated differently from the moment they are born, thus contributing to gender role stereotypes.

Question 26

Explain the difference between a pseudohermaphrodite and a hermaphrodite.

Question 27

Define gender.

Question 28

Sexism involves misinformation and attitudes that result in discrimination based on sex.

Question 29

Social workers can't help women regain their sense of having power and of being in control of their lives.

Question 30

The most immediate need of a battered woman who seeks to flee her situation is a place to go.