Deck 29: The Gendered Buffet: Lgbtq Parents Resisting Heteronormativity

Question 1

Why did Averett recruit participants from Massachusetts and Texas?

A) Averett had colleagues in both cities to help with data collection.
B) Massachusetts presented a sample with comparatively high levels of institutional and social support and Texas presented a sample who did not have institutional support and often faced social stigma.
C) Massachusetts and Texas were similar at the time as far as social and legal acceptance of LGBTQ families.
D) Averett wanted a sample from cold weather and warm weather.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Averett adopts a "social queer analysis" perspective, which ______.

A) emphasizes the benefits that queer people are experiencing due to increased civil rights and middle-class status
B) divides respondents into different categories of defining features so that responses can be generalized to similar people
C) strives to find commonalities between participants and responses in order to drive common understanding and acceptance
D) rejects binary classifications of gender and sexuality in favor of an understanding of identity as complex and socially constructed

Answer 2

D

Question 3

How did location and context affect the LGBTQ parents in Averett's study?

A) Parents who felt their communities were more accepting felt more comfortable allowing their children to engage in gender-nonconforming behaviors.
B) Parents who lived in diverse communities felt less pressure to raise their children in gender-nonconforming ways.
C) Parents who felt their communities were less accepting felt compelled to raise their children in especially gender-nonconforming way in order to fight stereotypes.
D) Location did not affect the parents in this study.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is heteronormativity?

A) the belief that heterosexuality is the only normal and natural way to express romantic love
B) the belief that all things in the world, living or static, contain characteristics of either females or males
C) the process and belief of two distinct, complementary genders, as normal, natural, and ideal
D) the process that LGBTQ people undergo to understand their sexuality and gender

Question 5

Describe the "born this way" discourse. In what ways is this perspective beneficial? In what ways can it be seen as harmful? What is your opinion on "born this way?"

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that parents in Averett's study actively defied gender expectations?

A) providing a "gender buffet" of different toys, clothes, and activities
B) cultivating emotional awareness, particularly in sons
C) avoiding using pronouns until a certain age.
D) encouraging typically masculine skills for daughters

Question 7

The basis for Averett's reading is that gender-typical behavior in childhood is often encouraged by heterosexual parents. What is gender-typical behavior and do you agree with this statement? Share an example from your life, media, or the life of someone you know that supports your view.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of heteronormativity in Western culture?

A) "boyfriend fit" jeans, tees, or jackets
B) pink toys, clothes, accessories, and furniture for a baby girl
C) a woman who holds the door open for someone entering closely behind her
D) describing a baby boys who giggles or smiles around a woman as a "lady's man"

Question 9

What is an intentional LGBTQ family?

A) a family into which children were brought when the LGBTQ identifying parents were already a couple
B) a family in which both parents are LGBTQ and out in every area of their lives
C) a family that strives to raise children through an intentionally gender non-conforming lens
D) a family in which the two LGBTQ parents have children from previous relationships and intentionally combine the children into one family

Question 10

What factors influence how parents understand and undertake childhood socialization?

A) social class, race, and gender of parent(s)
B) race, gender of parent(s), and gender of children
C) social class, gender of parent(s), and gender of children
D) age of parents at children's birth, social class, and race