Gender Roles and Stereotypes Quiz
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What is the definition of gender roles?

  • The behavior of an individual learned as appropriate to their gender, determined by cultural norms (correct)
  • The roles that are or ought to be possessed by women and men
  • The expectations society places on children to follow gender norms
  • The generalized view or preconception about attributes or characteristics of women and men

What is meant by wrongful stereotyping?

  • Criminalizing marital rape based on societal perception of women as the sexual property of men
  • Contributing factors in violation of women's rights (correct)
  • Societal expectations for children to follow gender norms
  • Discrimination against women based on gender norms

Which factors are violated in women due to wrongful stereotyping?

  • Right to marriage and family relations, right to work, and freedom of expression
  • Right to education, freedom from gender-based violence, and freedom of expression
  • Freedom of expression, movement, and political participation
  • Right to health, adequate standard of living, and right to work (correct)

What is an example of wrongful stereotyping mentioned in the text?

<p>Women needing to protect themselves from sexual violence by dressing modestly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a frequent cause of discrimination against women?

<p>Societal expectations for children to follow gender norms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between gender roles and gender stereotypes?

<p>Gender roles are learned behaviors based on cultural norms while gender stereotypes are preconceptions about attributes or characteristics of women and men (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of the family according to the functionalist perspective?

<p>Regulate sexual reproduction and maintain social norms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What society is a family united by?

<p>Marriage, blood, and adoption (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nuclear family composed of?

<p>Parents and their children (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can make the nuclear family become a myth?

<p>Influence by factors like work and religion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process through which children learn about social expectations, attitudes, and behaviors typically associated with boys and girls?

<p>Gender Role Socialization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do parents tend to give children according to the text?

<p>Gender specific toys (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main view of the conflict theory regarding families?

<p>Conflict between social groups characterized a society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main functions of the family according to the functionalist perspective?

<p>Socialize children (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do studies show about men and women's involvement in household work and child care?

<p>Men tend to do less housework than women (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of parents according to the text?

<p>Teaching their children proper values and cultural standards (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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