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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?

Women needing to protect themselves from sexual violence by dressing modestly Signup and view all the answers

What is a frequent cause of discrimination against women?

Societal expectations for children to follow gender norms Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between gender roles and gender stereotypes?

Gender roles are learned behaviors based on cultural norms while gender stereotypes are preconceptions about attributes or characteristics of women and men Signup and view all the answers

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

Regulate sexual reproduction and maintain social norms Signup and view all the answers

What society is a family united by?

Marriage, blood, and adoption Signup and view all the answers

What is the nuclear family composed of?

Parents and their children Signup and view all the answers

What can make the nuclear family become a myth?

Influence by factors like work and religion 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?

Gender Role Socialization Signup and view all the answers

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

Gender specific toys Signup and view all the answers

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

Conflict between social groups characterized a society Signup and view all the answers

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

Socialize children Signup and view all the answers

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

Men tend to do less housework than women Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of parents according to the text?

Teaching their children proper values and cultural standards Signup and view all the answers