GE GAS 11 - Gender & Society Definitions Quiz
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What does gender refer to?

  • The division or 'half' of the race
  • Attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated with a person's biological sex
  • The sense of maleness or femaleness related to society (correct)
  • Physical characteristics like muscles and facial hair
  • How is masculinity viewed in Korean culture?

  • Being a part of the working-class
  • Wearing a beard and having a large frame
  • Having enormous muscles and playing football
  • Being close to traditional feminine characteristics like clear skin and soft voices (correct)
  • What is the difference between gender and sex?

  • Gender is assigned, sex is a social construct
  • Gender is biological, sex is fluid
  • Gender is a social construct, sex is biological (correct)
  • Gender refers to procreation, sex refers to behaviors
  • What is gender stereotyping?

    <p>The overgeneralization of characteristics based on gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the APA guidelines, what is behavior that is compatible with cultural expectations referred to as?

    <p>Gender-normative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the research mentioned find regarding discrimination in employment?

    <p>Men are more likely to be overlooked for working-class jobs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'sex' refer to?

    <p>Biological apparatus and chromosomal organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'intersex' defined?

    <p>Differences in chromosomes and gonads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common good defined as?

    <p>Total social conditions for individual fulfillment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are individuals typically legally classified regarding sex?

    <p>Biologically male or female</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is gender defined as?

    <p>Perception of being male or female</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are human beings uncomfortable with being defined?

    <p>'Freedom and definition' as human beings with free will</p> Signup and view all the answers

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