Gender Studies: Challenges to Traditional Concepts
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What was the traditional view of sex and gender challenged by theorists like Nordbladh and Yates?

  • Gender and sex as intertwined and inseparable
  • Sex as biologically determined and gender as socially learned (correct)
  • Sex and gender as unchanging and rigid categories
  • Gender as biologically determined and sex as socially learned

What concept was popularized by Money and Ehrhardt in 1972?

  • Sex as biologically determined and gender as socially learned (correct)
  • Sexuality as a social construct
  • Gender fluidity
  • Gender norms

What is the concept called wherein gender and sexuality are viewed in varying degrees?

  • Sexuality spectrum
  • Social constructivism
  • Gender norms
  • Gender fluidity (correct)

Who challenged the traditional view of sex and gender in their 1990 work?

<p>Nordbladh and Yates (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of the concept of gender fluidity?

<p>Gender and sex are seen as existing on a spectrum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the dominant view of sex and gender before the rise of postmodern feminism?

<p>Sex is biologically determined and gender is socially learned (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key implication of the concept of gender fluidity?

<p>That sex and gender exist on a spectrum with varying degrees (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main argument made by theorists like Nordbladh and Yates?

<p>That sex and gender are not fixed or concrete categories (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the concept of gender fluidity in postmodern feminism?

<p>It challenges traditional gender norms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between sex and gender according to Money and Ehrhardt's work?

<p>Sex is biologically determined, gender is socially learned (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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