Human Biology: Race, Racism, Gender, and Sex
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What is the primary basis for categorizing individuals into racial groups?

  • Socially formed traits of masculinity and femininity
  • Physically inherited characteristics (correct)
  • Biological and anatomical differences distinguishing males and females
  • Gender expectations about behavior
  • What is the primary focus of heterosexism?

  • The promotion of gender equality
  • The social construction of biological sex
  • The preference for lighter skin tone
  • The denigration of non-heterosexual forms of behavior (correct)
  • What is the term for the social hierarchy based on skin tone?

  • Colorism (correct)
  • Racism
  • Heterosexism
  • Gender inequality
  • What is the critical view that racial inequality is perpetuated by ignoring historical inequalities?

    <p>Colorblind Racism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the biological and anatomical differences distinguishing males and females?

    <p>Sex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for social expectations about behavior regarded as appropriate for each sex?

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

    What is the concept that describes how people judge each other's social status based on their appearance and behavior?

    <p>Presentation of Self</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the physical objects created by society that influence people's lives?

    <p>Material Culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the system of beliefs and values that reinforces the status quo of a society?

    <p>Ideology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the hierarchical organization of a society into groups with differing levels of power and status?

    <p>Social Stratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the regulating norms of behavior and social scripts attached to statuses or positions?

    <p>Role</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept that describes how African-Americans are forced to see themselves through the lens of a racist society?

    <p>Double-Consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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