Understanding Sexuality and Gender: Lesson 1

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What is the main difference between sex and gender?

  • Sex is linked to chromosomes, while gender is linked to reproductive organs.
  • Sex is culturally learned, while gender is biologically determined.
  • Sex is the act of reproduction, while gender is a set of social behaviors.
  • Sex is physiological and unchangeable, while gender is socially constructed and varies across cultures. (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of sex?

  • Hormones
  • Genitalia
  • Gender expression (correct)
  • Chromosomes

What defines one's tasks, responsibilities, and attitudes in male-female relationships?

  • Gender roles (correct)
  • Sexual orientation
  • Genetic traits
  • Physical appearance

What is the difference between gender identity and gender expression?

<p>Gender identity is how a person expresses their gender, while gender expression is their internal sense of being male or female. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of sexuality and gender can legally and physically change?

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

What is the term for learning and internalizing culturally acceptable ways of feeling, thinking, and acting based on gender?

<p>Gender role socialization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does sexual orientation cover?

<p>Sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of sexism according to the text?

<p>Prejudice against sex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does gender equality entail?

<p>State's acknowledgment of equal living conditions for all human beings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is culture defined in the text?

<p>System of symbols giving meaning to experience (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Idealization' in the context of the text refers to:

<p>Man's interactions with people and culturally significant objects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of LGBTQIA groups?

<p>Sexual orientation and gender identity equality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two ways socialization regulates perceptions of genders?

<p>External regulations and internalized social control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are gender roles defined from a theoretical perspective?

<p>As the duties that men and women are expected to fulfill based on gender (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used by the American Psychological Association to describe individuals whose gender identity differs from their sex at birth?

<p>Transgender (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which standpoint of conflict are struggles for supremacy and power observed?

<p>Standpoint of conflict (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common self-identity of a Drag Queen according to the text?

<p>Woman-emulating male (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes gender stereotypes according to the text?

<p>Biased perception of a gender's role (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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