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?

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

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

Gender (A) 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?

Gender role socialization (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does sexual orientation cover?

Sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of sexism according to the text?

Prejudice against sex (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does gender equality entail?

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

How is culture defined in the text?

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

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

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

What is the main focus of LGBTQIA groups?

Sexual orientation and gender identity equality (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two ways socialization regulates perceptions of genders?

External regulations and internalized social control (D) Signup and view all the answers

How are gender roles defined from a theoretical perspective?

As the duties that men and women are expected to fulfill based on gender (A) 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?

Transgender (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Standpoint of conflict (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Woman-emulating male (D) Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes gender stereotypes according to the text?

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