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Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her

A) sexuality.
B) gender identity.
C) sexual status.
D) agentic character traits.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Some psychologists think that what comes first is not rules about what boys and girls should do, but rather the child's awareness of being a boy or a girl. This thinking reflects which theory of socialization?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) gender schema
C) self-identification
D) social learning

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Males in foraging societies are more dominant than males in agricultural or industrial societies.

Confidence, assertiveness, and ambition can be classified as character traits.

A feminine expectation that has emerged over the past thirty years is that of the " woman," who is independent, ambitious, and self-confident.

Transgender and individuals challenge the existing classifications of gender.

Persons who change gender identity are referred to as

The text points out that school-age boys have a greater incidence of all but which of the following problems?

Gender socialization does not begin until late toddlerhood.

Differences among women or among men (within-group variation) are usually greater than the differences between men and women (between-group variation).

In biology-based arguments of gender, a predisposition .

The within-group variations among men or women are usually the between-group variations of men and women.

One way gender identities are changing involves the increasing convergence of men's and women's social roles.

Since the 9/11 attacks, the so-called "can-do" man tackles traumatic events head-on

According to the text, a woman lives with a(n) or a divided awareness that caregiving is most important to her, but it is not highly valued in society.

Women now surpass men in the proportion of the total population that are college graduates.

The text observes that there are three major culturally defined obligations in masculinity. Which of the following is NOT one of those obligations?

Gender refers only to male or female anatomy and physiology.

Have transgendered individuals been politically visible in your campus or community? What are your own thoughts as to whether gender is a dichotomy or a continuum along which individuals may vary?

Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy action movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is this societal pressure called?