Test Bank For Human Intimacy Marriage The Family And its Meaning 11th Edition By Cox

Test Bank For Human Intimacy Marriage The Family And its Meaning 11th Edition By Cox

CHAPTER 4—GENDER CONVERGENCE AND ROLE EQUITY

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Radical feminists don’t believe that we should:

a.develop a completely androgynous society.

b.attack the institution of motherhood.

c.automatically sort people into male and female categories.

d.forget that women are fundamentally different from men.

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1

2. Sexual identity encompasses both:

a. physiological sex behaviors and cultural gender behaviors.

b. hormonal and biological components.

c.cultural ideals and cultural traits.

d. institutional norms and gender beliefs.

ANS: A PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

3. Being male or female is ________________. Masculine and feminine behaviors are _______.

a.sexual; prescribed

b.deterministic; flexible

c.differentiated; normative

d.biological; cultural

ANS: D PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

4. The most important factor in the assignment of gender roles is:

a.culture.

b.puberty.

c.religion.

d.testosterone.

ANS: A PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

5. Whether one is male or female is biologically determined, but gender roles are:

a.hormonally determined.

b.based on personality.

c.learned from society.

d.developed before birth.

ANS: C PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

6. The fundamental question in the formation of our gender identity is:

a.”Is the relationship between men and women one of equity?”

b.”Am I a man or a woman?”

c.”Are women the weaker sex?”

d.”Why have men traditionally been breadwinners?”

ANS: B PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

7. The correct term for the masculine or feminine image that we have of ourselves is:

a.gender identity.

b.biological orientation.

c.role stereotype.

d.sex role.

ANS: A PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

8. Susan purchased dolls for her granddaughter’s birthday and trucks for her grandson. This pattern of behavior is:

a.a role.

b.gender identity.

c.androgynous.

d.a norm.

ANS: D PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

9. The most severe sanctions against cross-gender behavior are aimed at:

a.minorities.

b.men.

c.the elderly.

d.women.

ANS: B PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1

10. Norms are:

a.the attitudes and values assigned to each sex.

b.strong biological urges and desires.

c.accepted and expected patterns of behavior.

d.extremely important religious beliefs.

ANS: C PTS: 1

REF: Male = Masculine and Female = Feminine: Not Necessarily So

OBJ: 1