Quiz 1

A  it does not challenge beliefs about the naturalness of the male/female binary.

B  scientific findings dispute this claim.

C  this frame has not been helpful in the political movement for trans equality.

D  it differs too much from prevailing frames related to gay, lesbian, and bisexuality.

A  essentialist.

B  sociocultural.

C  transformable.

D  open identity.

A  Gender can understood by looking at our closest primate ancestors.

B  Gender can be understood by looking at certain chromosomes.

C  Gender can be understood by looking at the different brain structures of men and women.

D  Gender varies greatly, is produced in interactions, and is embedded in institutions.

A  Individuals are not responsible for their gender identities because they have been so strongly shaped by society

B  Gender identities are both voluntary and coerced.

C  There is no such thing as gender identity.

D  Individuals do not have any choice to creating their gender identities since biological is responsible for gender.

A  social constructionist schemas.

B  doing gender schemas.

C  symbolic interactionist theories.

D  natural differences schema.

A  the first case to challenge intersex surgery on infants and win.

B  the first intersex baby to be labeled a third gender.

C  the first baby to have successful infant “normalization” surgery.

D  the first baby to die from infant “normalization” surgery.

A  increased height.

B  reduced sexual sensitivity.

C  painful scarring.

D  possible sterilization.

A  undergo hormone therapy.

B  be adopted to a more receptive family.

C  be assigned a sex as soon as possible.

D  wait until they are older to decide if they want to have surgery.

A  gender identity is malleable for about the first 18 months of an infant’s life.

B  parents should be the only ones to decide on a sex for their baby if they are born with ambiguous genitalia.

C  society has a duty to create a third gender to include intersex people.

D  intersex people should wait until they are 18 to decide to have surgery or not.

A  who dresses in women’s clothing.

B  who is born physically male but identifies as a woman

C  whose chromosomes do not match their sexual anatomy.

D  who is born physically female but identifies as a man

A  matriarchies do not run as efficiently as patriarchal societies.

B  patriarchy is not the standard for every human society.

C  men are not happy living in matriarchal societies.

D  girls still feel bad about themselves despite women being in power.

A  it describes eggs as fast and aggressive.

B  it claims some sperm are weak.

C  it provides further justification for prevailing gender inequality.

D  it is inappropriate to use gender-neutral language in science.

A  Humans have the capacity of language, and animals do not; so there is no comparison between the two.

B  It is unclear what species we should use as the standard of measurement, and different species exhibit different behaviors between the males and females

C  Many people will be offended.

D  Humans have the capacity to reason and animals do not; so there is no comparison between the two.

A  the disbanding of Native American tribes during the colonial period.

B  the recognition that we all possess cultural biases and assumptions.

C  the removal of tribal, racial, and ethnic labels and identifying everyone as “human.”

D  the fact that human nature is unchangeable, regardless of what tribe you belong to.