GENDER AND SOCIETY FINALS 2

1. A gender stereotype is known by many as a sex role. It is a social role encompassing a range of
behaviors and attitudes that are generally unacceptable, inappropriate, or undesirable for a person
based on that person's biological or perceived sex.

- False

2. Gender Proscription is what you should not do in order to be socially acceptable.

- True

3. Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to and differentiating between, masculinity and
femininity.

- True

4. We live in a world where the milieu tells us what we do and what we should do based on our gender,
it’s called gender stereotype.

- True

5. Gender Prescription is what you should to be socially acceptable.

- True