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QUESTION 1
Correct
Which author is considered to be one of the pioneers in the topic and definition of the concept of
"Gender"?
Select one:
- a . Simone de Beauvoir or b . Mary Wollstonecraft or c . Malika Sheykolya or d . Eleonor
Roosevelt
Correct, since the origins of the study of gender go back to the book "The Second Sex", a
tangential analysis of the situation of vulnerability that women of the time were going through.
QUESTION 2 Is the word Gender and/or Sex used for the same meaning? For example, is it the same to say
Correct Female Gender or Female Sex?
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1.00 Select one:
o a. Depends on the context
(- b. Totally false
or c. Neither true nor false
o d. Absolutely true
Correct, when we say sex we refer to the biological and physiological characteristics that define
men and women. On the other hand, if we want to analyze gender, it means that we will have to
investigate the social, psychological, economic, political, ethnic, cultural, environmental and
biological determinants that are different and unequal for men and women.
QUESTION 3 What is the gender perspective?
Correct
Select one:
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(- a. It is the methodology and mechanisms that make it possible to identify, question and assess
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discrimination, inequality and exclusion of women, as well as the actions to be taken to act on
gender factors and create the conditions for change in the construction of gender equality.
or b. It is the set of functions, tasks, and responsibilities that generate social expectations and, if not
fulfilled, a social sanction is imposed.
or c. It is what a person becomes through his or her sex. It is the set of differentiated characteristics
that society assigns to men and women.
o d. It is the way in which being male or female is socially established and internalized by people.
The gender perspective is a conceptual tool that seeks to show that differences between women and
men occur not only because of their biological determination, but also because of the cultural
differences assigned to human beings.
Select one:
QUESTION 4 o a. Social demonstrations
Correct, this statement denounced the restrictions, especially political ones, to which women were
subjected: not being able to vote, not being nominated for election, among others.
QUESTION 5 What is one way to deal with discrimination?
Correct
Select one:
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o a. Discriminating against men
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o d. Allowing abuses
Correct, equity is a more advanced principle than equality alone; it implies recognizing that the other,
even if physically or emotionally different, has the same potential as the rest of the people, based on the
recognition of human dignity and tolerance.
QUESTION 6
Twentieth-century feminist thought that criticizes the equality approach:
Correct
Correct, it is used to reflect the existing difference between the sexes with respect to opportunities for
access to and control of economic, social, cultural and political resources; such indicators are used to
measure gender equity.
QUESTION 7
It is feminist thought that proclaims that gender is a cultural construct.
Correct
Correct, the text states that inequality has been present since the beginning of time, which although in
his opinion is not acceptable behavior, it is very difficult to modify it without the support and
consideration of all.
QUESTION 8 What is the sex-gender system?
Correct
Select one:
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o a. Androcentric system
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Correct, the sex-gender system allows us to understand the relationship between people's sex and the
set of values, beliefs and attitudes that are assigned to them based on it.
QUESTION 9
Correct
Are they consequences of gender stereotypes?
Right, these are some of the most costly consequences of gender stereotypes.
QUESTION 10
Correct How can "gender role" be defined?
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1.00 Select one:
o a. Abilities with which a person is born depending on whether he/she is a boy or a girl
-) b. Set of functions, tasks, responsibilities and prerogatives that are generated as social and
subjective expectations or demands.
o c. Abilities that distinguish between the male and female sexes.
o d. Behavioral tendencies of individuals based on their genetic predisposition
Correct, from the assignment of gender, gender roles are established, and once these are assumed by
the person, the people in their environment demand that they comply with them and impose sanctions if
they do not do so.