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Multiple Choice

1. Anatomical and biological distinctions between males and females are defined as one's gender.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

2. Gender polarization is a binary male/female understanding of the relationship between sex and gender.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

3. Gender identity is an inner sense of being a male or female.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

4. People described as cisgender are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to their
assigned sex category.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

5. People whose gender identity corresponds to their assigned sex category are on the transgender spectrum.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

6. We are transitioning from a predominantly binary understanding of gender to one that recognizes greater
diversity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

7. Gender does not vary according to culture because all cultures have the same standards for expected
behaviors.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

8. Gender is learned from a variety of sources that are part of a process of gender socialization.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: a

9. Some people who discard binary understandings of gender describe themselves as genderqueer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

10. People described as gender fluid are those whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to their
assigned sex category.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

11. Gender is socially constructed because a primary way we understand gender is by our interaction in society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

12. Gender is a static object that is unchanging over time.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

13. Gender is not internal in the same way as gender identity.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

14. We are not required socially to do gender.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

15. Gender is interactional because we accomplish it in communication with others.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

16. Expected behaviors in a social setting do not influence how we do gender.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
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17. Resources for doing gender are found in the social structures that separate the sexes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

18. One resource for doing gender is a "pink tax" paid for the female version of many products.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

19. Prescriptive gender roles create negative effects.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

20. Girls are generally allowed, more than boys, to bend prescriptive gender norms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

21. Nonverbal behaviors are not significant aspects of our gender expression.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

22. Gender is a social construct that depends on interaction with others.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

23. All theoretical views regarding gender and verbal communication agree that men and women follow
different rules and inhabit different speech communities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

24. Family is the first source for shaping our sense of gender identity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

25. Segregating children by sex in elementary school does not reinforce the notion that boys and girls are
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innately different.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

26. Research comparing same-sex and opposite-sex romantic relationships reveals more similarities than
differences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

27. Forcing children to play with different toys depending on their gender reinforces the notion that boys and
girls are innately different.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

28. Family has little effect on shaping our sense of gender identity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b

29. Intersectionality explains that people do not fit into only one category but are the result of a summation of
individual and cultural backgrounds and experiences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

30. People with more sexist attitudes also believe that there are greater differences between males and females.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a

31. Anatomical and biological distinctions between males and females are known as:
a. gender fluidity.
b. gender.
c. sex.
d. physiology.
ANSWER: c

32. Which term describes a binary male/female understanding of the relationship between sex and gender?
a. gender fluidity
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b. gender polarization
c. genderqueer
d. gender identity
ANSWER: b

33. Which pair of words is synonymous?

a. gender fluid and binary
b. transgender and nonbinary
c. genderqueer and gender fluid
d. transgender and homosexual
ANSWER: c

34. What is gender identity?

a. a deeply felt awareness of being male or female
b. an internal identification of being a girl or a boy
c. an inner sense of being a man or a woman
d. All of the options are correct.
ANSWER: d

35. What is the term for individuals whose gender identity and gender expression correspond to their assigned
sex category?
a. transgender
b. cisgender
c. genderqueer
d. gender fluid
ANSWER: b

36. Learning gender from a variety of sources is part of which process?

a. gender polarization
b. gender socialization
c. doing gender
d. gender fluidity
ANSWER: b

37. What is defined as an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction to others?
a. interaction
b. gender identity
c. sexual orientation
d. doing gender
ANSWER: c

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38. Because a primary way we understand gender is by our interaction in society, gender is:
a. culturally inclusive.
b. personally determined.
c. socially constructed.
d. structurally determined.
ANSWER: c

39. Associating one sex or the other with social, psychological, and cultural traits is a way to define:
a. sex.
b. gender.
c. genderqueer.
d. gender fluidity.
ANSWER: b

40. Why does gender vary according to culture?

a. Male roles are consistent among cultures, while female roles are not.
b. Female roles are consistent among cultures, while male roles are not.
c. Beauty is not an attribute we typically associate with boys or men.
d. Different cultures have different standards for expected behaviors.
ANSWER: d

41. Individuals whose gender identity does not correspond to their assigned sex category are on:
a. a gender quest.
b. the transgender spectrum.
c. a genderqueer journey.
d. the gender fluid spectrum.
ANSWER: b

42. When Sadiq first came to the United States, he was upset when a few Americans seemed upset that he and
his male friends from the same country kissed each other on the cheek and held hands with each other. Which
of these statements describes this situation?
a. Genderqueer behavior freely crosses cultural boundaries.
b. Cultures have different norms for expected behaviors and gender expression.
c. Many cultures expect females to display feminine behaviors.
d. Kissing others on the cheek is considered a feminine behavior in the United States.
ANSWER: b

43. Some people who discard binary understandings of gender describe themselves as gender fluid. What is
another term to describe people with a similar gender identity?
a. misidentified
b. genderqueer

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c. gender unknown
d. cisgender
ANSWER: b

44. What is defined as an inner sense of being a male or female?

a. gender identity
b. sex
c. gender socialization
d. gender fluidity
ANSWER: a

45. Which belief helps to explain why someone would reject gender polarization?
a. Gender roles are learned from a variety of sources, beginning in elementary school.
b. The promotion of traditional gender roles is natural and beneficial to society.
c. People express and experience great diversity in gender identity and expression.
d. Gender roles are fixed at an early age and therefore do not easily change.
ANSWER: c

46. While vacationing on a Pacific island, Caroline noticed that local men and women wear similar beach attire
like flower-print sarongs, and even flowers behind their ears. What concept is helpful in understanding this
difference from her own notions of gender role expression?
a. Cultures in this part of the world are more accepting of homosexuality than in the United States.
b. Men who wear clothing similar to the women in their culture are genderqueer.
c. Different cultures have different norms for expected behaviors and gender expression.
d. Genderqueer behavior is openly displayed and accepted in most cultures.
ANSWER: c

47. People typically expect your gender expression to coincide with your:
a. sex.
b. gender.
c. gender identity.
d. gender spectrum.
ANSWER: a

48. What is the term used in the text for matching societal expectations to achieve, or accomplish, your gender
in a way that is consistent with your sex?
a. binary
b. gender conformity
c. doing gender
d. gender neutral
ANSWER: c
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49. Doing gender is something we are required to do:
a. naturally.
b. socially.
c. internally.
d. voluntarily.
ANSWER: b

50. Because we accomplish gender in communication with others, it is:

a. transmissional.
b. transactional.
c. interactional.
d. conditional.
ANSWER: c

51. What do we typically understand in a social setting that influences how we do gender?
a. gender fluidity
b. expected behaviors
c. gender conformity
d. societal structures
ANSWER: b

52. What are institutional structures that instill the idea of innate or natural differences between girls and boys?
a. gender norms
b. gender roles
c. natural structures
d. societal resources
ANSWER: d

53. When women and girls have to pay more for a feminine version of a product, this resource for doing gender
is called a:
a. sexist surcharge.
b. feminine fleece.
c. pink tax.
d. gender con.
ANSWER: c

54. A female friend you haven't seen in years has now taken on much more masculine gender expressions than
before. What idea helps you understand and accept her change in appearance and behavior?
a. Gender is not something inside of you.
b. Gender is not a static object, or a possession that never changes.
c. Genderqueer means discarding a binary view of gender.
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d. Gender roles are influenced by social structures.

ANSWER: b

55. Your younger male cousin has changed his hairstyle and has started to wear clothing that doesn't align with
a male or female gender. What idea helps you understand and accept his change in appearance?
a. Gender is not something inside of you.
b. Gender is not a static object, or a possession that never changes.
c. Genderqueer means discarding a binary view of gender.
d. Gender roles are influenced by social structures.
ANSWER: b

56. When Jamila buys shaving razors for herself at the store, she usually buys the less expensive variety made
for men. What is the most likely reason she does this?
a. to express gender fluidity
b. to reject feminine gender roles
c. to avoid a pink tax
d. to subvert gender polarization
ANSWER: c

57. What are shared societal expectations for conduct and behaviors that are deemed appropriate for females
and males?
a. gender roles
b. conduct rules
c. sex codes
d. culture indices
ANSWER: a

58. What kinds of outcomes, according to researchers, result from prescriptive gender roles?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. All of the options are correct.
ANSWER: b

59. Which sex is generally allowed to bend gender norms more than the other?
a. both women and men
b. both boys and girls
c. boys
d. girls
ANSWER: d

60. What is a principal way in which we do gender and express our gender identities?
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a. sex roles
b. gender uncertainty
c. gender fluidity
d. communication
ANSWER: d

61. One theoretical view regarding gender and verbal communication is that men and women follow different
rules and inhabit different:
a. sex roles.
b. gender expressions.
c. speech communities.
d. gender worlds.
ANSWER: c

62. One side of the scholarly debate posits a significant lack of difference in women's and men's:
a. verbal communication.
b. nonverbal communication.
c. speech communities.
d. gender expression.
ANSWER: a

63. What kind of communication reveals key aspects of our gender expression?
a. verbal
b. nonverbal
c. instrumental
d. personal
ANSWER: b

64. What is the primary source for shaping our sense of gender identity?
a. family
b. school
c. social institutions
d. religion
ANSWER: a

65. What typically occurs in elementary schools that reinforces the notion that boys and girls are fundamentally
different?
a. gender discrimination
b. heterosexual bias
c. sex segregation
d. bullying
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ANSWER: c

66. What institutional structures influence our choices in forming friendships?

a. family homes
b. workplaces
c. school systems
d. All of the options are correct.
ANSWER: d

67. What does research show about differences in same-sex and opposite-sex romantic relationships?
a. no differences
b. no similarities
c. more differences than similarities
d. more similarities than differences
ANSWER: d

68. What concept explains that people do not fit into only one category but are the result of a summation of
individual and cultural backgrounds and experiences?
a. gender fluidity
b. transgender spectrum
c. intersectionality
d. personal nuances
ANSWER: c

69. Mike has an ongoing conflict with his mother because she persistently advises him to be more emotionally
sensitive toward his partner, James, than he would be toward another male friend. What Mike thinks she
misunderstands about his relationship is that same-sex romantic relationships:
a. have no differences from opposite-sex ones.
b. have no similarities to opposite-sex ones.
c. have more differences from, than similarities to, opposite-sex ones.
d. have more similarities to, than differences from, opposite-sex ones.
ANSWER: d

70. Researchers note that people with more sexist attitudes also believe that males and females have greater:
a. similarities.
b. misunderstanding.
c. conflict.
d. differences.
ANSWER: d

71. What type of sexism is having animus toward the opposite sex, often revealed in negative stereotypes?
a. passive
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b. hostile
c. impersonal
d. dyadic
ANSWER: b

72. What type of sexism is defined as possessing a condescending attitude toward the opposite sex?
a. passive
b. hostile
c. benevolent
d. dyadic
ANSWER: c

73. If the supervisor at a company is careful to assign men and women different tasks because he's convinced
their capabilities are very different, what might that reveal?
a. benevolent sexism
b. hostile sexism
c. a sexist attitude
d. passive sexism
ANSWER: c

74. If a male sales manager will not give female personnel important accounts because he worries they might
display inappropriate emotions and seem unprofessional to clients, what is he likely displaying?
a. benevolent sexism
b. hostile sexism
c. business acumen
d. applied sexism
ANSWER: b

75. If a fire service commander consistently orders a female firefighter to work a support position outside of
burning buildings because he wants to keep her safe, what might he be displaying?
a. benevolent sexism
b. hostile sexism
c. professional experience
d. applied sexism
ANSWER: a

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