Soc 324 - Sociology of Sex and Gender 2 » Summer 2020 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
According to Schilt (2010), the “natural differences schema” attributes unequal outcomes for men and women to:
A.   social interactions
B.   innate cognitive and physical abilities
C.   social structures
D.   historical time period
Question #2
Evolutionary and biological theories of gender are classified by Schilt (2010) as:
A.   doing gender schemas.
B.   symbolic interactionist theories.
C.   social constructionist schemas.
D.   natural differences schemas.
Question #3
To say that gender is “socially constructed” means that:
A.   there is no such thing as gender identity
B.   you are stuck with what you were born with.
C.   gender norms are both fluid and stable.
D.   your biology is fully responsible for your gender.
Question #4
What are the areas that distinguish a social constructionist schema from other schemas that attempt to explain gender difference?
A.   Gender can understood by looking at our closest primate ancestors.
B.   Gender varies greatly, is produced in interactions, and is embedded in institutions.
C.   Gender can be understood by looking at certain chromosomes.
D.   Gender can be understood by looking at the different brain structures of men and women.
Question #5
Muxes consider themselves:
A.   transgender.
B.   cross-dressers.
C.   part of a third gender.
D.   intersex.
Question #6
The acceptance burneshas in Northern Albania is example of a _________________of gender.
A.   social constructivist perspective
B.   evolutionary theory
C.   binary theory
D.   dichotomous theory
Question #7
Someone who identifies as having a Difference of Sex Development (DSDs) refers to a person:
A.   who comes out at a young age.
B.   who has a mental health condition.
C.   whose chromosomes do not match their sexual anatomy.
D.   who dresses in women’s clothing.
Question #8
Research on Differences or Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs) detailed in Ainsworth’s (2015) article finds that:
A.   women only ever have XX chromosomes
B.   men only ever have XY chromosomes
C.   biological sex is a spectrum.
D.   biological sex is fixed at conception
Question #9
One of the pioneers of “normalization” surgery, Dr. John Money believed that:
A.   parents should be the only ones to decide on a sex for their baby if they are born with ambiguous genitalia.
B.   society has a duty to create a third gender to include intersex people.
C.   gender is able to be changed for about the first 18 months of an infant’s life.
D.   intersex people should wait until they are 18 to decide to have surgery or not.
Question #10
Doctors in the Greenfield (2014) article argue that normalization surgeries are done primarily:
A.   to keep the child alive.
B.   to please the child.
C.   because the child requests it.
D.   because the parents want their child to look “normal.”
Question #11
All of the following are reported side effects of “normalization” surgery except:
A.   possible sterilization.
B.   increased height.
C.   reduced sexual sensitivity.
D.   painful scarring.
Question #12
According to the experiences of the intersex people interviewed in the Buzzfeed video, their hope for intersex kids is that:
A.   undergo hormone therapy.
B.   be adopted to a more accepting family.
C.   their parents let them wait until they are older to decide if they want to have surgery.
D.   be assigned a sex as soon as possible.
Question #13
Baby “M” Crawford is:
A.   the first intersex baby to be labeled a third gender.
B.   the first baby to die from infant “normalization” surgery.
C.   the first baby to have successful infant “normalization” surgery.
D.   the first case to challenge intersex surgery on infants.
Question #14
The Williams Institute estimated that ___________ adults identified as transgender in the US as of 2016.
A.   10,000
B.   250,000
C.   5,000
D.   1.4 million
Question #15
According to Schilt’s data, most men who came of age in the gender clinic era have a/an ___________ understanding of gender.
A.   transformable.
B.   essentialist.
C.   sociocultural.
D.   open identity.
Question #16
Halberstam (2018) argues that whereas in the past, many transgender people relied on chosen families like drag houses, now ________________ are becoming major advocates for current issues facing the trans community.
A.   Republican congress people
B.   the cisgender parents of trans kids
C.   academics studying the LGBTQ community
D.   conservative religious leaders
Question #17
One of the biggest differences between the youngest generation of trans people and previous generations of trans people is:
A.   activism around gender discrimination.
B.   transitioning in childhood
C.   access to psychologists.
D.   access to surgery.
Question #18
A doctor interviewed in the video Growing Up Trans calls this new generation of trans kids “pioneers” primarily because:
A.   they are the first group of trans people to be allowed in the military.
B.   they will be the first group of trans people to use medical interventions in childhood.
C.   they are the first group of trans kids to move to the United States.
D.   they are the first group of trans kids to be allowed in mainstream schools.
Question #19
One of the major decisions trans adolescents have to make when thinking about starting cross-sex hormones is:
A.   whether they want to move to another state.
B.   their future height.
C.   their future fertility.
D.   whether or not they will look beautiful for handsome.
Question #20
The social constructionist theory of “doing gender” argues that:
A.   gender is a fixed set of psychological traits.
B.   it is easy to transgress gender norms.
C.   institutions (like schools or the workplace) are gender-neutral.
D.   gender structures every interaction we have.
Question #21
The criteria that have been used by athletics organizations to determine if someone can compete with men or women:
A.   is sex chromosomes.
B.   is what genitalia they have.
C.   has always been what it says on your birth certificate.
D.   has changed many times throughout history.
Question #22
If we encounter a stranger who is wearing a suit, has short hair, and is not wearing makeup and call them "sir," that is an example of _________________ according to West and Zimmerman.
A.   sex testing
B.   sex categorization
C.   gender accomplishment
D.   doing sex
Question #23
The boys teaching Alex to burp as a way to show his masculinity in Growing Up Trans is an example of:
A.   gender accomplishment.
B.   gender aggression.
C.   ungendering
D.   hegemonic femininity.

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