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Q: Students of color, especially black males, often encounter obstacles that other students seldom face. a. True b. False

Q: Women still face prejudice in particular fields such as technology and natural sciences. a. True b. False

Q: College males report studying more than college females do. a. True b. False

Q: Paul Wright noted that men tend to engage each other face to face, whereas women usually interact side by side. a. True b. False

Q: Both men and women report receiving more emotional support from women than from men friends. a. True b. False

Q: Online friendships are more likely to be satisfying to men when they include high levels of self-disclosure. a. True b. False

Q: Researchers claim that a masculine style of building and maintaining relationships is inadequate. a. True b. False

Q: Gay men generally engage in more emotional and intimate talk than straight men but less than women of any sexual orientation. a. True b. False

Q: Culture of romance

Q: Describe how gender contributes to how women faculty members are expected to serve the universities for which they work.

Q: Discuss some of the ways that there is academic gender bias in curricula that misrepresent or erase women and their impact on cultural life.

Q: Many of the challenges faced by LGBTQ students stem from the gender binary norm that infuses schools, as well as society overall. Describe the gender binary norm. Then, discuss one of the following open-ended questions and give your opinion based on personal opinion, referencing the text when appropriate. ​ Is a transwoman eligible to attend and/or graduate from a single-sex women s college? Bathrooms are often labeled with signs for boys and girls. How do gender-segregated bathrooms compromise the rights and/or safety of trans and genderqueer students? Most sports are divided by sex. On which teams should trans athletes compete? Which locker rooms should they use? ​

Q: With the passage of Title IX, female students were given access to athletic opportunities that were unknown to women of prior generations. Explain the basic framework of Title IX − what it promises and requires − and based on information found in Chapter 8, assess how well schools are implementing this law.

Q: Same-sex schools provide some benefits that are appealing to many students, parents, and educators. However, same-sex schools present issues for trans-people that non-gender queer people do not confront. Note three potential problems that trans-people face at same-sex schools that others do not. Then, propose a potential solution to one of those problems.

Q: Which of the following is true about Title IX? a. All U.S. schools must abide by the rules of Title IX. b. Title IX has led to a decrease in athletic programs for men. c. Title IX bans sex discrimination only in athletics. d. Most American approve of Title IX.

Q: Carolyn is a brilliant, but strict teacher who smiles rarely and is a tough grader. During a review, her department chair tells her she should warm up to the students and offer them more emotional support. Which of the following terms best describes the department chair's evaluation of how Carolyn should act? a. Hidden curriculum b. Hidden hand discrimination c. Invisible hand discrimination d. Invisible curriculum Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Gender-stereotyped curricula

Q: Bullying Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Invisible hand discrimination

Q: Title IX

Q: The more advanced the educational level, the greater the ratio of male to female faculty members. a. True b. False

Q: On average, males in the United States lag behind their female peers in academics. a. True b. False

Q: More women than men hold full professorships in American colleges and universities. a. True b. False

Q: When non-U.S. cultures are examined, it becomes clear that there are innate sex differences in math and science ability. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: In a course on mass media history, the professor shows the film "Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio," which ascribes the entire development of radio to three men: David Sarnoff, Lee DeForest, and Edwin Armstrong, ignoring the contributions of women and minorities to the development of the medium. This is an example of what? a. Gender stereotyped curriculum b. Invisible hand discrimination c. Gender stereotyped discrimination d. Hidden discrimination

Q: Historical epochs tend to be taught in terms of their effects on ___________ while neglecting their impact on ___________. a. men; women and minorities b. women; men and minorities c. white, middle-class families; minorities d. heterosexual couples; LGBTQ individuals

Q: Peer pressure enacted by college women emphasizes being attractive to men over class work and career preparation. In addition, some female college students discover that their career goals are not taken seriously. These factors comprise ____, which researchers believe help explain these young women's lower ambitions after college. a. effortless perfection b. the culture of romance c. the hidden curriculum

Q: Which of the following is a challenge gender-nonconforming students often face? a. The binary norm that forces students into male or female categories. b. Pressure to be self-reliant and not ask questions. c. Pressure to always look good and appear put-together without seeming to put any effort into doing so. d. Be attractive to men.

Q: Which of the following is a challenge males typically face in academics? a. Compared to same-aged girls, boys have more energy and less impulse control so they are less likely to adjust to early school contexts. b. Boys are viewed as being less able than girls to use the logic required for complex mathematics. c. In accordance with masculine socialization, males have more pressure to be self-reliant and are less likely to ask questions. d. Males have less school athletic opportunities since federal law has mandated equal money and support to female athletes under Title IX.

Q: Which of the following helps explain why U.S. women are less likely to pursue careers in scientific and mathematical fields? a. In high school, girls take fewer advanced math classes than boys. b. Most girls have significantly less natural aptitude for science and math than do most boys. c. There are no women professors in the sciences or math, making it difficult for young women to envision themselves succeeding in these areas of study. d. Some faculty members assume that females have less aptitude in these fields.

Q: Identify the themes (or elements) of what it means to be masculine in the United States. As part of your explanation, be sure you provide brief, concrete examples for the five established themes and the recently emerging theme. Finally, discuss one way that parental/guardian communication about gender (as discussed in Chapter 7 of Gendered Lives) may influence understanding of one or more of these themes.

Q: Contemporary fathers are far more involved in their children's lives than were fathers of previous generations. Based on the ideas discussed in Chapter 7, reflect on the implications this might have on the gender development of contemporary children.

Q: Boys are more likely than girls to complete high school. a. True b. False

Q: Socio-economic status, more than sex, is a factor in a student's success in higher education. a. True b. False

Q: Even when people Kathy hardly knows tell her about their emotions and private lives, she feels very connected to them. Kathy could be described as ____. a. having thick (or rigid) ego boundaries b. having thin (or permeable) ego boundaries c. having unstable gender constancy d. having an androgynous gender identification

Q: A person's private sense of, and subjective experience of, his or her gender is called: a. monitoring. b. internalization. c. gender identity. d. ego boundaries.

Q: Girls are typically described as all of the following EXCEPT: a. small. b. active. c. quiet. d. delicate. Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Social Aggression

Q: Gender identity

Q: Ego boundaries

Q: Parental modeling

Q: "Anatomy is destiny"

Q: Define ego boundaries and explain how they typically develop in masculine and feminine people, noting both similarities and differences in development.

Q: Children tend to be socialized into very strict gender roles. This socialization process and these expectations tend to be especially difficult for children who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, or otherwise genderqueer. Give an example of two specific difficulties that queer kids may face growing up as well as a potential response to help ease each issue, explaining how the response would directly impact the issue.

Q: According to psychodynamic theory, how do most boys develop their gender identity?

Q: Allison is a thirty-year-old mother of two young sons. She and her partner, Mike, both have full time jobs. At work, Allison constantly feels pressure to work hard for promotion to the next level in her career. At home, she worries infrequently that she's not spending enough time with her sons and that her house is never clean enough. What theme of cultural expectations of women is Allison experiencing? a. Be superwoman. b. Be sensitive and caring. c. Appearance still counts. d. Negative treatment by others.

Q: ___________ are much more likely than ___________ to discuss sex topics with children. a. Teachers; parents b. Fathers; mothers c. Grandparents; parents d. Mothers; fathers

Q: According to some counselors, pressure to live up to ideals of masculinity has led to an epidemic of hidden male depression. a. True b. False

Q: Men in the U.S. are seen as failing at masculinity if they try to transcend traditional notions of masculinity. a. True b. False

Q: Feminine gender identities emphasize interrelatedness with others and tend to have relatively permeable ego boundaries. a. True b. False

Q: Freud believed that children of both sexes focus on the penis as a symbol of power. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: What has research found about social aggression in girls? a. It is often physical. b. It includes spreading rumors. c. It happens very infrequently. d. It has decreased in the last 5 years.

Q: ___________, especially, encourage in children what they perceive to be gender-appropriate behaviors, fostering more independence, competitiveness, and aggression in sons and more emotional expressiveness and gentleness in daughters. a. Fathers b. Mothers c. Parents d. Grandparents

Q: The point at which an individual stops and the rest of the world begins is called a(n): a. gender identity. b. gender constancy. c. ego boundary. d. masculine speech community.

Q: Which of the following is true, according to psychodynamic theory? a. Children of both sexes usually form their first identification with an adult woman. b. Girls identify more with fathers than mothers after the age of 3. c. For a girl to fully form her identity, she must repress her original identification with her mother. d. At around the age of one year, male and female development diverges dramatically.

Q: For many men, the most fundamental requirement for manhood is not to be ___________. a. tough b. independent c. aggressive d. feminine

Q: Though many things have changed about gender over time, appearance is still a primary measure and marker of femininity. a. True b. False

Q: Feminine toys such as dolls encourage independent play activities and less verbal interaction. a. True b. False

Q: Men have relatively firm ego boundaries and may sympathize with others but not experience others feelings as their own. a. True b. False

Q: Girls are praised for being independent and engaging in competitive play with other children. a. True b. False

Q: In general, __________ women tend to be less prone to eating disorders and less likely to pursue unrealistic physical ideals. a. Hispanic b. African American c. Caucasian d. Asian

Q: In the United States, a current theme in views of femininity is that women should establish closeness through talking with others in large relational networks. a. True b. False

Q: Describe the 5 ways nonverbal behavior supplements verbal messages. Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Kinesics

Q: Territoriality

Q: Nonverbal communication

Q: Liking Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Artifacts

Q: Paralanguage

Q: Power Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Responsiveness

Q: Proxemics

Q: Haptics

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the ways nonverbal communication can function? a. To regulate interaction b. To establish liking c. To supplement verbal communication d. To give a detailed description of an event

Q: Which of the following is true about men's clothing? a. It is generally not as colorful or bright as women's. b. Pockets are used for decorative touches, but not utilitarian purposes. c. They tend to fit close to the body. d. Shoes are meant to flatter the legs at the expense of comfort

Q: The CEO at the company you work for has a spacious corner office all to herself while the rest of the employees share offices or work in cubicles. What form of nonverbal communication is indicating a power differential here? a. Kinesics b. Haptics c. Proxemics d. Territoriality

Q: According to research presented in the Gendered Lives text, which of the following is true about smiling? a. Women generally smile more than men. b. Smiling is an example of haptics. c. African-American women are socialized to smile more than Caucasian women. d. Men generally smile more than women.

Q: ​ Women's facial and body communications tend to indicate that they are emotionally reserved and in control. a. True b. False

Q: Verbal communication conveys the majority of the total meaning during an interaction. a. True b. False

Q: Toys are sex-segregated different aisles for girls and boys toys. a. True b. False