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Gender and Society Prelim Quiz 1
Gender and Society Prelim Quiz 1
Gender and Society Prelim Quiz 1
-FALSE
Words such as “roles” and “relationships” are used to signify that Gender does not only include
the biological characteristics of a person but also the preference of an individual depending on
the role the individual view his/her gender.
-TRUE
Human reproduction is the process in which human beings produce more human beings similar
to themselves.
-TRUE
Gender identity is defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or female (or rarely, both
or neither).
-TRUE
Since the dawn of the new century, the view and idea of gender have evolved in a contemporary
understanding of psychology, sociology, and culture based on the human perception of sexual
urges and emotional attraction.
-TRUE
In the WHO definition, the term, gender is similar from society to society and cannot be
changed.
-FALSE
An individual may refer him/herself as man or woman based on the biological characteristics
that he/ she has.
-FALSE
The usual level of sex hormones for male is testosterone.
-TRUE
In Oxford English Dictionary Gender means “The state of being male and female as expressed by
biological nature."
-FALSE
The term, gender, is also used more broadly to denote a range of identities that do not
correspond to established ideas of male and female.
-TRUE
The World Health Organization released a definition of Gender in 2018 and it states that
“Gender refers to the biologically constructed characteristics of women and men, such as
genitals, body parts, and built.”
-FALSE
Usually both sexes do not have pubic hair and underam hair.
-FALSE
In lay man’s term, the traditional meaning of gender is “the thing between the legs” and/or the
psychological, emotional and sexual attraction towards a member of a different sex.
-TRUE