QUIZ: GE6104 Gender and Society

The definition of gender now is tagged along with Biological Identity.

- False

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

In Oxford English Dictionary Gender means “The state of being male and female as
expressed by biological nature."
- False

XX chromosomes in Female is the usual sex chromosomes.

- True

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

Usually both sexes do not have pubic hair and underam hair.
- False

An individual may refer him/herself as man or woman based on the biological

characteristics that he/ she has.
- 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

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

The usual gonads for Female are testes.

- False

Traditionally, Gender is viewed as being male or female.

- True

The usual level of sex hormones for male is testosterone.

- True
XY are not a usual chromosomes for Male.
- False

Human reproduction is the process in which human beings produce more human beings
similar to themselves.
- True

The usual gonads for Female are ovaries.

- True

Gender identity is defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or female

(or rarely, both or neither).
- True

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

In the WHO definition, the term, gender is similar from society to society and
cannot be changed.
- False

The development of sexual characteristics is affected by sociological development

through a relationship with other people.
- False

If a human shows signs in both sexes, the person is considered an intersex.

- True

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Freud believed that both genders were fundamentally congruent with prephallic
development.
- True

Girls engage in more ___________________________.

- child-care and touch

In Thailand, the “kathoey” or ladyboys are individuals whose sex is male

biologically but identify themselves eventually as being women.
- True

Freud believed that the reaction to the discovery of sexual differentiation was
crucial not only for the development of female sexuality but also for the creation
of those personality traits which he identified with femininity: passivity,
masochism and narcissism.
- True

"Boys play with guns and cars more than girls do in school."
This is a cultural explanation of gender differences.
- False

Penis envy or the masculinity complex was at the core of the female psyche in
Freud's psychology, while castration fear was central in the man.
- True

Sex-different behavioral trends begin to appear clearly in young children during a

time when _____________________ variation is limited, well before puberty and major
secondary gender differences form.
- biological gender

"The Wodaabe tribe will have men wear make-up, jewelry, and have beautiful attires
to dance in front of women during a special ritual to attract a partner."
This culture is from ______________.
- Nigeria

"Boys start spending more time away from home and from their mothers."
This gender difference is a biological explanation.
- False

Freud believed the Oedipus complex was normally resolved in males and the id became
their heir.
- False

In the patterns of the psychological perspective of gender differences, it is

believed that girls are spending more time working from age three, while boys are
spending more time in school.
- False

"A boy's identification with his father enhanced his masculinity, it originated in
innate active (or masculine) endeavors towards his mother."
In this context, Freud regarded masculinity as the external gender.
- False

Freud also acknowledged that the Oedipus Complex insight in the processes of
growth in girls was "unsatisfactory, incomplete, and ambiguous."
- True

"Girls engage in more (real and playful) grooming than boys do."
This is a developmental explanation of gender differences.
- True
Freud seemed to believe that complete breakdown in women of the Oedipus complex was
impossible, since the two desires, possessing the penis of the father and getting
the child of the father, were exceedingly difficult to abandon.
- True

Freud developed his theory of femininity and masculinity from the comparison
between the actions of the two sexes after that discovery, which is what we now
term __________________________.
- gender role identity

The Navajo Nation of Arizona believes in the “two-spirit” which is a belief that
there are certain individuals born with two genders who both display a feminine and
masculine side.
This culture is from _____________________________.
- america

"Aside from age, children often self-segregate by sex while playing in groups."
This gender difference explanation is
____________________.
- developmental

The girl replied with the impression that she had been castrated to the discovery
of the sexual difference, whereupon she adopted the notion of clitoral inferiority
and, for the rest of her life, suffered from penile envy. The girl kept her mother,
who had sent her so insufficiently prepared into the world, as responsible for her
lack of penis. Then she renounced her mother as an object of love in order to
obtain a penis and turned libidinally to her boyfriend. However, when she
discovered that her castration was irreparable, she sought compensation for losing
her father's infant."
What is Freud's conclusion on this scenario?
- In the boy, castration anxiety resolved the complex of Oedipus, while in the
child, castration anxiety led to the complex of Oedipus.

Gender segregation patterns in which children play in groups of the same gender,
which follow disparities in the types of games played, arise at the age of five for
several cultures, and even earlier.
- True

Gender examines how society influences our understanding and perception of

differences between masculinity and femininity is a concept that describes how
societies determine and manage sex categories; the cultural meanings attached to
men and women’s roles; and how individuals understand their identities not limited
to one gender positions.
- TRue

Asexuality is a term used when individuals do feel sexual attraction.

- False

Transgender people usually undergo a gender transition that may involve changing
their dress and self-presentation.
- True

Gender in society is also determined by what an individual feels and does.

- True

When people talk about the differences between men and women they are often
pertaining to gender rather than sex.
-

Cis-gender describes people whose biological body they were born into does not
match their personal gender identity.
- False

Freud seemed to believe that complete breakdown in women of the Oedipus complex was
impossible, since the two desires, possessing the penis of the father and getting
the child of the father, were exceedingly difficult to abandon.
- TRue

Sexuality is about sexual attraction, sexual practices, and identity.

- True

Having allowed the marriage of two women, the other party being identified as the
“female husband,” granted that the women are already married to a man. This
relationship does not involve intercourse but exists for economic reasons.
This culture is from ____________.
- Africa

Transgender and intersexuality in society are sexualities rather than gender

categories.
- False

Intersexuality describes variations on sex definitions related to ambiguous

genitalia, sex organs, chromosomes, or hormones.
- True

During the 17th Century, men in Europe would wear high heels to signify their
education.
- False

Sex are the biological traits that societies use to assign people into either male
or female, whether it be through genitalia.
- True