Republic of the Philippines

APAYAO STATE COLLEGE

Conner, Apayao

A Learning Module in GE ELEC 07 – Gender and Society

Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _______________
Year/Course: __________________________ Score: ______________

EXERCISE 1:

Identify the field/profession the following personalities are famous for. Choices are in the box below.

1. Nora Aunor
2. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
3. Hidilyn Diaz
4. Margarita Go-Singco Holmes
5. Robina Gokongwei
6. Catriona Gray
7. Lisa Macuja
8. Gabriela Silang
9. Jessica Soho
10. Jessica Zafra

Dance Cinema Heroism Media

Literature Pageant Politics Psychology
Business Sports Medicine Charity

EXERCISE 2:

Identify whether the given trait is masculine or feminine trait.

1. Cooperative ________________
2. Active ________________
3. Aggressive ________________
4. Emotional ________________
5. Dependent ________________
6. Dependable ________________
7. Competitive ________________
8. Nurturing ________________
9. Expressive ________________
10. Independent ________________

EXERCISE 3:

Answer the following questions. Write your answers on the blanks provided.
_________________1. What is the social dimension of one’s sexuality and gender?
_________________2. What is the biological dimension of one’s sexuality and gender?
_________________3. What do you call the external organs that are associated with reproduction which are also
used in determining one’s sex?
_________________ 4. What do you call the process the ability of a person to create an offspring?
_________________ 5. What do you call a person if you have both or a conglomerate of female and male organs
such that it may be difficult to classify your sex without further examination?
_________________ 6. What do you call these specific chromosomes which marks a person’s biological sex?
_________________ 7. What is the hormone associated with men?

Prepared by:
KRYZZLE TRITZ B. DANGEL
Instructor
_________________ 8. What are the hormones associated with women?
_________________ 9. This is the individual’s self-conception as a man or woman or as a boy or girl or as some
combination of man/boy and woman/girl as someone fluctuating between man/boy or woman/girl or as someone
outside those categories altogether.
_________________ 10. What do you call a male who does not feel comfortable identifying as a man?
_________________ 11. What do you call a female who does not feel comfortable identifying as a woman?
_________________ 12. This is an aspect of gender which pertains to our emotional and sexual attraction to a
person.
_________________ 13. What do you call the people who are attracted to the opposite sex?
_________________ 14. What do you call people who are attracted to people of the same sex?
_________________ 15. What do you call the concept of the sacredness of the woman due to her ability to
conceive children?
_________________ 16. What do you call the society where all are considered equal, regardless of gender, race,
religion, or age?
_________________ 17. What do you call the role of the father in conception or fatherhood?
_________________ 18. What do you call the structure that upholds male supremacy in the law, at home, in the
work place, and in the society?
_________________ 19. This is the prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination based on sex especially women.
_________________ 20. This is a continuing series of social movements that aim to challenge the patriarchal
society.

EXERCISE 4:

Answer the following questions logically.

1. Should power and authority be based on one’s body? Defend your answer.

2. Why do you think men and women are physiologically different? Justify your answer.

3. Cite at least three instances where the physiological differences of women from men work to their
advantage.

Prepared by:
KRYZZLE TRITZ B. DANGEL
Instructor