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Most transsexuals experience a change in their sexual orientation after transitioning.

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Hermaphrodite is the preferred word for people who have male and female sex organs.

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The author of your Gendered Lives text states,"Gender,culture,and communication are interlinked....Because this is so,we cannot study any one of them without understanding a good deal about the other two." Explain what Wood means by this statement.How do these elements mutually influence one another?

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Our conceptions of masculine and feminin...

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The term patriarchy literally means ____.


A) oppression of females.
B) from male standpoint.
C) rule by the fathers.
D) government by men.
E) all of the above.

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Identify the following: -Content and relational levels of meaning

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Communication includes the content level...

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Society,family,and friends teach us what it means to be male and female.

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Identify the following: -Sex

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Sex is an individual quality determined ...

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A professor says to a student,"I will not accept your paper after 5 pm today." The content level of meaning in this message is that


A) the professor is open to negotiation.
B) the professor feels s/he has to explain the policy to the student.
C) the professor can exercise power over the student.
D) the professor feels s/he has greater status than the student.
E) the professor won't accept the paper after 5 pm today.

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Which of these chromosomal patterns has/have been found in people our society labels male?


A) XXX
B) XX0
C) XYY
D) X0
E) none of these

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Identify the following: -Symbols

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Symbols are what humans use to communica...

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Which of the following persons would be accurately described as "cisgendered?"


A) A person born as a biological female who embodies both masculine and feminine characteristics.
B) A biological male who prefers romantic and sexual relationships with biological males.
C) A biological female who identifies as female and feminine.
D) A biological female who enjoys dressing in men's clothing.
E) A person whose biological sex is inconsistent with their gender identity.

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The Industrial Revolution led to the redefinition of masculinity and femininity.

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Historically and in all cultures,women have been the primary caretakers of young children.

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Identify the following: -Gender

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Gender refers to the traits,behaviors,an...

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What does it mean to say,"meanings are constructed through human interaction with symbols"? Why is this significant for our understanding of gender?

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This statement means that the meaning of...

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Identify the following: -Cisgendered

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A person whose biological sex and gender...

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Identify the following: -Androgyny

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Coined in the 1970s,androgyny is the combinations of the Greek words aner/andros (man)and gyne (woman).Androgynous people reject rigid sex roles and embody dualities that the culture considers masculine and feminine.For example,an androgynous person may be both strong and sensitive.

The meaning of masculinity and femininity in our lives is affected by


A) our age
B) our race
C) our interactions with others
D) the historical time period in which we live
E) all of the above

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Your Gendered Lives book includes a text box outlining transgendered activism on college campuses.Students emphasized the connection between language and identity by creating ways of identifying themselves and others that did not specify gender.The word "ze" is:


A) a pronoun representing masculine and feminine people.
B) a verb representing transformation.
C) a description of a person who is transgendered.
D) a description of a person who is androgynous.
E) a description of a person who is transsexual.

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Popular psychology books often profile the behaviors and characteristics of the "opposite sexes." Based on your understanding of material from chapter 1,how would you critique this labeling of men and women? Make sure your answer demonstrates your understanding of essentializing,androgyny,and sex and gender. The framework for the answer to this essay may be found throughout chapter 1.

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