General beliefs about characteristics that men and women are presumed to have are referred to as ________.

A) gender stereotypes
B) gender-role awareness
C) sex-typed behavior
D) gender identity

Gender Stereotypes

Preconceived ideas regarding the roles and behaviors of men and women that are often culturally defined and reinforced.

Gender-role Awareness

The understanding or recognition of the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for males and females.

Gender Identity

Describes a person's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.