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A social norm seen as proper for people of a gender is called a what?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the term gender identity refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do sociologists prefer 'gender role' to 'sex role'?Read the answer and worked solution →Traditionally, gender roles kept women mainly in which sphere?Read the answer and worked solution →By about what age do most children sort themselves by gender?Read the answer and worked solution →Judith Butler says gender is something people do by what?Read the answer and worked solution →Sandra Bem's theory of children absorbing stereotypes by observing is?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher's unspoken gender beliefs that favour boys are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A social norm seen as proper for people of a gender is called a what?

  1. Gender parity
  2. Gender role
  3. Gender index
  4. Sex chromosome
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Correct answer: B. Gender role

1. A gender role is a social norm deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on gender. 2. It is learned from society, not inherited. 3. Parity and index are measures, and a chromosome is biological. _Source: Wikipedia, "Gender role" (rev 1375920798, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Lead section"_

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What does the term gender identity refer to?

  1. Duties society gives each sex
  2. Biological sex at birth
  3. One's inner sense of own gender
  4. The job a person chooses
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Correct answer: C. One's inner sense of own gender

1. Gender identity is the internal sense of one's own gender. 2. A gender role is the external expectation, not the inner feeling. 3. Biological sex and job choice are different ideas. _Source: Wikipedia, "Gender role" (rev 1375920798, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Background"_

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Why do sociologists prefer 'gender role' to 'sex role'?

  1. It is simply a more polite term
  2. It was coined by Sigmund Freud
  3. It covers only women's duties
  4. It marks social, not biological
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Correct answer: D. It marks social, not biological

1. Sociologists use gender role because the social understanding of gender differs from biological sex. 2. The term stresses learned expectations. 3. It is not about politeness or about women only. _Source: Wikipedia, "Gender role" (rev 1375920798, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Background"_

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