Human Sexuality - Gender Issues
Surgical procedures for persons requesting sex reassignment are
most effective for men wishing to be women.
Most religious organizations in the United States emphasize
male dominance.
"Gender role" refers to
attitudes and behaviors considered appropriate in a specific society for people of a particular sex.
Two aspects of our biological sex are
genetic sex and anatomical sex.
The clitoris of the female is homologous to the______of the male.
glans of the penis
Britta assumes that her new boyfriend will be able to fix her broken car, because she believes men are
more mechanically inclined than women. Britta’s behavior reflects
gender stereotypes.
The______are part of the endocrine system.
gonads
Roberto meets his female neighbor, and based on her sex, makes predictions about her behavior. He is
making gender assumptions.
The sex chromosomes for males are______and those for females are______.
XY; XX
Studies of television programming have demonstrated that
women are valued primarily for physical appearance.
When his older sister teases him, nine-year-old Tyrone does not cry because he has learned that boys
are not supposed to cry. This exemplifies the concept of
gender roles
Which of the following statements is true?
Genetic sex is determined by our sex chromosomes.
Which one of the following is false with respect to genetics and development?
No triggers are necessary for a fetus to develop into an anatomically normal female.
______influence the development of female physical sex characteristics and help regulate the
menstrual cycle.
Estrogens
At the first level of sexual differentiation, ______determine our biological sex.
chromosomes
Sex chromosomes determine our
genetic sex.
