Chapter 9 Practice Quiz

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
. Which of the following is NOT a category of feminism?

. What form of feminism focuses on the differences between how men and women "think" and argues for equality?

. According to Paul Sargent, which type of masculinity represents the adaptation of masculinities to such issues as race and class?

. What is the all-encompassing term for those who are not heterosexual and /or cisgender?

. What form of feminism argues that gender is an artificial construct that has been used to assign men and women different roles, rights, and opportunities based on perceived differences in intellect?

. Socialist feminism revises whose work to account for gender?

. What is the major contribution of the article "Doing Gender"?

. What did Caitlyn Jenner bring into public consciousness?

. In May 2017, major league baseball player Kevin Pillar was sanctioned for calling an opposing team's pitcher a "fag." This is an example of which of the following terms?

. What is the term used for women in Arab countries who take on a more masculine appearance and dress?

. "Queer theory" believes that male and female genders are binary opposites.

. Toxic femininity does not exist.

. According to Beatrice Kachuck, there are four categories of feminist theories: liberal, essentialist, socialist, and postmodernist.

. The terms "gender" and "sex" are interchangeable.

. The "Persons Case" (1928) ended when the British Privy Council overturned a Supreme Court ruling that women were not "persons" eligible to hold public office.

. The term intersex applies to anyone born with both "male" and "female" sexual characteristics.

. Jobs continue to be gendered in Canada.

. Job transformation got a big push during World War II (1939-1945), when women entered the workforce to replace men who had gone overseas to serve.

. The gap between what men and women earn in Canada has narrowed since the 1980s, though women still earn just 87 cents for every dollar a man earns.

. Pay equity concerns are central to the position of feminist socialism.

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