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Sexuality Studies explores the diverse expressions, identities, and cultural meanings of human sexuality. The course examines how sexuality is shaped by social, historical, political, and legal contexts, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, and gender studies. Students critically analyze topics including sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual health, intimacy, power relations, and representations of sexuality in media and popular culture. The course encourages open and informed discussion about the impact of societal norms, intersectionality, activism, and policy on sexual rights and experiences, equipping students with tools to engage thoughtfully with contemporary debates on sexuality.
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Transformations Women Gender and Psychology 3rd Edition by Mary Crawford
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Chapter 1: Paving the Way
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of the beliefs of the dominant groups in a society?
A) They are normative.
B) They become more visible when those outside of the dominant group question them.
C) They are not always recognized as values because they are so common in popular thinking.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
Q2) A feminist focusing on concerns like sweatshop labor conditions, unequal access to health care and education, and forced prostitution is a
A) global feminist.
B) radical feminist.
C) cultural feminist.
D) liberal feminist.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Gender, Status, and Power
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Q1) In most fairy tales, the heroine falls prey to an evil scheme and can only be saved by the arrival of her prince. These kinds of stories serve as ________.
A) oppression
B) legitimizing myths
C) attributional biases
D) self-fulfilling prophecies
Answer: B
Q2) A teacher who pays more attention to the boys in class or a committee that preferentially awards scholarships to male students is engaging in ________.
A) self-fulfilling prophecy
B) intrusive interruptions
C) sex discrimination
D) heterosexism
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Images of Women
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about slang referring to women?
A) They are likely to have sexual meaning.
B) They are likely to be analogous to art objects.
C) They are likely to be similar to parts of plants.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Answer: A
Q2) The word pair "lord and lady" is an example of
A) the definition of women.
B) the masculine generic.
C) terms of endearment.
D) terms that devalue women.
Answer: D
Q3) Identify a true statement about body image.
A) The concerns associated with body image begin in adulthood for men.
B) Women are more strongly invested in their physical appearance than men are.
C) Men are more dissatisfied with their bodies than women are.
D) The levels of body dissatisfaction vary significantly for White, Asian American, and Hispanic women.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Meanings of Difference
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Q1) When meta-analysis practitioners decide which studies to include, ________.
A) they rely on their own judgments
B) they statistically analyze the effect size before deciding to include a study
C) they include all studies
D) they use a simple review technique
Q2) The Japanese proverb "the nail that sticks up gets hammered down" means that
A) people should not stand out or be different from everyone else.
B) the Japanese do not like sloppy workmanship.
C) those people who stand up for what they believe in will get what they need in life.
D) you might get hit if you disagree with someone in Japan.
Q3) What are display rules? Provide examples in your discussion.
Q4) Identify a true statement about meta-analysis.
A) It allows conclusions about the causes of gender differences.
B) It eliminates the possibility of an overlooked source of bias common to previous studies.
C) It allows researchers to estimate the size of a gender-related difference.
D) It wholly compensates for the biases in original studies and ensures objective interpretation.
Q5) Explain why women's "emotionality" is rooted in a sociocultural context.
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Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Bodies
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Q1) Which of the following problems is associated with Turner syndrome?
A) the short stature of girls
B) problems with gender identity
C) problems with gender typing
D) the absence of a vagina, clitoris, and labia in girls
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a possible result of intersexuality?
A) An individual with a penis and testicles happens to menstruate.
B) A person who has lived as a man happens to have a baby.
C) A person has both a penis and a vagina.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Q3) Explain Klinefelter's syndrome and Turner syndrome in terms of chromosomal abnormalities, reproductive capabilities, and external appearances.
Q4) Which of the following conditions best describes a chromosomal irregularity in men in which they have a genetic composition of XXY?
A) complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS)
B) Turner syndrome
C) Klinefelter's syndrome
D) congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Q5) Describe sexual differentiation in males and females.
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Chapter 6: Gendered Identities: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following leads to selective attention and selective memory?
A) gender constancy
B) gender schemas
C) imitation
D) relational aggression
Q2) The idea that children learn gendered behavior from their environment comes from A) psychodynamic theory.
B) humanistic theory.
C) social learning theory.
D) Gestalt theory.
Q3) What evidence exists to show that boys have more social status and power than girls?
Q4) Describe gender segregation, explain why it happens, and how it affects both boys and girls. Include both positive and negative aspects of self-segregation.
Q5) Cite research evidence to show that ethnicity and class have an effect on gender stereotyping. What theories explain these results?
Q6) Summarize research on and the effects of the preference for sons in the U.S. and across other cultures.
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Chapter 7: Sex, Love, and Romance
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Q1) Amnesty International has investigated female genital mutilation as A) a human rights issue.
B) a safe medical practice.
C) a valid cultural practice.
D) illegal.
Q2) For Hispanic women, the cultural ideal of marianismo includes all of the following cultural imperatives EXCEPT A) virginity.
B) martyrdom.
C) subordination.
D) fragility.
Q3) Identify a true statement about bisexual girls in high schools.
A) They are most likely to indulge in safe sex.
B) They are least likely to engage in drug use.
C) They have particularly high rates of early sex.
D) They have significantly low rates of depression.
Q4) Briefly describe how the representation of women in language, advertising, and popular romance novels contributes to stereotypes of femininity.
Q5) Describe a few ways in which different cultures control women's sexuality.
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Chapter 8: Commitments: Women and Close Relationships
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Q1) What are the factors responsible for women losing out financially with divorce?
Q2) Which of the following characterizes modern marriages?
A) a "second shift" for the wife
B) a "near-peer" or "senior partner-junior partner" relationship
C) the wife working outside the home
D) All of these answers are correct.
Q3) Discuss the possibility of second marriages being more successful than first marriages. What are the additional sources of stress in second marriages?
Q4) The biggest asset for the large majority of couples is the husband's ________ at the time of a divorce and in the future.
A) pension benefits
B) education
C) earning power
D) property and assets
Q5) Which of the following statements about happiness and marriage is true?
A) Men and women are both equally happy.
B) Women are happier than men.
C) Men are happier than women.
D) Women and men are both fairly unhappy.
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Chapter 9: Mothering
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Q1) In the United States, babies are delivered by physicians, not birthed by women, reflecting the ________.
A) medical model of birth
B) androcentric model of birth
C) sociocultural model of birth
D) doctor-oriented model of birth
Q2) According to Crawford, becoming a mother is a major life transition because it
A) is a kind of biological destiny for women.
B) involves changes in work, lifestyle, and relationships with significant others.
C) is pathological not to feel positive about motherhood.
D) involves changes in the physical self but not the psychological identity of women.
Q3) During pregnancy, the amount of norepinephrine in a woman's body ________ and the amount of stress-associated hormones ________.
A) increases; increases
B) increases; decreases
C) decreases; increases
D) decreases; decreases
Q4) What myths are included in the "motherhood mystique"?
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Chapter 10: Work and Achievement
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Q1) After reading the chapter on work and achievement, how might you respond to the phrase "She's just a housewife"?
Q2) Gender as an influence on evaluation was studied, finding that
A) papers written by women were evaluated more positively than those written by men when the occupation was traditionally feminine.
B) papers written by men were evaluated more positively than those written by women when the occupation was traditionally masculine.
C) regardless of the occupation, men's articles were evaluated more positively.
D) papers written by women were evaluated more positively than those written by men when the occupation was traditionally feminine and papers written by men were evaluated more positively than those written by women when the occupation was traditionally masculine.
Q3) Many women workers have suspected that their work has been judged less positively simply because it was done by a woman. Is there any psychological research that would justify that suspicion? Discuss.
Q4) Discuss some of the possible reasons women often do not feel entitled to equality and have low expectations for their career options.
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Chapter 11: The Second Half: Midlife and Aging
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Q1) Rasha is experiencing menopause, but she has not sought medical treatment for any symptoms. She and her husband have one child. Which of the following is Rasha most likely to feel?
A) slightly dismayed at not being able to have more children
B) relieved at no longer having to fear pregnancy
C) somewhat isolated from her younger friends who are still menstruating
D) All of these answers are correct.
Q2) Which of the following is true of how aging men and women view their bodies?
A) Men tend to talk about their bodies as wholes, while women speak of parts of their bodies.
B) Men tend to talk about their bodies as if they were cars, while women speak of their bodies as if they were household appliances.
C) Men tend to talk about their bodies as improving with age, while women speak of their bodies as improving only with plastic surgery.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Q3) What does the statement "like gender, age is a system of social classification" mean?
Q4) Are women today more likely to be "in the middle"? Cite evidence to support your answer.
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Chapter 12: Violence Against Women
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Q1) How can the things you have learned throughout the book so far on feminist ideas and concerns be applied to the problem of domestic violence?
Q2) Describe the cycle of violence in battering relationships and how the cycle keeps women in abusive relationships.
Q3) ________ is sexually themed material including violence, dehumanization, degradation, or abuse toward women.
A) Pornography
B) Erotica
C) Sexually explicit media
D) XXX
Q4) Which of the following is one of the widely held set of myths and misconceptions about rape and rape victims in North America?
A) Women cannot prevent rape regardless of how badly they may want to.
B) Rapists' subconscious motivations are those of power and not a drive for sex.
C) Victims precipitate rape by dressing provocatively.
D) None of these answers is correct.
Q5) What's wrong with pornography? Define the word and explain how it is related to violence against women.
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Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders, Therapy, and Womens
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Q1) Which of the following is characterized by a pattern of instability in relationships, self-concept, and emotions accompanied by terror at the idea of abandonment?
A) antisocial personality disorder
B) borderline personality disorder
C) depersonalization disorder
D) factitious disorder
Q2) The "rest cure," developed by Silas Weir Mitchell, was at one time a standard psychological treatment for A) women.
B) men and women.
C) the elderly.
D) children.
Q3) Women are more likely to be diagnosed with ________ disorder and men with ________ disorder.
A) borderline personality; antisocial personality
B) schizoid personality; schizotypal personality
C) obsessive-compulsive personality; borderline personality
D) antisocial personality; schizoid personality
Q4) In what ways can men benefit from feminist therapy?
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Chapter 14: Making a Difference: Toward a Better Future for Women
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Q1) What issues are faced by contemporary feminists?
Q2) Surveys of college women indicated that
A) usually, they were willing to label themselves as feminists.
B) most of them endorsed the goals of feminism but did not label themselves as feminists.
C) most of them endorsed the goals of feminism and also labeled themselves as feminists.
D) major goals of feminism were not endorsed by most of them.
Q3) Robnett and Anderson (2016) conducted a study to determine whether African-American, Asian-American, and Latina women were likely to identify as feminists. They surveyed 1,140 students at an urban university and asked them for their definitions of feminism and their reasons for identifying (or not) as feminists. Describe the study and its results.
Q4) One common form of backlash is to A) visualize women with babies.
B) label feminists and their ideas as crazy.
C) talk of the "Jekyll and Hyde" story.
D) encounter groups.
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Q5) In the context of the changing face of psychology, discuss the statement "Progress is uneven."
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