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SOCIOLOGY 1310 - FINAL EXAM
TINA VILLARREAL. TEXAS STATE
UNIVERSITY 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Sex - correct answer-used to refer to biological identity as male
or female.
Biological determinism - correct answer-explanations that
attribute complex social phenomena to physical characteristics.
Social constructivism - correct answer-a theoretical perspective
that explains identity and society as created and learned within
a cultural, social, and historical context
Gender socialization - correct answer-the process by which
men and women learn the expectations associated with their
sex.
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Homophobia - correct answer-the fear and hatred of gays and
lesbians.
Sexism - correct answer-defines women as different from and
inferior to men; it can be overt, but can also be subtle. Like
racism, sexism makes gender roles seem natural when they
are actually rooted in entrenched systems of power and
privilege.
Patriarchy - correct answer-a society or group where men have
power over women.
Matriarchy - correct answer-a society or group in which women
have power over men.
Overt discrimination - correct answer-openly discriminating
against a person or group of people
Gender segregation - correct answer-the distribution of men
and women in different jobs in the labor force.
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Dual labor market - correct answer-the division of the labor
market into two segments—the primary and secondary labor
markets.
Human capital theory - correct answer-a theory that explains
differences in wages as the result of differences in the
individual characteristics of the workers.
Sexual identity - correct answer-the definition of oneself that is
formed around one's sexual relationships.
Sexual orientation - correct answer-the attraction that people
feel for people of the same or different sex.
Gender identity - correct answer-one's definition of self as a
woman or man.
Gender binary - correct answer-the classification of gender into
distinct, opposite, and disconnected forms of masculine and
feminine
SOCIOLOGY 1310 - FINAL EXAM
TINA VILLARREAL. TEXAS STATE
UNIVERSITY 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Sex - correct answer-used to refer to biological identity as male
or female.
Biological determinism - correct answer-explanations that
attribute complex social phenomena to physical characteristics.
Social constructivism - correct answer-a theoretical perspective
that explains identity and society as created and learned within
a cultural, social, and historical context
Gender socialization - correct answer-the process by which
men and women learn the expectations associated with their
sex.
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Homophobia - correct answer-the fear and hatred of gays and
lesbians.
Sexism - correct answer-defines women as different from and
inferior to men; it can be overt, but can also be subtle. Like
racism, sexism makes gender roles seem natural when they
are actually rooted in entrenched systems of power and
privilege.
Patriarchy - correct answer-a society or group where men have
power over women.
Matriarchy - correct answer-a society or group in which women
have power over men.
Overt discrimination - correct answer-openly discriminating
against a person or group of people
Gender segregation - correct answer-the distribution of men
and women in different jobs in the labor force.
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Dual labor market - correct answer-the division of the labor
market into two segments—the primary and secondary labor
markets.
Human capital theory - correct answer-a theory that explains
differences in wages as the result of differences in the
individual characteristics of the workers.
Sexual identity - correct answer-the definition of oneself that is
formed around one's sexual relationships.
Sexual orientation - correct answer-the attraction that people
feel for people of the same or different sex.
Gender identity - correct answer-one's definition of self as a
woman or man.
Gender binary - correct answer-the classification of gender into
distinct, opposite, and disconnected forms of masculine and
feminine
