PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER EXAM WITH
SOLUTIONS #2
What's psychology of women and gender? - correct answer -revision of intro psych
including women and trans folk who are missing
-critiques traditional theories, methods research
Genderqueer - correct answer a gender category that is not exclusively male or female
and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
Gender - correct answer state of being male or female, both male and female or neither
male nor female
Sex - correct answer physical or psychological characteristics of maleness and
femaleness; sexual behaviors
Gender binary - correct answer system of conceptualizing gender as having two distinct
and opposing groups or kinds
Gender identity - correct answer persons internal sense of their own gender
Cisgender - correct answer term used when gender identity and/or expression aligns
with the sex assigned at birth
Cisgenderism - correct answer Prejudice against people who are outside the gender
binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's birth-assigned gender but not their
gender identity. Also termed anti-trans prejudice.
Transgender - correct answer Describes a person whose gender identity differs from the
gender they were assigned at birth
Intersex - correct answer a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a
person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical
definitions of female or male
Trans - correct answer an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum may include
people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-dressing, gender
nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary identity
Sexism - correct answer Discrimination or bias against other people based on their
gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
Old-fashioned sexism - correct answer overt sexism, characterized by the endorsement
of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of men and women, and stereotypes
about lesser female competence 1950s (ex: women could not be news anchors)
, Modern sexism - correct answer Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women; also termed
neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
Hostile sexism - correct answer refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward women and
adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which women are thought to spend most of
their time trying to control men, whether through sexuality or feminism.
Benevolent sexism - correct answer beliefs about women that seem to the perpetrator
to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored and put on the proverbial
pedestal. In the benevolent view, women are seen as pure beings who should be
protected and adored.
Feminist - correct answer A person who favors political, economic, and social equality of
all people, regardless of gender, and therefore favors the legal and social changes
necessary
First Wave Feminism - correct answer started in the mid-1800s when women
demanded the right to vote
Second Wave Feminism - correct answer 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom; reproductive
rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay equity; equal opportunity in education;
and gender-based violence.
Third Wave Feminism - correct answer emphasized intersectionality—an approach
originating in Black feminism—and diversity among women rather than universality of
female experience. In addition, it favors the individual's right to define feminism, instead
of everyone accepting a uniform ideology.
Fourth Wave Feminism - correct answer user-generated content, such as blogs, and
social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Building on the third wave, it
also includes greater emphasis on intersectionality and critique and rejection of the
gender binary. Thus, transgender issues are more prominent than in previous waves.
Feminine evil - correct answer The belief that women are the source of evil or
immorality in the world, as in the Adam and Eve story.
Male as normative - correct answer male is the important one, the major representative
of the species, the "normal" one, and the female is a variation on him
Androcentrism - correct answer Male centered; the belief that the male is the norm
Gender differences - correct answer differences between genders
Gender similarities - correct answer similarities between genders
SOLUTIONS #2
What's psychology of women and gender? - correct answer -revision of intro psych
including women and trans folk who are missing
-critiques traditional theories, methods research
Genderqueer - correct answer a gender category that is not exclusively male or female
and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
Gender - correct answer state of being male or female, both male and female or neither
male nor female
Sex - correct answer physical or psychological characteristics of maleness and
femaleness; sexual behaviors
Gender binary - correct answer system of conceptualizing gender as having two distinct
and opposing groups or kinds
Gender identity - correct answer persons internal sense of their own gender
Cisgender - correct answer term used when gender identity and/or expression aligns
with the sex assigned at birth
Cisgenderism - correct answer Prejudice against people who are outside the gender
binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's birth-assigned gender but not their
gender identity. Also termed anti-trans prejudice.
Transgender - correct answer Describes a person whose gender identity differs from the
gender they were assigned at birth
Intersex - correct answer a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a
person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical
definitions of female or male
Trans - correct answer an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum may include
people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-dressing, gender
nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary identity
Sexism - correct answer Discrimination or bias against other people based on their
gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
Old-fashioned sexism - correct answer overt sexism, characterized by the endorsement
of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of men and women, and stereotypes
about lesser female competence 1950s (ex: women could not be news anchors)
, Modern sexism - correct answer Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women; also termed
neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
Hostile sexism - correct answer refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward women and
adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which women are thought to spend most of
their time trying to control men, whether through sexuality or feminism.
Benevolent sexism - correct answer beliefs about women that seem to the perpetrator
to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored and put on the proverbial
pedestal. In the benevolent view, women are seen as pure beings who should be
protected and adored.
Feminist - correct answer A person who favors political, economic, and social equality of
all people, regardless of gender, and therefore favors the legal and social changes
necessary
First Wave Feminism - correct answer started in the mid-1800s when women
demanded the right to vote
Second Wave Feminism - correct answer 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom; reproductive
rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay equity; equal opportunity in education;
and gender-based violence.
Third Wave Feminism - correct answer emphasized intersectionality—an approach
originating in Black feminism—and diversity among women rather than universality of
female experience. In addition, it favors the individual's right to define feminism, instead
of everyone accepting a uniform ideology.
Fourth Wave Feminism - correct answer user-generated content, such as blogs, and
social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Building on the third wave, it
also includes greater emphasis on intersectionality and critique and rejection of the
gender binary. Thus, transgender issues are more prominent than in previous waves.
Feminine evil - correct answer The belief that women are the source of evil or
immorality in the world, as in the Adam and Eve story.
Male as normative - correct answer male is the important one, the major representative
of the species, the "normal" one, and the female is a variation on him
Androcentrism - correct answer Male centered; the belief that the male is the norm
Gender differences - correct answer differences between genders
Gender similarities - correct answer similarities between genders
