COM 464 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Sex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Sex .chromosomes, .gonads, .internal .reproductive
.organs, .and .external .genitalia
Intersex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-atypical .combination .of .features .that .usually
.distinguish .male .from .female
Gender .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Attitudes, .feelings, .and .behaviors .a .given .culture
.associates .with .a .person's .biological .sex
Socially .constructed
Gender .Identity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .individual's .sense .of .oneself .as .male,
.female .or .transgender. .When .one's .gender .identity .and .biological .sex .are .non
.congruent, .the .individual . may .identify .as .transsexual .or .as .another .transgender
.category
Gender .Expression .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-They .way .in .which .a .person
.communicates .gender .within .a .given .culture
Influenced .by .gendered .institutions .such .as .the .mass .media
Gender .Constancy .Theory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Most .2-7 .year .olds:
Realize .biological .sex .is .constant
Understand .it .does .not .change .on .its .own .over .time
Clear .understanding, .for .the .most .part, .of .biological .differences
Gender .Schema .Theory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Children .establish .patterns .of
.beliefs .and .behaviors .associated .with .a .biological .difference:
Tied .to .cultural .differences
Helps .process .and .understand .gender-oriented .behavior
Influences .memory .and .problem .solving
Influences .self-concept .and .self-esteem
Gender .Schemas .and .Stereotypes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Schemas .can .lead .to
.stereotypes:
, Easy .patterns .are .simply .and .easily .generalized .
Easily .exaggerated
Ex. .children .reported .seeing .a .female .nurse .and .male .doctor .in .a .film .when .it
.was .really .a .female .doctor .and .male .nurse, .they .all .applied .schemas.
Gender .Socialization .Agents .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Explains .how .Gender
.Schemas .are .produced:
Parents
Peers
Gendered .Institutions
Gendered .Institutions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Reflect .the .idea .that .gender .is
.present .in .the .processes, .practices, .images .and .ideologies, .and .distributions .of
.power .in .the .various .sectors .of .social .life
How .is .the .media .a .Gendered .Institution? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Organized .in .a
.gendered .way: .Decision .makers .are .more . likely .male
Widespread .images/info .that .reflects .gender .ideology .of .the .culture
Socialization .Agent
What .is .a .Socialization .Agent? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Grew .out .of .women's
.movement .(second .wave .feminism): .focused .on .traditional .gender .roles/impact
.on .women, .and .women .as .sexual .objects
Men's .movement: .Focused .on .Masculinity
Problems: .Body .image, .sexual .violence, .lack .of .self-esteem, .discrimination
Susan .B. .Anthony .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Elizabeth .Cady .Stanton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Lucy .Stone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Goals .of .First .Wave .Feminism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-First .Wave .refers .to .the
.Right .to .Vote .Movement .of .the .1920s
19th .Amendment
How .did .WWII .affect .women's .lives? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Timeline .of .how
.women .were .seen .in . media .at .the .time:
Support ."soldiers"
Sex .symbols
Disease .in .a .dress
How .did .WWII .affect .current .media .representation .of .women? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-?? .haven't .found .a .specific .answer??
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Sex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Sex .chromosomes, .gonads, .internal .reproductive
.organs, .and .external .genitalia
Intersex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-atypical .combination .of .features .that .usually
.distinguish .male .from .female
Gender .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Attitudes, .feelings, .and .behaviors .a .given .culture
.associates .with .a .person's .biological .sex
Socially .constructed
Gender .Identity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .individual's .sense .of .oneself .as .male,
.female .or .transgender. .When .one's .gender .identity .and .biological .sex .are .non
.congruent, .the .individual . may .identify .as .transsexual .or .as .another .transgender
.category
Gender .Expression .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-They .way .in .which .a .person
.communicates .gender .within .a .given .culture
Influenced .by .gendered .institutions .such .as .the .mass .media
Gender .Constancy .Theory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Most .2-7 .year .olds:
Realize .biological .sex .is .constant
Understand .it .does .not .change .on .its .own .over .time
Clear .understanding, .for .the .most .part, .of .biological .differences
Gender .Schema .Theory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Children .establish .patterns .of
.beliefs .and .behaviors .associated .with .a .biological .difference:
Tied .to .cultural .differences
Helps .process .and .understand .gender-oriented .behavior
Influences .memory .and .problem .solving
Influences .self-concept .and .self-esteem
Gender .Schemas .and .Stereotypes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Schemas .can .lead .to
.stereotypes:
, Easy .patterns .are .simply .and .easily .generalized .
Easily .exaggerated
Ex. .children .reported .seeing .a .female .nurse .and .male .doctor .in .a .film .when .it
.was .really .a .female .doctor .and .male .nurse, .they .all .applied .schemas.
Gender .Socialization .Agents .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Explains .how .Gender
.Schemas .are .produced:
Parents
Peers
Gendered .Institutions
Gendered .Institutions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Reflect .the .idea .that .gender .is
.present .in .the .processes, .practices, .images .and .ideologies, .and .distributions .of
.power .in .the .various .sectors .of .social .life
How .is .the .media .a .Gendered .Institution? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Organized .in .a
.gendered .way: .Decision .makers .are .more . likely .male
Widespread .images/info .that .reflects .gender .ideology .of .the .culture
Socialization .Agent
What .is .a .Socialization .Agent? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Grew .out .of .women's
.movement .(second .wave .feminism): .focused .on .traditional .gender .roles/impact
.on .women, .and .women .as .sexual .objects
Men's .movement: .Focused .on .Masculinity
Problems: .Body .image, .sexual .violence, .lack .of .self-esteem, .discrimination
Susan .B. .Anthony .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Elizabeth .Cady .Stanton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Lucy .Stone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Suffragette
Goals .of .First .Wave .Feminism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-First .Wave .refers .to .the
.Right .to .Vote .Movement .of .the .1920s
19th .Amendment
How .did .WWII .affect .women's .lives? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Timeline .of .how
.women .were .seen .in . media .at .the .time:
Support ."soldiers"
Sex .symbols
Disease .in .a .dress
How .did .WWII .affect .current .media .representation .of .women? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-?? .haven't .found .a .specific .answer??
