What is the difference between sex and gender?
What would be an ideal response?
Sex refers to the biological status of being male or female. Gender refers to the cultural categories of "male" and "female."
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Which of these is not a part of the definition of whether a place is considered urban?
a) Population size b) Population density c) Severity of climate d) Economic, political and social organization
Which sociologist explained that education instilled a sense of morality and social cohesion in individuals?
A. W.E.B. DuBois B. Émile Durkheim C. Talcott Parsons D. Karl Marx
Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the likely method his parents will use in his rearing?
A) They will employ strict discipline and dictate the choices he makes. B) The will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development. C) They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices. D) They will set limits, then permit him to choose his activities of interest.
Your textbook's author, Cherlin, presents a number of theoretical approaches to the study of gender differences: socialization, biosocial, and interactionist. Choose one of these and explain how, within this approach, gender is constructed. Give an example along with your answer.
What will be an ideal response?