The idea that different cultures have distinctive ideas about males and females and use these ideas to define manhood/masculinity and womanhood/femininity is called:
a. the biological construction of gender.
b. the cultural construction of gender.
c. the biological distinction of gender.
d. the cultural distinction of gender.
B
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Why are aboriginal skeletal analyses more challenging today than earlier in our history?
a. Today, there are so many scientific questions about remains that analyses take a long time. b. There are fewer skeletal remains left today to study than there were before. c. In the past, scientists were better educated and able to do analyses more effectively. d. Many aboriginal groups do not want remains of their ancestors being analyzed for science. e. The equipment and processes are much more sophisticated and require teams of scientists.
List differences between sex and gender. Explain why it is important to understand this distinction.
What will be an ideal response?
How do voluntary girls' clubs affect elementary and junior high school girls' attitudes toward or performance in science?
A) They are more likely to express an interest in scientific careers. B) They exceed boys' scores in science and mathematics. C) Their interest in science decreases once in gender-specific classrooms. D) There is no significant difference between these girls and those in traditional classrooms.
Members of the genus Homo only appeared in the last ___________ of the Cenozoic era
a. 50,000 years b. 700,000 years c. 2.5 million years d. 3.4 million years