Guided Reading Review CH4

CHAPTER FOUR REVIEW SHEET 

1.         What are instrumental character traits? Name several. ________________________________________________________________________

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2.         What are expressive character traits? Name several. ________________________________________________________________________

3.         Give an example of how gender expectations vary according to racial or ethnic group. ________________________________________________________________________

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4.         How is male dominance described at the social level and the interpersonal level?

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b.         interpersonal- ________________________________________________________________________

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5.         Give an example of how what is happening in one’s home environment can influence hormone secretion levels that ultimately combine to influence behavior.

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6.         What does it mean to internalize cultural attitudes? ________________________________________________________________________

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7.         How does social learning theory explain how cultural ideas about gender get incorporated into personality and behavior? ________________________________________________________________________

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8.         Suggest three ways parents rear their male and female children differently.

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9.         How do each of the following school factors influence gender?

a.         school organizations ________________________________________________________________________

b.         teachers ________________________________________________________________________

c.         textbooks ________________________________________________________________________

10.       How can traditional gender expectations cause stress for males? ________________________________________________________________________

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11.       Why does childhood socialization about gender expectations not necessarily predict adult life-styles?

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12.       How can men be discriminated against when they choose nontraditional gender roles for themselves?

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