QUIZ ANSWERS

Hello grade 11,

So here are some of the answers from the quiz that many of you got wrong. I am giving you these answers so that you are prepared for the exam.

Part 3. Multiple Choice

1. The three most influential way you are socialized to learn your gender are

d. Family, peers, and media

6. A social construct is

a. A social category created and developed by society that sorts its members into different life experiences.

(remember, everything we are dealing with in terms of stereotypes comes from two social constructs, gender and race.)

Part 4. Gender role, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

1. Heterosexual = Sexual Orientation

2. A woman's preference for wearing make-up = Gender identity (because it is one woman's preference)

3. Little girl watching her mom cook = Gender role (because she is being socialized)

4. Showing interest in the opposite sex = Sexual Orientation

5. A boy interested in playing with doll house = Gender identity (because it is one boy's preference)

6. Hearing it is normal for men to hold hand with other men = Gender Roles (because they are norms for a culture)

A PART OF YOUR FINAL EXAM WILL LOOK EXACTLY LIKE PART 4 ABOVE!

Part 5. Short Answer

3. What are two types of social controls? How do they control society?

a. Socialization = We learn the proper behavior for our group through peers, family, and media. By learning the norms through socialization, we often believe them and abide by them.

b. Norms = Norms tell us what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior, thereby controlling it because we often want to be appropriate and not inappropriate. We will know we are either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the sanction we receive from others.

4. How are females and males socialized differently?

Females are socialized by learning what is feminine while males are socialized by learning what is masculine in their culture. For instance, if women typically are subservient to men, then girls will learn how to serve men. If males are typically aggressive in conversation, then boys will learn to how to speak aggressively.

5. What is the nature vs. nurture argument in sociology?

The nature vs. nurture argument attempts to answer the question of how differences in behavior (in this case between females and males) exist in our society. Nature says that biology is responsible for these differences. while nurture says that our society creates these differences through social control, like socialization and norms.

Any questions? I will send you how the points are divided up later today!

Mr. Isaac.