Gender and Identity (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What is the key difference between sex and gender in sociological analysis?
What is the key difference between sex and gender in sociological analysis?
Sex is biological; gender is social
What is gender role socialisation?
What is gender role socialisation?
Learning culturally appropriate behaviour
What does 'canalisation' refer to in gender socialisation?
What does 'canalisation' refer to in gender socialisation?
Parents channelling children's interests
According to Connell, what is hegemonic masculinity?
According to Connell, what is hegemonic masculinity?
The dominant form in Western societies
Which group did Connell identify as 'living fast and dying young'?
Which group did Connell identify as 'living fast and dying young'?
Young working-class men
What did Simone de Beauvoir argue in 1972 about becoming a woman?
What did Simone de Beauvoir argue in 1972 about becoming a woman?
Women are made through learning behaviour
What do feminists argue about gender as a social product?
What do feminists argue about gender as a social product?
Discrimination can be transformed
What question did Sherry Ortner pose in 1974?
What question did Sherry Ortner pose in 1974?
Is female to male as nature to culture?
How have contemporary women's identity factors changed?
How have contemporary women's identity factors changed?
Consumption/leisure more central
What did the Equal Pay Act 1970 legislate?
What did the Equal Pay Act 1970 legislate?
Equal pay for similar work
What appears as a common theme in gender relations globally?
What appears as a common theme in gender relations globally?
Patriarchy
What type of work do women comprise most of?
What type of work do women comprise most of?
Low-paid work