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CMN 010V Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Solved Gender - Gender - Socially constructed system of symbols that a culture uses to define what it means to be a man or a woman -Socially constructed (defined by society) -System of symbols -Definition of being a man or a woman -Masculinity vs. f...

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Gender - ✔✔Gender - Socially constructed system of symbols that a

culture uses to define what it means to be a man or a woman



-Socially constructed (defined by society)

-System of symbols

-Definition of being a man or a woman

-Masculinity vs. femininity

-A product of culture - very little to do with biology

Gender changes over time - ✔✔50 - 60 years ago to be a man was to

work, to be a woman was to be at home raising the children, cooking and

cleaning.

Gender varies across culture - ✔✔- Cultures have different definitions of

masculinity and femininity

- Gender norms

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Two men holding hands in other cultures means friends vs. our culture

means they are gay

Gender is something that is very contextually dependent - ✔✔- Each

person is different and can behave and ways that are inconsistent w/ what

youd predict given gender assumptions

- Situational variations that can trump any effects from gender that make it

hard to predict

- Dynamic - changes across times, cultures, people, etc.

Sex - ✔✔- Genetically and biologically determined (Males XY

chromosomes, Females XX)

- Individual characteristics

- Definition of being a man or a woman

- Does not vary over time, cultures or moments in conversation - stable and

not contextually stable

Intersex conditions - ✔✔genetic conditions that can result in genetic

females having male-looking genitalia and genetic males having female-

looking genitalia

Gender is at a... - ✔✔societal level

Gender identity - ✔✔at the individual level

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self-perception as a man or woman

-views him or herself as masculine or feminine

-people vary in their gender identity

Gender identity does not equal sex - ✔✔- Ex. gender identity inconsistent

w/ sex; Men identifying w/ femininity



***Androgynous - identify w/ both masculinity and femininity



- Gender identity and sexual orientation can be related they are separate;

Ex. heterosexual man can strongly identify w/ femininity for than

masculinity

Gender is usually conceptualized as a trait - ✔✔Trait - stable characteristic

that doesn't change



-gender identity is an individual different or stable disposition of someone,

at the same time, it can be activated or triggered depending on the situation



-Degree to which it is activated or triggered in one's mind changes across

situations, which has implications for how people behave. When gender

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identity is triggered people are more likely to behave and communicate in

ways according to their gender identity

Gender identity can influence one's behavior and their communication

specifically - ✔✔Behave in ways that are masculine or feminine depending

on the extent to which they identify w/ stereotypical man or woman

Definition of gender-based language - ✔✔- when people communicate in

ways that are related to their gender identity

- When gender is activated or triggered for a communicator they will be

likely to use language according to gender norms and expectations

Assertiveness (trying to influence others) - ✔✔- Can be behavioral (do

something for me) or attitudinal (agree w/ me)

- Primarily associated w/ masculinity

• Power, independence, dominance

• Interruptions, disagreeing, giving suggestions, criticizing



- Tentative language - extent to which someone displays uncertainty when

communicating

• Using tentative language puts someone on the low end of the spectrum

for the assertiveness dimension, absence is high on assertive dimension

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