Suppose that you are trying to explain the phrase doing gender to a high school student. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
a. Men are more likely than women to do gender.'
b. When a female student meets a male student, she may smile and act very interested in him; this is an example of doing gender.'
c. Doing gender' is a phrase that applies to our perception of other people, rather than how we ourselves act..
d. The ability to do gender' is programmed into our genetic makeup, and our culture has little influence on the way we do gender.'
Question 2
According to your textbook, the phrase doing gender means
a. expressing our own gender, as well as responding to other people on the basis of their gender.
b. conscientiously using the words sex and gender in an appropriate fashion.
c. doing research that emphasizes gender similarities rather than gender differences.
d. trying to be gender-fair in situations that would normally encourage gender-based discrimination.
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