Author Question: What can we conclude about the experiences of adolescent women and men in high school math and ... (Read 29 times)

naturalchemist · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

What can we conclude about the experiences of adolescent women and men in high school math and science classes?

a. Sexism is just as prevalent as it was 10 years ago.
b. Females often feel less competent and effective in these courseseven when they perform very well.
c. Objective studies now show that females are treated somewhat better than men in the math classroom.
d. High school males are still significantly more likely than high school females to sign up for upper-level math courses.

Question 2

Part of Chapter 4 discussed teenagers' self-concepts. According to the information about transgender identity,

a. a transgendered person may decide to live as a man, to live as a woman, or to create another category for themselves.
b. someone cannot be categorized as a transgendered person unless this person has had the appropriate surgery.
c. by 2008, only 20 US colleges and universities had an official policy that there should be no discrimination against transgendered people.
d. most people have more positive attitudes about genital surgery for an adult, compared to their attitudes about genital surgery for an intersexed infant.