University of Alabama, Birmingham

SOC 100

Module 8

1)According to common definitions, "sex" indicates biological traits and "gender" refers to social roles and expectations.

2. According to Tony Porter, what components add up to violence against women? (Look for the "equation"?)

3. According to the "It's a Girl!" documentary trailer: "What this is, is a(n)                                  , a(n)               that says 'We don't want females.'"

4. According to a postmodernist feminist perspective that focuses on intersectionality, it is good sense to say that all Women are disadvantaged compared to all Men.

5. What does Hood-Williams NOT say about the social construction of sexual assignment?

6. What does Messner NOT say about the construction of masculinities?

7. Which of the following did Martin’s article on textbook descriptions of reproduction NOT argue?