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A gender role refers to A) one's biological sex, B) a sense of being male or female C) a set of expected behaviors for men or for women D) the development of women secondary sex characteristics Although biologically female, Robin feels like a male and wishes to publicly identify himself as male. Robin could best be described as A) bisexual. B) Transgender C) homosexual. D) asexual Men and women have often tended to classify certain occupations as either masculine or feminine. As a result, they have limited themselves to a narrow range of career options This best illustrates the impact of A) androgyny B) the X chromosome. C) gender schemas D) secondary sex characteristics. Forty-year-old Tanisha is happily married. However, she has been feeling much less interested in sexual activities since her ovaries were removed. Which of the following might be causing this? A) a drop in her testosterone level B) an increase in her testosterone level C) an increase in estrogen levels D) an increase in prolactin levels After viewing sexually attractive women on TV, male college students find an average woman or their own girlfriend or wife to be A) more attractive. B) more sexually active. C) less attractive. D) less sexually active.Explanation / Answer
Answer 40.
Sex refers to biological and physiological characters. So, the correct answer is option (A).
Sex determines whether a person is male or female and gender determines whether a person is masculine or feminine. Secondary sexual characters determine gender and not sex. So, option (B) is also incorrect.
It is the gender which refers to socially constructed characters. So, option (D) is incorrect.
Genetically determined traits do not lead to a particular sex every time. It is the influence of hormones during prenatal development, which finally determines that the fetus would be male or female. So, option (C) is incorrect.
Answer 41.
Testosterone is the hormone which is responsible for prenatal development of male genitalia. So, the correct answer is option (C).
Answer 42.
During the fourth and fifth month of prenatal development, sex hormones are in highest amount in the brain. Higher amount of testosterone in male brains and higher amount of estrogen and progesterone in female brains influence the pattern of further development of male and female fetus. The correct answer is option (D).
Answer 43.
The newborn is female, but genitals appearing in her body are male. This is a disorder of sexual development.
So, option (D) is the correct answer.
Please note that this female will not be bisexual; by behavior it will remain female only; so, option (B) is totally incorrect.
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