Three Fourths of the Pictures in Adam's Sixth-Grade Science Textbook

question 32

Multiple Choice

Three fourths of the pictures in Adam's sixth-grade science textbook that show children engaging in scientific activities are of boys;the remaining one fourth of the pictures are of girls.The differences in the depiction of boys and girls in this textbook is an example of

• A)personal sexism.
• B)institutionalized sexism.
• C)comparable worth.
• D)objectification.

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Definitions:

Gender Bread Diagram

A visual model used to explain the spectrum of gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, and sexual orientation.

Gender Identity

A person's internal, deeply held sense of their gender, which may be different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Gender Expression

The outward presentation or performance of gender, which might include dress, speech, mannerisms, and social interactions that society identifies with particular gender norms.

Intersex

A person whose physical anatomy does not fit within the traditional definitions of male or female.