When Both Culturally Defined Masculine and Feminine Characteristics Are Blended

question 41

Multiple Choice

When both culturally defined masculine and feminine characteristics are blended within the same person,it is called

• A)gender-role stereotyping.
• B)hormonal imbalance.
• C)homosexuality.
• D)androgyny.

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Definitions:

Cultural Identities

The identification with or sense of belonging to a particular group based on various cultural categories including nationality, ethnicity, religion, and language.

Cultural Relativism

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture, emphasizing that no culture is superior to another.

Social Dominance Orientation

A theory describing an individual's level of preference for inequality among social groups, with higher levels indicating a preference for hierarchy and dominance over lower-status groups.

Robbers Cave Study

A famous social psychology experiment by Muzafer Sherif that demonstrated how group conflict can arise from competition for resources and be reduced through cooperative tasks.