Pyke and Johnson Apply a Social Constructionist Perspective on Gender

question 85

Multiple Choice

Pyke and Johnson apply a social constructionist perspective on gender that sees gender as_____.

• A) the result of innate biological differences between women and men, and therefore consistent across racial/ethnic boundaries
• B) the result of interactional performances that are interpreted with gendered and racialized meanings
• C) unchanging across the different interactional settings of a person's life
• D) less important than race in shaping an individual's experience

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain in vertebrates, responsible for complex brain functions such as thought, memory, emotion, and motor control.

Tetrapods

The superclass of animals with four limbs, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as their extinct relatives.

Optic Tectum

A part of the brain found in the midbrain of vertebrates, involved in visual processing.

Innate Behavior

Natural, instinctual actions and reactions in animals and humans that are biologically programmed and not learned from experience.