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Unit 3- Challenge 3.2 Gender and Sexuality Gender identity refers to __________.  a.) how a person feels and connects with their own gender  b.) how a person feels about another person's gender  c.) the secondary sex characteristics of a person  d.) the physiology that a person is born with  a.) Correct. Gender identity refers to the way a person thinks of their own gender. What role do peer groups play in the gender socialization of individuals?  a.) Peer groups often reinforce normative gender roles by requiring conformity as the price of inclusion.  b.) Peer groups are the first and most significant agents of gender socialization for individuals.  c.) Peer groups are powerful agents of gender socialization, but only during adulthood. 

d.) In peer groups, individuals often feel free to experiment with nontraditional gender roles.  a.) Correct. Peer groups play an important role in gender socialization. Approved behavior is met with positive forms of reinforcement, and negative reinforcement is turned on behaviors that are disliked. As a result, peer groups often reinforce normative gender roles. In the 1970s, feminist theory highlighted the fact that "the personal is political." What was the implication of this insight?  a.) All personal crises or challenges should be compared with the larger, more systemic issues and prioritized accordingly.  b.) Like men, women should be encouraged to experience greater duality in power relationships in the public and domestic spheres.  c.) The most integral experiences of a woman's life should be valued but not considered as political or social issues.  d.) The best way to remedy personal crises or challenges is to address them collectively as a society.  d.) Correct. "The personal is political" implies that the challenges of women's everyday experiences are symptoms of larger issues within society and that these challenges should be solved socially.

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