| Question | Answer |
| List 3 ways gender is constructed by within a culture. | symbols, classifications, relative values associated to genders, behavioural patterns
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What was the traditional expected body type for women over most of human history? | plump or fat
| Describe how women in Niger try to meet the feminine body 'ideal?' | get stretch marks, eat porridge, couscous and millet, carry heavy things when they are weighed at the doctor
Why is 'fat' seen as a sexual topic in Niger? | What shifts in current Canadian society challenge traditional roles for men? | industrialization, changes in labour expectations result in a loss of power and authority for men
| What percentage of stay-at-home dads were there in 1976? | 1% -- how can we continue to increase this number?
| Where is poetry writing considered sexy? | Iran
| Where can you find men wearing skirts? | Scotland, Polynesia, Morocco, Greece, Japan, Bhutan etc
| Why are some forms of dancing seen as more masculine than others? | hiphop – physical stamina, dance competitions, ballet – too feminine etc
| What is Third Gender? | social constructed concept of a non-masculine or non-feminine gendered person or homosexual, transgendered or intersexed
| Why would some cultures be more accepting of blurred gender roles? | culture not interested in population growth or maintainence
Identify one culture where heterosexual relations are very strict but homosexual relations are more permissive. |
