Which term describes the roles and responsibilities created for men and women in families, societies, and cultures, and how a person views their femininity or masculinity?

• A. Gender
• B. Gender stereotyping
• C. Subordination
• D. Domination

Answer: (A)

Gender describes the socially created roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women in families, societies, and cultures, and it also covers how a person views their own femininity or masculinity. This concept explains why certain expectations exist for behavior, work, and relationships based on being male or female, and it also includes a person’s internal sense of being male, female, or something else, along with how they prefer to present themselves.

This is different from gender stereotyping, which is about fixed beliefs or assumptions about how people should behave based on gender, and from subordination or domination, which relate to unequal power dynamics rather than the roles and self-view associated with gender.