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Gender Test 373
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Gender Test 373
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    During a discussion on "Cricket", a teacher is posing questions mostly to boys and not to girls. This act of teacher is an example of :
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    Gender bias simply means not giving choice to an individual and assign them work and roles as per traditionally followed norms or standards created by the society. It refers to a preference of one gender over another. It is often based on stereotypes and prejudices.

    Here, by only including boys in the discussion related to cricket, a teacher is biased towards a single gender. The teacher is following the traditional norm set by the society, i.e., cricket is a game for boys and girls don’t take much interest in it.

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    Several television commercials depict men and women in stereotypical roles. How should a teacher discuss this issue in her classroom?
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       A gender stereotype is a common view or preconception about attributes or characteristics or the roles that are or should be possessed by or performed by women and men. A gender stereotype is harmful when it limits women's and men's capacity to develop their personal abilities, pursue their professional careers, and make life choices.

    A teacher should discuss this issue in the classroom by encouraging students to analyse the advertisement critically and arrive at a reasoned decision. This way the teacher is allowing the student to make their own thoughts rather than imposing on them.

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    Renuka is an English language teacher, she exercising a role-play for better learning. So, she divided the whole class into two groups of boys and of girls, then she said, “Boys will choose first, what role they want to play”, what impression she gives in the classroom?
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    The teacher is being biased because she didn’t give equal chance to all the students. This type of teacher ‘s behaviour makes girls to grow with low self-esteem and encourage boys to bully them. Gender equality should be followed in class by giving equal opportunity.

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    Dolls and pink dresses are usually associated with girls while cars and blue dresses are usually associated with boys. This is a demonstration of -
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    Gender stereotyping is the practise of assigning specific features, characteristics, or roles to an individual woman or man solely based on her or their membership in a social group of women or men. Discrimination against women is frequently caused by gender stereotypes. It contributes to violations of many rights, including the right to health, an adequate standard of living, education, marriage and family relationships, work, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, political participation and representation, effective remedy, and freedom from gender-based violence. All other given options are inappropriate.

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    A school encourages girls to participate only in music and dance competitions and boys to only take part in sports. This perspective of the school-
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     Gender bias is the practice of treating people differently based on their true or perceived gender identity. Making gender-based decisions that favor one gender over the other, which frequently result in context that favor men and/or boys over women and/or girls. So, a school encourages girls to participate only in music and dance competitions and boys to only take part in sports, this perspective of the school reflects gender bias. As music and dance is an art that doesn’t belongs to one gender or community. Likewise, sports don’t reflect the stamina or masculinity of males.

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    The term _________ refers to biological difference whereas _____________refers to traits and behaviors that a particular culture deems appropriate for men and women.
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    Sex is typically classified as either female or male, but there is variation in the biological characteristics that comprise sex and how those characteristics are expressed. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, expressions, and identities of girls, women, boys, men, and people who are gender diverse. Gender is a social concept that refers to the social and cultural differences that a society assigns to people based on their sex. So, the correct statement will be: The term sex refers to biological difference whereas gender refers to traits and behaviors that are particular culture deems appropriate for men and women.

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    Gender roles are—
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    Gender roles are learned behaviour. Gender roles in society means how we're expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex. A child learns this by observing his family and society, for example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing.
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    Gender segregated seating arrangement and rigid gender based learning tasks in a middle classroom would –
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     The correct answer is C. Gender segregated seating arrangement and rigid gender-based learning tasks in a middle classroom would lead to gender bias.

    The tendency to treat one gender better than the other is known as gender bias. It is a type of implicit prejudice, which happens when someone unintentionally associates a person or group of people with particular attitudes and stereotypes. The way the person perceives and interacts with others may be impacted by these biases.

  • Question 9/10
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    For breaking gender stereotypes in children, which among the following should be avoided?
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     The correct answer is C. Making generic utterances such as 'Girls are good in art' and 'boys excel in maths'.

    The socially manufactured disparities between men and women are referred to as gender. It alludes to the socially enforced masculine and feminine traits, proclivities, roles, and obligations. Gender can be reoriented or modified.

    An unjust and simplistic notion that all members of a group share the same traits or that certain groups of people have certain features is known as a gender stereotype.

  • Question 10/10
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    A teacher holds the perception that boys are more intelligent and risk-taking, and girls are obedient and sincere and treats them accordingly. This is an example of -
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    Gender bias simply means not giving choice to an individual and assign them work and roles as per traditionally followed norms or standards created by the society. Here, the above is an example of gender bias as it is the society that has generalized the fact that boys are more intelligent and risk-taking, and girls are obedient and sincere and should be treated accordingly.

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