Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

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VIDEO CLIPS AND INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
Students can see what key concepts look like in the 
real world and apply what they are learning through 
video clips interactive exercises you assign through 
Connect. The exercises and clips are keyed to learn-
ing objectives and levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. 
LOOKING BACK AND EPILOGUE
Found at the 
end of every set of modules,
Looking Back
contains 
critical thinking questions involving the use of 
Web resources and the interactivities that go with 
those modules. Critical thinking questions in the 
Epilogue
that follows
Looking Back
relate to the 
Prologue
at the opening of the set of modules. The 
thought-provoking questions in these sections 
provide a way of tying together a set of modules 
on one topic and illustrating how the concepts 
addressed in each module apply to the real-world 
situation described in the
Prologue.
Looking
Back
 Psychology on the Web 
1. Find at least two recent news articles or discussions on the web dealing with the 
issue of gender equality in school or the workplace, especially unequal treatment of 
individuals because of their gender. Summarize in writing what you found, and 
discuss your own attitudes toward this issue.
2. Find information on the web about date rape, including guidelines or suggestions 
published by other colleges for preventing rape among students. Summarize your 
fi ndings, including recommendations for behavioral or policy changes that might be 
eff ective at your college. If your college’s policies toward or publications about this 
topic could benefi t from your fi ndings, bring them to the attention of the appropriate 
offi
ce at your institution and suggest specifi c changes.
We have seen how psychologists are dealing with the 
topics of gender and sex, fi rst with regard to gender 
roles, gender stereotyping, gender schemas, and sexism. Society’s expectations regarding 
male and female characteristics and behaviors lead to inequities in the treatment of men 
and women in school, the workplace, and the rest of society—inequities that largely 
favor men. 
With regard to sexuality, we discussed the nature of the physical processes that 
surround sexuality and addressed the controversial issue of “normality” in sexual behav-
ior. We saw the broad diversity of sexual behavior, and we discussed premarital sex and 
marital sex, as well as heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. We also examined 
rape and other forms of nonconsenting sex, including childhood sexual abuse. 
Finally, we looked at the sexual problems that people may have, including STIs and 
sexual dysfunctions. We explored the nature of these problems and discussed ways to 
treat and deal with them. 
Before we turn to the subject of human development in the next few modules, 
return to the prologue of this chapter concerning Chaz Bono’s sense that she is a male 
trapped in a female’s body. Using your knowledge of gender and sex, consider the 
following questions.