Students who read this chapter should be able to do the following:

1.1 Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.

1.2 Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.

1.3 Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.

1.4 Demonstrate how to approach the textbook material in “critical thinking mode.”