To ensure that you fully understand the material covered in the chapter, consider the following questions. You can either write the answers or try discussing them with a friend or classmate. For more study questions, refer to the end of each chapter in the textbook.

1			How is gender a cultural concept and how do people learn their gender roles? Provide a detailed argument with several examples.
2			Why is it problematic to apply a Euro-American understanding of sexual orientation to the sex practices of other cultures?
3			How did Margaret Mead's work in New Guinea contribute to our anthropological understanding of gender?