Question 1

Roller-derby girls conform to traditional gender roles within the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the richest countries 
B) the poorest countries 
C) all countries 
D) Housework is equal in all countries. 
A) the richest countries 
B) the poorest countries 
C) all countries 
D) Housework is equal in all countries. C

Question 3

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

Accepted Answer

A) 95 percent 
B) 90 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 95 percent 
B) 90 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 80 percent D

Question 4

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S.were women as of 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 34 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 34 percent

Question 5

We socially construct our behavior so that male-female differences are either created or exaggerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

Accepted Answer

A) Brown v.Topeka 
B) Roe v.Wade 
C) Smith v.Allwright 
D) Wood v.Lovett 
A) Brown v.Topeka 
B) Roe v.Wade 
C) Smith v.Allwright 
D) Wood v.Lovett

Question 7

Taking into account age,education,marital status,children,occupational specialization,work experience,and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Muslim traditions,

Accepted Answer

A) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B) a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C) there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families,but a woman's feet must always be covered. 
A) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B) a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C) there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families,but a woman's feet must always be covered.

Question 10

The belief in social,economic,and political equality for women is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) social equality. 
B) glass escalator. 
C) feminism. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) social equality. 
B) glass escalator. 
C) feminism. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is known as

Accepted Answer

A) sexual harassment. 
B) sexism. 
C) sex stratification. 
D) gender identity. 
A) sexual harassment. 
B) sexism. 
C) sex stratification. 
D) gender identity.

Question 12

The veil may be seen as a rejection of ________ prevalent in Western societies.

Accepted Answer

A) strict standards of modesty 
B) the beauty myth 
C) human rights standards 
D) the respect for women 
A) strict standards of modesty 
B) the beauty myth 
C) human rights standards 
D) the respect for women

Question 13

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to concern for the maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family?

Accepted Answer

A) expressiveness 
B) identification 
C) instrumentality 
D) gender roles 
A) expressiveness 
B) identification 
C) instrumentality 
D) gender roles

Question 14

Educators are concerned about the reasons girls and young women are affected by the verbal dominance of males in classroom settings.Which sociological perspective would be most likely to address this issue?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective

Question 15

Which sociologist coined the term matrix of domination?

Accepted Answer

A) Patricia Hill Collins 
B) Karl Marx 
C) bell hooks 
D) Ida Wells-Barnett 
A) Patricia Hill Collins 
B) Karl Marx 
C) bell hooks 
D) Ida Wells-Barnett

Question 16

Arlie Hochschild concluded women work how much more time in a year compared to men,due to the notion of the second shift?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 more hours 
B) 7 more days 
C) 2 more weeks 
D) extra month of 24-hour days 
A) 7 more hours 
B) 7 more days 
C) 2 more weeks 
D) extra month of 24-hour days

Question 17

A man doing which of the following would be a violation of the male gender role?

Accepted Answer

A) playing football 
B) getting into a fight 
C) joining a knitting circle 
D) spitting 
A) playing football 
B) getting into a fight 
C) joining a knitting circle 
D) spitting

Question 18

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender,race,or ethnicity is called

Accepted Answer

A) expressiveness. 
B) a gender role. 
C) the glass ceiling. 
D) instrumentality. 
A) expressiveness. 
B) a gender role. 
C) the glass ceiling. 
D) instrumentality.

Question 19

The overwhelming majority of people begin with a definite sex and quickly receive societal messages about how to behave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles,including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role,in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women,is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) multidimensional males. 
B) multiple masculinities. 
C) multifaceted men. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) multidimensional males. 
B) multiple masculinities. 
C) multifaceted men. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Roller-derby girls conform to traditional gender roles within the United States.

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S.were women as of 2011?

We socially construct our behavior so that male-female differences are either created or exaggerated.

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

Taking into account age,education,marital status,children,occupational specialization,work experience,and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

According to Muslim traditions,

The belief in social,economic,and political equality for women is referred to as

The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is known as

The veil may be seen as a rejection of ________ prevalent in Western societies.

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to concern for the maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family?

Educators are concerned about the reasons girls and young women are affected by the verbal dominance of males in classroom settings.Which sociological perspective would be most likely to address this issue?

Which sociologist coined the term matrix of domination?

Arlie Hochschild concluded women work how much more time in a year compared to men,due to the notion of the second shift?

A man doing which of the following would be a violation of the male gender role?

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender,race,or ethnicity is called

The overwhelming majority of people begin with a definite sex and quickly receive societal messages about how to behave.

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles,including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role,in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women,is referred to as

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Exam 11: Stratification by Gender

Roller-derby girls conform to traditional gender roles within the United States.

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S.were women as of 2011?

We socially construct our behavior so that male-female differences are either created or exaggerated.

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

Taking into account age,education,marital status,children,occupational specialization,work experience,and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

According to Muslim traditions,

The belief in social,economic,and political equality for women is referred to as

The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is known as

The veil may be seen as a rejection of ________ prevalent in Western societies.

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to concern for the maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family?

Educators are concerned about the reasons girls and young women are affected by the verbal dominance of males in classroom settings.Which sociological perspective would be most likely to address this issue?

Which sociologist coined the term matrix of domination?

Arlie Hochschild concluded women work how much more time in a year compared to men,due to the notion of the second shift?

A man doing which of the following would be a violation of the male gender role?

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender,race,or ethnicity is called

The overwhelming majority of people begin with a definite sex and quickly receive societal messages about how to behave.

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles,including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role,in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women,is referred to as

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction,social Structure,and Groups

The Mass Media

Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Age

The Family and Human Sexuality

Education

Religion

Government and the Economy

Health,population,and Environment

Social Movements and Social Change in the Global Community

Filters