Exam 11: Stratification by Gender

A conflict theorist would argue that men's work is uniformly valued,while women's work (whether unpaid labor in the home or wage labor)is devalued.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote in national elections?

What percentage of adult women in the United States were in the labor force as of 2011?

Define the term glass escalator,and discuss its significance regarding gender stratification.

Using an analogy to Marx's analysis of class conflict,conflict theorists would argue that women are in a position comparable to that of the

Which of the following countries banned the wearing of the hijab in public schools?

When did the second wave of feminism emerge and come into full force?

Recent research suggests that men who shave their body hair,cry in public,and have pedicures are violating gender norms.

The hijab is

Which sociological perspective has influenced the creation of the feminist perspective the most?

Research on children's books published in the U.S.in the 1940s,1950s,and 1960s indicates that

Who argued that women's subjugation coincided with the rise of private property during industrialization?

According to Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales,the expressive role is performed by

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Which term refers to the convergence of social forces that contributes to the subordinate status of poor non-White women?

Worldwide,women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size,physical strength,and freedom from childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically,but in contemporary societies such considerations are not so important?

Although male dominance in cross-sex conversations is an example of a micro-level analysis,it is also a reflection of macro-level relationships.Which sociological perspective(s)would focus on the macro-level forces that influence these male-female conversations?

Which of the following statements about the feminist movement is true?

Eighty-eight percent of all workers in which occupation in Great Britain are women?