Exam 2: Womens Lower Status and Power

Due to what is known as son preference,families in many countries value male children over female children.This often results in the purposeful killing,abandonment,and/or neglect of female infants.However,the ratio of males to females in these countries has remained surprisingly stable.

Define and provide at least three examples of violence against women.According to the text,intersectionality influences the experience of gendered violence.What does this mean?

In the context of the higher status of boys and men,polyandry is defined as the practice where:

Which of the following statements is NOT applicable to forced marriage?

Discuss the factors that have contributed to many countries having imbalanced sex ratios (i.e.,they have significantly more males than females).Can you think of any unintended or unexpected consequences that these imbalances might ultimately lead to?

Non-normative rape is rape that is both against a woman's will and in violation of social norms.

You have learned that there are six main reasons why rape is of concern to feminists.One of these reasons is presented as follows in the text: "The fact that men can and do rape women,whereas the reverse is rarely true,intimidates women and gives power to men." What is meant by this statement? Do you agree with it? Explain your answer.

In the context of women and girls as objects and property,the best predictor of early marriage is:

In some places,laws granting equal rights to women do not actually ensure that gender equality exists in practice.Explain some of the reasons why this is the case,and discuss any steps you feel might be taken to help alleviate this concern.

Social activists focus on reforming legal and justice systems that allow the violation of women's rights.As of 2005,which of the following issues is NOT included in the work of women's rights activists?

While there are still more poor women than poor men worldwide,the gap has closed immensely in the past decade.

_____ objectifies women by reducing them to sex; this ________ incites violence against women and reduces them to commodities for market exchange.

_____ consists of money or goods paid by a bride's family to the groom or his family,mostly in the countries of Southeast Asia.

In some countries,bride kidnapping has developed as a way for poor men to avoid paying the bride price,which involves the groom giving money,goods,or livestock to the parents of the bride in return for her hand.However,even in countries where bride price is common,bride kidnapping is still extremely rare.

In the context of crimes against women,the recruitment,transportation,harboring,or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery,forced labor,and servitude is known as:

Sex trafficking is the second most commonly identified form of human trafficking.

As of 2012,all countries that allowed men to vote had granted women the same right.

When wives are murdered by their husbands or in-laws for dowry purposes,it is called dowry murder.Dowry murder usually occurs under all of these circumstances,EXCEPT which of the following?

Honor killing is a tradition whereby a man is obliged to kill a close female blood relative if she does something to dishonor her family.Which of the following statements about honor killing is false?

It is estimated that pimps control 80 to 95 percent of prostitution.