Question 1

With so many of their wives now working, the Mexican men studied by Gutmann have responded by

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A)  taking over cooking for the household 
B)  asserting their identity by becoming more macho 
C)  becoming more involved in child-rearing tasks 
D)  taking outside mistresses and lovers 
A)  taking over cooking for the household 
B)  asserting their identity by becoming more macho 
C)  becoming more involved in child-rearing tasks 
D)  taking outside mistresses and lovers C

Question 2

According to William Goode, men's resistance to gender role changes is similar to the attitudes of

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A)  traditional male chauvinists 
B)  other dominant groups 
C)  conspiratorial cliques 
D)  secret societies 
A)  traditional male chauvinists 
B)  other dominant groups 
C)  conspiratorial cliques 
D)  secret societies B

Question 3

Women's entry into the workforce means that they are proportionately doing much less of the domestic tasks at home.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

To understand the glass ceiling, Rosabeth Kanter argued that one must study what three aspects of corporate structure?

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Demographic structur

Question 5

McGuire found that women in the corporation are still left out of places where informal organizing and information sharing takes place, what Kanter called

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A)  the men's club 
B)  the daddy track 
C)  the shadow structure 
D)  the summit club 
A)  the men's club 
B)  the daddy track 
C)  the shadow structure 
D)  the summit club

Question 6

The glass ceiling:

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A)  limits a woman's ability to receive a promotion 
B)  no longer exists 
C)  was eliminated by federal and state laws 
D)  was a ploy by radical feminists 
A)  limits a woman's ability to receive a promotion 
B)  no longer exists 
C)  was eliminated by federal and state laws 
D)  was a ploy by radical feminists

Question 7

Rosabeth Kanter believed that women's success in business was limited by

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A)  the way they were raised 
B)  their biological clocks 
C)  the power structure of the corporation 
D)  their tendency to nurture rather than compete 
A)  the way they were raised 
B)  their biological clocks 
C)  the power structure of the corporation 
D)  their tendency to nurture rather than compete

Question 8

Gender privilege makes most men largely invulnerable to economic turmoil.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What factors have been cited as contributing to the glass ceiling for women? What changes might promote the advancement of women in careers?

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Some have emphasized how women have been

Question 10

Countries such as Canada and Argentina now recognize same-sex marriages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How have gender roles and expectations changed over time? What aspects have been slow to change? How have these changes both benefited and burdened women?

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Students can describe changing women's r

Question 12

Women's earnings showed gains relative to men's earnings in the 1980s and 2000s, largely because

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A)  the glass ceiling disappeared 
B)  women started moving into senior management in large numbers 
C)  poorly paid women left the labor force 
D)  men's average hourly earnings declined due to deindustrialization 
A)  the glass ceiling disappeared 
B)  women started moving into senior management in large numbers 
C)  poorly paid women left the labor force 
D)  men's average hourly earnings declined due to deindustrialization

Question 13

Peggy McIntosh contends that men are suspicious of gender role changes because they

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A)  inwardly believe women are inferior 
B)  believe it is unmanly to do housework 
C)  are as unaware of male privilege as whites are of white privilege 
D)  are eager to oppress women to maintain their own privileges 
A)  inwardly believe women are inferior 
B)  believe it is unmanly to do housework 
C)  are as unaware of male privilege as whites are of white privilege 
D)  are eager to oppress women to maintain their own privileges

Question 14

One sign of gender privilege is that men's earnings in real dollars have more than doubled since the 1970s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Women now make up at least half the political leadership of most countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the social ideal of the Victorian period, women in the U.S. and Britain were to be

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A)  educated and efficient businesspeople 
B)  sexually liberated and romantic 
C)  devoted mothers 
D)  politically aware and involved 
A)  educated and efficient businesspeople 
B)  sexually liberated and romantic 
C)  devoted mothers 
D)  politically aware and involved

Question 17

Women who enter higher-paying professions still typically earn less than their male colleagues for reasons that include:

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Having less seniority, being l

Question 18

One reason women's earnings have remained lower than men's is that women

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A)  are only half as likely as men to finish college 
B)  seldom work out of economic necessity 
C)  are concentrated in lower-wage occupations 
D)  are more likely to work at blue-collar manual jobs 
A)  are only half as likely as men to finish college 
B)  seldom work out of economic necessity 
C)  are concentrated in lower-wage occupations 
D)  are more likely to work at blue-collar manual jobs

Question 19

How has masculinity conferred both privilege and vulnerability over time? How has this affected the lives and life chances of both men and women?

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Men have had greater access to power and

Question 20

Describing women's new work and family commitments, Arlie Hochschild coined the term:

Accepted Answer

A)  glass ceiling 
B)  second shift 
C)  mommy track 
D)  stay-at-home mom 
A)  glass ceiling 
B)  second shift 
C)  mommy track 
D)  stay-at-home mom

With so many of their wives now working, the Mexican men studied by Gutmann have responded by

According to William Goode, men's resistance to gender role changes is similar to the attitudes of

Women's entry into the workforce means that they are proportionately doing much less of the domestic tasks at home.

To understand the glass ceiling, Rosabeth Kanter argued that one must study what three aspects of corporate structure?

McGuire found that women in the corporation are still left out of places where informal organizing and information sharing takes place, what Kanter called

The glass ceiling:

Rosabeth Kanter believed that women's success in business was limited by

Gender privilege makes most men largely invulnerable to economic turmoil.

What factors have been cited as contributing to the glass ceiling for women? What changes might promote the advancement of women in careers?

Countries such as Canada and Argentina now recognize same-sex marriages.

How have gender roles and expectations changed over time? What aspects have been slow to change? How have these changes both benefited and burdened women?

Women's earnings showed gains relative to men's earnings in the 1980s and 2000s, largely because

Peggy McIntosh contends that men are suspicious of gender role changes because they

One sign of gender privilege is that men's earnings in real dollars have more than doubled since the 1970s.

Women now make up at least half the political leadership of most countries.

In the social ideal of the Victorian period, women in the U.S. and Britain were to be

Women who enter higher-paying professions still typically earn less than their male colleagues for reasons that include:

One reason women's earnings have remained lower than men's is that women

How has masculinity conferred both privilege and vulnerability over time? How has this affected the lives and life chances of both men and women?

Describing women's new work and family commitments, Arlie Hochschild coined the term:

The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

The Great Debate

The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Class Privilege

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Status Prestige

Power and Politics

Moving Up: Education and Mobility

Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

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Exam 6: Gender and Sexual Inequality

With so many of their wives now working, the Mexican men studied by Gutmann have responded by

According to William Goode, men's resistance to gender role changes is similar to the attitudes of

Women's entry into the workforce means that they are proportionately doing much less of the domestic tasks at home.

To understand the glass ceiling, Rosabeth Kanter argued that one must study what three aspects of corporate structure?

McGuire found that women in the corporation are still left out of places where informal organizing and information sharing takes place, what Kanter called

The glass ceiling:

Rosabeth Kanter believed that women's success in business was limited by

Gender privilege makes most men largely invulnerable to economic turmoil.

What factors have been cited as contributing to the glass ceiling for women? What changes might promote the advancement of women in careers?

Countries such as Canada and Argentina now recognize same-sex marriages.

How have gender roles and expectations changed over time? What aspects have been slow to change? How have these changes both benefited and burdened women?

Women's earnings showed gains relative to men's earnings in the 1980s and 2000s, largely because

Peggy McIntosh contends that men are suspicious of gender role changes because they

One sign of gender privilege is that men's earnings in real dollars have more than doubled since the 1970s.

Women now make up at least half the political leadership of most countries.

In the social ideal of the Victorian period, women in the U.S. and Britain were to be

Women who enter higher-paying professions still typically earn less than their male colleagues for reasons that include:

One reason women's earnings have remained lower than men's is that women

How has masculinity conferred both privilege and vulnerability over time? How has this affected the lives and life chances of both men and women?

Describing women's new work and family commitments, Arlie Hochschild coined the term:

The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

The Great Debate

The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Class Privilege

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Status Prestige

Power and Politics

Moving Up: Education and Mobility

Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

Filters