Question 1

Maximalist theories

Accepted Answer

A)  hold that the differences between men and women have a biological basis. 
B)  hold that the differences between men and women have a social basis. 
C)  hold that the differences between men and women are large. 
D)  both a and c 
A)  hold that the differences between men and women have a biological basis. 
B)  hold that the differences between men and women have a social basis. 
C)  hold that the differences between men and women are large. 
D)  both a and c

Question 2

Shared emotional intimacy

Accepted Answer

A)  has become the accepted style for love and friendships. 
B)  is associated more with women's than men's style of relating. 
C)  is typical of children's but not adult friendships. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c 
A)  has become the accepted style for love and friendships. 
B)  is associated more with women's than men's style of relating. 
C)  is typical of children's but not adult friendships. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c

Question 3

A return to traditional gender roles

Accepted Answer

A)  is a desire for more men than women. 
B)  is a desire for more women than men. 
C)  is a desire for a majority of both men and women. 
D)  is not a desire for either men or women. 
A)  is a desire for more men than women. 
B)  is a desire for more women than men. 
C)  is a desire for a majority of both men and women. 
D)  is not a desire for either men or women.

Question 4

Social rewards for men who attempt to become more like women are

Accepted Answer

A)  present for men who attend men's groups but not for other men. 
B)  oriented toward positive femininity rather than all femininity. 
C)  an increasing part of corporate culture as well as married life. 
D)  lacking. 
A)  present for men who attend men's groups but not for other men. 
B)  oriented toward positive femininity rather than all femininity. 
C)  an increasing part of corporate culture as well as married life. 
D)  lacking.

Question 5

One factor in the trend for women to become more like men is

Accepted Answer

A)  that women have moved into situations formerly occupied by men. 
B)  the pressure from men for women to adopt the male gender role. 
C)  the pressure from parents for girls to become more competitive. 
D)  changing social standards that have forced men to become more androgynous in their workplaces. 
A)  that women have moved into situations formerly occupied by men. 
B)  the pressure from men for women to adopt the male gender role. 
C)  the pressure from parents for girls to become more competitive. 
D)  changing social standards that have forced men to become more androgynous in their workplaces.

Question 6

In what type of situations do men and women tend to behave in similar ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  in sexual situations 
B)  in educational settings 
C)  in laboratory situations 
D)  in familiar social settings 
E)  in unfamiliar social situations 
A)  in sexual situations 
B)  in educational settings 
C)  in laboratory situations 
D)  in familiar social settings 
E)  in unfamiliar social situations

Question 7

How do gender differences in physical strength relate to the wage gap between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men use strength requirements as a rationalization for their higher salaries. 
B)  Women accept that physical strength is a valid reason for men earning higher salaries. 
C)  Physical strength was once the basis for the wage gap, but now educational attainments provide that basis. 
D)  There is no relationship because the wage gap disappeared during the mid-1990s. 
A)  Men use strength requirements as a rationalization for their higher salaries. 
B)  Women accept that physical strength is a valid reason for men earning higher salaries. 
C)  Physical strength was once the basis for the wage gap, but now educational attainments provide that basis. 
D)  There is no relationship because the wage gap disappeared during the mid-1990s.

Question 8

The stereotype that women are more emotional than men

Accepted Answer

A)  has been confirmed by research that shows women to react to a wider variety of emotion-producing situations than men. 
B)  has not been confirmed in research using self-reports as measures of emotionality. 
C)  has been confirmed in infants, demonstrating the biological basis of this gender-related difference. 
D)  is complicated by the female gender role, allows them a greater expression of emotions than the male gender role allows. 
A)  has been confirmed by research that shows women to react to a wider variety of emotion-producing situations than men. 
B)  has not been confirmed in research using self-reports as measures of emotionality. 
C)  has been confirmed in infants, demonstrating the biological basis of this gender-related difference. 
D)  is complicated by the female gender role, allows them a greater expression of emotions than the male gender role allows.

Question 9

Gender-related differences in the rates of diagnosed psychopathology

Accepted Answer

A)  are probably due to biological and hormonal differences between women and men. 
B)  are less important than age-related differences. 
C)  may be due to different choices in dealing with negative feelings. 
D)  show little relationships to gender roles. 
A)  are probably due to biological and hormonal differences between women and men. 
B)  are less important than age-related differences. 
C)  may be due to different choices in dealing with negative feelings. 
D)  show little relationships to gender roles.

Question 10

As Henry Higgins wished in My Fair Lady, women have become more like men,

Accepted Answer

A)  and these changes have been what men envisioned. 
B)  but these changes have added stress to the lives of both. 
C)  but these changes have not always been in directions that men wanted. 
D)  and the gender roles are now easier for each to follow. 
A)  and these changes have been what men envisioned. 
B)  but these changes have added stress to the lives of both. 
C)  but these changes have not always been in directions that men wanted. 
D)  and the gender roles are now easier for each to follow.

Question 11

Men who want to become more involved in family life

Accepted Answer

A)  often leave the breadwinner role to their wives. 
B)  have few models or social support for this involvement. 
C)  tend to have antifeminist attitudes. 
D)  become dissatisfied with the inequity of the situation and revert to more traditional role behavior. 
A)  often leave the breadwinner role to their wives. 
B)  have few models or social support for this involvement. 
C)  tend to have antifeminist attitudes. 
D)  become dissatisfied with the inequity of the situation and revert to more traditional role behavior.

Question 12

What effects do occupying multiple roles have for women and men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple roles enhance women's but not men's health. 
B)  Multiple roles have harmful mental health effects for both men and women. 
C)  Multiple roles have benefits for both men and women. 
D)  Multiple roles are not as important as family income for mental and physical health. 
A)  Multiple roles enhance women's but not men's health. 
B)  Multiple roles have harmful mental health effects for both men and women. 
C)  Multiple roles have benefits for both men and women. 
D)  Multiple roles are not as important as family income for mental and physical health.

Question 13

Traditionally, men have had privileges denied to women. The erosion of these privileges

Accepted Answer

A)  relieves men of some responsibilities, which may allow their life expectancy to increase. 
B)  puts burdens on women to soothe men, which adds to women's nurturance burden and may decrease their life expectancy. 
C)  has increased men's level of hostility. 
D)  has not occurred, but media publicity has led to that belief. 
A)  relieves men of some responsibilities, which may allow their life expectancy to increase. 
B)  puts burdens on women to soothe men, which adds to women's nurturance burden and may decrease their life expectancy. 
C)  has increased men's level of hostility. 
D)  has not occurred, but media publicity has led to that belief.

Question 14

Men's choices about health-related behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)  put them at heightened risk for the leading causes of death. 
B)  lower their risk for chronic diseases but raise their risk for acute illnesses. 
C)  are similar to women's choices except for eating, an area in which men make healthier choices than women. 
D)  are similar to women's choices about smoking and drinking but differ with respect to drug use. 
A)  put them at heightened risk for the leading causes of death. 
B)  lower their risk for chronic diseases but raise their risk for acute illnesses. 
C)  are similar to women's choices except for eating, an area in which men make healthier choices than women. 
D)  are similar to women's choices about smoking and drinking but differ with respect to drug use.

Question 15

Intimate relationships in which men and women share equal power is a goal for

Accepted Answer

A)  women but not for men. 
B)  men but not for women. 
C)  both men and women. 
D)  neither men nor women. 
A)  women but not for men. 
B)  men but not for women. 
C)  both men and women. 
D)  neither men nor women.

Question 16

A peace plan in the gender wars

Accepted Answer

A)  has become even less likely than 25 years ago. 
B)  is becoming a more common goal for women and men. 
C)  is unlikely on a personal but possible on a societal level. 
D)  is not a goal for either women or men. 
A)  has become even less likely than 25 years ago. 
B)  is becoming a more common goal for women and men. 
C)  is unlikely on a personal but possible on a societal level. 
D)  is not a goal for either women or men.

Question 17

Research indicates that the benefits of employment

Accepted Answer

A)  are less than the risks for women but greater than the stresses for men. 
B)  are greater than the stresses for white-collar employees but not for blue-collar workers. 
C)  are small compared to the benefits of being a homemaker. 
D)  are greater than the stresses for both women and men. 
A)  are less than the risks for women but greater than the stresses for men. 
B)  are greater than the stresses for white-collar employees but not for blue-collar workers. 
C)  are small compared to the benefits of being a homemaker. 
D)  are greater than the stresses for both women and men.

Question 18

Men and women have moved into each other's traditional domains,

Accepted Answer

A)  but women still fail to understand the pressures of career achievement. 
B)  but men have less interest in their children than a generation ago. 
C)  and both see benefits to these changes. 
D)  both a and b 
A)  but women still fail to understand the pressures of career achievement. 
B)  but men have less interest in their children than a generation ago. 
C)  and both see benefits to these changes. 
D)  both a and b

Question 19

The experience of emotion in men and women

Accepted Answer

A)  is dissimilar, as shown by statistics on psychopathology. 
B)  is similar, although the expression of emotion may vary. 
C)  is behaviorally similar but physiologically different. 
D)  can be indexed by studying facial expressions, which are similar in both genders and in all cultures. 
A)  is dissimilar, as shown by statistics on psychopathology. 
B)  is similar, although the expression of emotion may vary. 
C)  is behaviorally similar but physiologically different. 
D)  can be indexed by studying facial expressions, which are similar in both genders and in all cultures.

Question 20

Media reports that have focused on women's discontent over their increased career opportunities

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrate that the changes in women's lives have been more negative than positive. 
B)  explain why housewives have better health than employed women. 
C)  reflect the stresses presented by multiple roles. 
D)  have not been confirmed by surveys on the same topic. 
A)  demonstrate that the changes in women's lives have been more negative than positive. 
B)  explain why housewives have better health than employed women. 
C)  reflect the stresses presented by multiple roles. 
D)  have not been confirmed by surveys on the same topic.

Maximalist theories

Shared emotional intimacy

A return to traditional gender roles

Social rewards for men who attempt to become more like women are

One factor in the trend for women to become more like men is

In what type of situations do men and women tend to behave in similar ways?

How do gender differences in physical strength relate to the wage gap between men and women?

The stereotype that women are more emotional than men

Gender-related differences in the rates of diagnosed psychopathology

As Henry Higgins wished in My Fair Lady, women have become more like men,

Men who want to become more involved in family life

What effects do occupying multiple roles have for women and men?

Traditionally, men have had privileges denied to women. The erosion of these privileges

Men's choices about health-related behaviors

Intimate relationships in which men and women share equal power is a goal for

A peace plan in the gender wars

Research indicates that the benefits of employment

Men and women have moved into each other's traditional domains,

The experience of emotion in men and women

Media reports that have focused on women's discontent over their increased career opportunities

The Study of Gender

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Theories of Gender Development

Developing Gender Identity

Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities

Emotion

Relationships

Sexuality

School

Careers and Work

Health and Fitness

Stress, Coping, and Psychopathology

Treatment for Mental Disorders

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Exam 16: How Different

Maximalist theories

Shared emotional intimacy

A return to traditional gender roles

Social rewards for men who attempt to become more like women are

One factor in the trend for women to become more like men is

In what type of situations do men and women tend to behave in similar ways?

How do gender differences in physical strength relate to the wage gap between men and women?

The stereotype that women are more emotional than men

Gender-related differences in the rates of diagnosed psychopathology

As Henry Higgins wished in My Fair Lady, women have become more like men,

Men who want to become more involved in family life

What effects do occupying multiple roles have for women and men?

Traditionally, men have had privileges denied to women. The erosion of these privileges

Men's choices about health-related behaviors

Intimate relationships in which men and women share equal power is a goal for

A peace plan in the gender wars

Research indicates that the benefits of employment

Men and women have moved into each other's traditional domains,

The experience of emotion in men and women

Media reports that have focused on women's discontent over their increased career opportunities

The Study of Gender

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Theories of Gender Development

Developing Gender Identity

Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities

Emotion

Relationships

Sexuality

School

Careers and Work

Health and Fitness

Stress, Coping, and Psychopathology

Treatment for Mental Disorders

Filters