Question 1

Armstrong et. al. argue that the slut stigma applied by college women at Midwestern University ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  results in the decreased status of all women, regardless of their social class 
B)  is more about regulating public gender performance than regulating private sexual practices 
C)  is reserved exclusively for women who participate in hook-up culture and have a large number of sexual partners 
D)  is mainly a result of constructing acceptable femininity in contrast to hegemonic masculinity 
A)  results in the decreased status of all women, regardless of their social class 
B)  is more about regulating public gender performance than regulating private sexual practices 
C)  is reserved exclusively for women who participate in hook-up culture and have a large number of sexual partners 
D)  is mainly a result of constructing acceptable femininity in contrast to hegemonic masculinity

Question 2

According to Donovan Lessard, assumptions that "blighted" urban neighborhoods have become run down because of the irresponsibility of the poor people of color who live there_________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore federal, state, and local policies that segregated people of color into urban neighborhoods and encouraged White flight to the suburbs 
B)  provide an ideological justification for LGBTQ communities to avoid living in urban settings 
C)  contribute to community revitalization through organizations that seek to empower queer youth of color 
D)  ignore the existence of poor White communities in rural areas 
A)  ignore federal, state, and local policies that segregated people of color into urban neighborhoods and encouraged White flight to the suburbs 
B)  provide an ideological justification for LGBTQ communities to avoid living in urban settings 
C)  contribute to community revitalization through organizations that seek to empower queer youth of color 
D)  ignore the existence of poor White communities in rural areas

Question 3

For Katz, what is the significance of tracing the historical process of the concept of heterosexuality?

Accepted Answer

Tracing the historical process of the co

Question 4

According to Omi and Winant, we should think of race as a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed and immutable element of human biology 
B)  illusion we need to overcome 
C)  element of social structure 
D)  misconception left over from the past 
A)  fixed and immutable element of human biology 
B)  illusion we need to overcome 
C)  element of social structure 
D)  misconception left over from the past

Question 5

Sociologists argue that race is_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  innate 
B)  biologically determined 
C)  socially constructed 
D)  a universal category 
A)  innate 
B)  biologically determined 
C)  socially constructed 
D)  a universal category

Question 6

According to Gregory Mantsios, among all the industrialized nations in the world,_____is the most stratified.

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  the United States 
D)  New Mexico 
A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  the United States 
D)  New Mexico

Question 7

What examples do you recognize in the media that support or challenge Mantsios's argument?

Accepted Answer

In the media, there are numerous example

Question 8

Masculinities_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are stable images and ideals 
B)  shift with other social changes 
C)  are universal 
D)  are simply individual choices that men make 
A)  are stable images and ideals 
B)  shift with other social changes 
C)  are universal 
D)  are simply individual choices that men make

Question 9

McIntosh argues that for White people_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual identity is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
B)  gender is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
C)  race is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
D)  systems of advantage can be found in several aspects of one's life 
A)  sexual identity is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
B)  gender is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
C)  race is the only area where a system of advantage can be found 
D)  systems of advantage can be found in several aspects of one's life

Question 10

In what way do men deny their privileged position? In what way do Whites?

Accepted Answer

Men often deny their privileged position

Question 11

In what ways do the controlling images that denigrate Asian femininity obscure the power of patriarchal gender arrangements in mainstream American culture? How might this create different vulnerabilities for Asian and non-Asian women?

Accepted Answer

The controlling images that denigrate As

Question 12

How does the idea of the "urban pioneer" act as a controlling image for Athena's organizers and patrons?

Accepted Answer

The idea of the "urban pioneer" serves a

Question 13

Bonilla-Silva proposes that in a triracial stratification system, an intermediary racial group would buffer conflict similar to the way ______conflict is buffered by a________________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  economic; middle class 
B)  occupational; manager 
C)  legal; arbitrator 
D)  national; multilateral coalition 
A)  economic; middle class 
B)  occupational; manager 
C)  legal; arbitrator 
D)  national; multilateral coalition

Question 14

The author writes that, "Sakia and her friends share with all women the vulnerabilities that accrue to women who negotiate public space." Discuss what she means by the phrase "negotiate public space." How was Sakia negotiating space? Do you agree that all women share the vulnerability the author describes? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "negotiate public space" refe

Question 15

According to Donovan Lessard, the ideology of the "urban pioneer" _ ____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  fixes the problems created when urban residents fail to protect their neighborhoods from decline 
B)  privileges the idea of urban residents as rugged individuals who don't need social supports 
C)  makes only certain people visible as "gay" because of their Whiteness or middle-class status 
D)  all of the above 
A)  fixes the problems created when urban residents fail to protect their neighborhoods from decline 
B)  privileges the idea of urban residents as rugged individuals who don't need social supports 
C)  makes only certain people visible as "gay" because of their Whiteness or middle-class status 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

How do scholars explain differences in skin color and other physical attributes that have been used as "markers" of race?

Accepted Answer

Scholars explain differences in skin col

Question 17

According to "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?" as a result of the exclusion they experienced at college, Black students may form_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  militant defense groups 
B)  oppositional identities 
C)  inhibited identities 
D)  symbolic ethnicities 
A)  militant defense groups 
B)  oppositional identities 
C)  inhibited identities 
D)  symbolic ethnicities

Question 18

Bonilla-Silva argues that the United States move to a triracial stratification system is_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sign that diversity is eradicating racism 
B)  the result of effective coalition building across many different groups of color 
C)  part of a strategy for White elites to maintain White power 
D)  out of step with the new global racial reality 
A)  a sign that diversity is eradicating racism 
B)  the result of effective coalition building across many different groups of color 
C)  part of a strategy for White elites to maintain White power 
D)  out of step with the new global racial reality

Question 19

Pyke and Johnson write about stereotypes that Asian women are submissive, Asian men are domineering, and White men and women are egalitarian. They call these stereotypical ideas___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborative interpretations 
B)  comforting instructions 
C)  contrasting intuitions 
D)  controlling images 
A)  collaborative interpretations 
B)  comforting instructions 
C)  contrasting intuitions 
D)  controlling images

Question 20

How does the media portray the poor? The wealthy? The middle class?

Accepted Answer

The media often portrays the poor in a n

Armstrong et. al. argue that the slut stigma applied by college women at Midwestern University ______.

According to Donovan Lessard, assumptions that "blighted" urban neighborhoods have become run down because of the irresponsibility of the poor people of color who live there_________________.

For Katz, what is the significance of tracing the historical process of the concept of heterosexuality?

According to Omi and Winant, we should think of race as a(n)_____.

Sociologists argue that race is_____.

According to Gregory Mantsios, among all the industrialized nations in the world,_____is the most stratified.

What examples do you recognize in the media that support or challenge Mantsios's argument?

Masculinities_____.

McIntosh argues that for White people_____.

In what way do men deny their privileged position? In what way do Whites?

In what ways do the controlling images that denigrate Asian femininity obscure the power of patriarchal gender arrangements in mainstream American culture? How might this create different vulnerabilities for Asian and non-Asian women?

How does the idea of the "urban pioneer" act as a controlling image for Athena's organizers and patrons?

Bonilla-Silva proposes that in a triracial stratification system, an intermediary racial group would buffer conflict similar to the way conflict is buffered by a__________ .

According to Donovan Lessard, the ideology of the "urban pioneer" _ ____________ .

How do scholars explain differences in skin color and other physical attributes that have been used as "markers" of race?

According to "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?" as a result of the exclusion they experienced at college, Black students may form_____.

Bonilla-Silva argues that the United States move to a triracial stratification system is_____.

Pyke and Johnson write about stereotypes that Asian women are submissive, Asian men are domineering, and White men and women are egalitarian. They call these stereotypical ideas___________.

How does the media portray the poor? The wealthy? The middle class?

Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

Social Institutions and Social Issues

Intersectionality and Social Change

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Exam 2: Systems of Power and Inequality

Armstrong et. al. argue that the slut stigma applied by college women at Midwestern University ______.

According to Donovan Lessard, assumptions that "blighted" urban neighborhoods have become run down because of the irresponsibility of the poor people of color who live there_________________.

For Katz, what is the significance of tracing the historical process of the concept of heterosexuality?

According to Omi and Winant, we should think of race as a(n)_____.

Sociologists argue that race is_____.

According to Gregory Mantsios, among all the industrialized nations in the world,_____is the most stratified.

What examples do you recognize in the media that support or challenge Mantsios's argument?

Masculinities_____.

McIntosh argues that for White people_____.

In what way do men deny their privileged position? In what way do Whites?

In what ways do the controlling images that denigrate Asian femininity obscure the power of patriarchal gender arrangements in mainstream American culture? How might this create different vulnerabilities for Asian and non-Asian women?

How does the idea of the "urban pioneer" act as a controlling image for Athena's organizers and patrons?

Bonilla-Silva proposes that in a triracial stratification system, an intermediary racial group would buffer conflict similar to the way ______conflict is buffered by a________________ .

According to Donovan Lessard, the ideology of the "urban pioneer" _ ____________ .

How do scholars explain differences in skin color and other physical attributes that have been used as "markers" of race?

According to "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?" as a result of the exclusion they experienced at college, Black students may form_____.

Bonilla-Silva argues that the United States move to a triracial stratification system is_____.

Pyke and Johnson write about stereotypes that Asian women are submissive, Asian men are domineering, and White men and women are egalitarian. They call these stereotypical ideas___________.

How does the media portray the poor? The wealthy? The middle class?

Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

Social Institutions and Social Issues

Intersectionality and Social Change

Filters

Bonilla-Silva proposes that in a triracial stratification system, an intermediary racial group would buffer conflict similar to the way conflict is buffered by a__________ .