Question 1

How is intimate partner violence related to women's health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intimate partner violence primarily occurs in low-income neighborhoods where women's health care is lacking. 
B)  Most women who experience intimate partner violence eventually acquire HIV. 
C)  Intimate partner violence typically results in psychological disorders for children who witness it. 
D)  Women who experience partner violence are more than twice as likely to experience depression as women who do not suffer partner violence. 
A)  Intimate partner violence primarily occurs in low-income neighborhoods where women's health care is lacking. 
B)  Most women who experience intimate partner violence eventually acquire HIV. 
C)  Intimate partner violence typically results in psychological disorders for children who witness it. 
D)  Women who experience partner violence are more than twice as likely to experience depression as women who do not suffer partner violence.

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a factor that social scientists attribute to gender differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  prejudice 
C)  discrimination 
D)  biological differences 
A)  socialization 
B)  prejudice 
C)  discrimination 
D)  biological differences

Question 3

In 2017, there were ______ women serving as U.S. Senators.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  12 
C)  21 
D)  30 
A)  2 
B)  12 
C)  21 
D)  30

Question 4

The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and work experience are known as which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  human capital 
B)  cultural capital 
C)  social capital 
D)  economic capital 
A)  human capital 
B)  cultural capital 
C)  social capital 
D)  economic capital

Question 5

Which of these is known as the physiological difference between male and female?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex 
B)  gender 
C)  cisgender 
D)  transgender 
A)  sex 
B)  gender 
C)  cisgender 
D)  transgender

Question 6

From a feminist perspective, a change in gender roles undermines the stability of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Colleges and universities receiving federal funding are required under Title IX to respond promptly and effectively to sexual violence against students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2016 working women earned an average of ______ for every dollar working men earned.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 cents 
B)  60 cents 
C)  70 cents 
D)  80 cents 
A)  50 cents 
B)  60 cents 
C)  70 cents 
D)  80 cents

Question 9

What is the term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned as birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  cisgender 
B)  gender binary 
C)  transgender 
D)  heterogender 
A)  cisgender 
B)  gender binary 
C)  transgender 
D)  heterogender

Question 10

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, gender inequality exists because of which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is natural. 
B)  It is functional. 
C)  It benefits the group in power. 
D)  It is defined as unequal and, thus, becomes unequal. 
A)  It is natural. 
B)  It is functional. 
C)  It benefits the group in power. 
D)  It is defined as unequal and, thus, becomes unequal.

Question 11

Research indicates that the most common form of female abuse involves physical violence perpetrated by which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  a stranger 
B)  an intimate partner 
C)  a co-worker 
D)  a sex trafficker 
A)  a stranger 
B)  an intimate partner 
C)  a co-worker 
D)  a sex trafficker

Question 12

Most sociologists believe gender differences are due to biological differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Define horizontal segregation and vertical segregation and provide examples of each. Why are these such important concepts to understand?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal segregation represents the se

Question 14

Horizontal segregation refers to the separation of women into non-manual labor and men into manual labor sectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Functionalists argue that gender inequality is inevitable because of the gendered division of labor in the household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE of femicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  It often involves sexual violence. 
B)  It is comparable to the murder of men. 
C)  It involves the murder of a child by the child's mother. 
D)  It is rapidly increasing in the United States. 
A)  It often involves sexual violence. 
B)  It is comparable to the murder of men. 
C)  It involves the murder of a child by the child's mother. 
D)  It is rapidly increasing in the United States.

Question 17

Which is an occupation disproportionately held by men?

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary and middle school teacher 
B)  registered nurse 
C)  construction worker 
D)  customer service representative 
A)  elementary and middle school teacher 
B)  registered nurse 
C)  construction worker 
D)  customer service representative

Question 18

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, women's subordinate position in society is linked to which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  their relationship to the means of production 
B)  their desire to be men 
C)  their socialization 
D)  their genetic makeup 
A)  their relationship to the means of production 
B)  their desire to be men 
C)  their socialization 
D)  their genetic makeup

Question 19

Women continue to be the majority of workers in which of these occupational sectors?

Accepted Answer

A)  construction 
B)  service work 
C)  carpentry 
D)  truck driving 
A)  construction 
B)  service work 
C)  carpentry 
D)  truck driving

Question 20

Which theory is associated with the notion that childbirth and child rearing interrupt women's work experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal segregation 
B)  human capital theory 
C)  devaluation of women's work 
D)  institutional theory 
A)  horizontal segregation 
B)  human capital theory 
C)  devaluation of women's work 
D)  institutional theory

How is intimate partner violence related to women's health?

Which of these is NOT a factor that social scientists attribute to gender differences?

In 2017, there were ______ women serving as U.S. Senators.

The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and work experience are known as which of these?

Which of these is known as the physiological difference between male and female?

From a feminist perspective, a change in gender roles undermines the stability of the family.

Colleges and universities receiving federal funding are required under Title IX to respond promptly and effectively to sexual violence against students.

In 2016 working women earned an average of ______ for every dollar working men earned.

What is the term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned as birth?

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, gender inequality exists because of which of these?

Research indicates that the most common form of female abuse involves physical violence perpetrated by which of these?

Most sociologists believe gender differences are due to biological differences.

Define horizontal segregation and vertical segregation and provide examples of each. Why are these such important concepts to understand?

Horizontal segregation refers to the separation of women into non-manual labor and men into manual labor sectors.

Functionalists argue that gender inequality is inevitable because of the gendered division of labor in the household.

Which of the following is TRUE of femicide?

Which is an occupation disproportionately held by men?

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, women's subordinate position in society is linked to which of these?

Women continue to be the majority of workers in which of these occupational sectors?

Which theory is associated with the notion that childbirth and child rearing interrupt women's work experience?

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How is intimate partner violence related to women's health?

Which of these is NOT a factor that social scientists attribute to gender differences?

In 2017, there were ______ women serving as U.S. Senators.

The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and work experience are known as which of these?

Which of these is known as the physiological difference between male and female?

From a feminist perspective, a change in gender roles undermines the stability of the family.

Colleges and universities receiving federal funding are required under Title IX to respond promptly and effectively to sexual violence against students.

In 2016 working women earned an average of ______ for every dollar working men earned.

What is the term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned as birth?

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, gender inequality exists because of which of these?

Research indicates that the most common form of female abuse involves physical violence perpetrated by which of these?

Most sociologists believe gender differences are due to biological differences.

Define horizontal segregation and vertical segregation and provide examples of each. Why are these such important concepts to understand?

Horizontal segregation refers to the separation of women into non-manual labor and men into manual labor sectors.

Functionalists argue that gender inequality is inevitable because of the gendered division of labor in the household.

Which of the following is TRUE of femicide?

Which is an occupation disproportionately held by men?

According to both Conflict and Feminist perspectives, women's subordinate position in society is linked to which of these?

Women continue to be the majority of workers in which of these occupational sectors?

Which theory is associated with the notion that childbirth and child rearing interrupt women's work experience?

Sociology and the Study of Social Problems

Social Class

Race and Ethnicity

Sexual Orientation

Age and Aging

Families

Education

Work and the Economy

Health and Medicine

The Media

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Crime and Criminal Justice

Urbanization and Population Growth

The Environment

War and Terrorism

Social Problems and Social Action

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