Question 1

In addition to who we are, gender identity is also about:

Accepted Answer

A)  how we act. 
B)  our biological sex. 
C)  our hormones. 
D)  our genitalia. 
E)  our chromosomes. 
A)  how we act. 
B)  our biological sex. 
C)  our hormones. 
D)  our genitalia. 
E)  our chromosomes. A

Question 2

How many babies out of every thousand are born intersexed?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  17 
C)  35 
D)  2 
E)  10 
A)  100 
B)  17 
C)  35 
D)  2 
E)  10 B

Question 3

According to the arrest rate data listed in Chapter 9, one of the two categories in which females outnumber males as offenders is the juvenile offense of running away from home. How does gender socialization and stereotyping influence this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

According to the statistics in Chapter 9, men are more likely to be arrested for most crimes. Any answer should mention the idea that girls are more often arrested for being runaways because girls, in general, are seen as more vulnerable and in need of protection and therefore are more likely to be reported missing by their parents and more likely to be noticed or sought after by police. Good answers will also mention that, since boys and men are generally seen as more prone to violence and destruction, they are often more closely watched and more often arrested by police.

Question 4

How do functionalists and conflict theorists differ in how they approach and understand gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective sees some

Question 5

Some contemporary feminists have accused second-wave feminists of being essentialists. They say that women's groups, slogans like "I am woman, hear me roar," and quotes like Germaine Greer's "I do think women could make politics irrelevant by a kind of spontaneous cooperative action" repeat the essentialist logic that created patriarchy in the first place. How are these things essentialist?

Accepted Answer

A)  They pay too much attention to sexual orientation and to transsexuals. 
B)  They fail to address the lingering traces of inequality that still exist. 
C)  They tell women to adopt the instrumental role. 
D)  They treat gender as an unambiguous two-category system. 
E)  They focus on the social construction of gender roles. 
A)  They pay too much attention to sexual orientation and to transsexuals. 
B)  They fail to address the lingering traces of inequality that still exist. 
C)  They tell women to adopt the instrumental role. 
D)  They treat gender as an unambiguous two-category system. 
E)  They focus on the social construction of gender roles.

Question 6

Language can reflect social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 2006 New York City announced that it was moving forward with a plan to allow transgender residents to change the sex listed on their birth certificates if they had lived in their adopted gender for at least two years; no physiological change or medical authorization would be required. How is New York City defining gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York is separating gender from sex. 
B)  New York is treating gender as something immutable, or something you are born with. 
C)  New York is accepting the principle of human sexual dimorphism. 
D)  New York is taking an essentialist approach. 
E)  New York is assuming that gender is stable over time. 
A)  New York is separating gender from sex. 
B)  New York is treating gender as something immutable, or something you are born with. 
C)  New York is accepting the principle of human sexual dimorphism. 
D)  New York is taking an essentialist approach. 
E)  New York is assuming that gender is stable over time.

Question 8

Despite boys' favorable treatment by teachers, girls tend to earn higher grades than boys in elementary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following folk sayings expresses the idea of the "second shift" as Arlie Hochschild described it?

Accepted Answer

A)  "A wife that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring in with a shovel." 
B)  "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater." 
C)  "A woman has to be twice as good as a man to be regarded half as clever." 
D)  "Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done." 
E)  "Good fences make good neighbors." 
A)  "A wife that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring in with a shovel." 
B)  "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater." 
C)  "A woman has to be twice as good as a man to be regarded half as clever." 
D)  "Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done." 
E)  "Good fences make good neighbors."

Question 10

By the time a child reaches kindergarten, she will "know" more television characters than real people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why might some college students prefer the term "hooking up" to similar terms like "booty call" or "friends with benefits"?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Hooking up" sounds cooler than the other terms. 
B)  "Hooking up" implies more of a connection than do either of the other terms. 
C)  "Hooking up" is something that only students do, so they're more likely to embrace the term. 
D)  "Hooking up" is more ambiguous than the other terms. 
E)  "Hooking up" has been used in the media more than the other terms. 
A)  "Hooking up" sounds cooler than the other terms. 
B)  "Hooking up" implies more of a connection than do either of the other terms. 
C)  "Hooking up" is something that only students do, so they're more likely to embrace the term. 
D)  "Hooking up" is more ambiguous than the other terms. 
E)  "Hooking up" has been used in the media more than the other terms.

Question 12

Which of the following would have to happen for the number of women in prison to double in the next few years?

Accepted Answer

A)  There would have to be widespread social change. 
B)  Men would have to commit fewer crimes. 
C)  People would have to start thinking of men as aggressive and dominant. 
D)  Major changes would have to be made to America's legal system. 
E)  Congress would have to change the law in a number of ways. 
A)  There would have to be widespread social change. 
B)  Men would have to commit fewer crimes. 
C)  People would have to start thinking of men as aggressive and dominant. 
D)  Major changes would have to be made to America's legal system. 
E)  Congress would have to change the law in a number of ways.

Question 13

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, replacing a housewife with paid laborers would cost at least $100,000 per year. How could this be interpreted according to conflict theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The instrumental role is more valuable than the expressive role. 
B)  Domestic work is a highly functional adaptation that produces gender equality within a family. 
C)  Gender identity is so important to our social selves that we cannot determine anyone's role in the household without first determining their gender. 
D)  Men have a great deal to lose if gender segregation disappears. 
E)  Gender inequality is mostly produced and reproduced through interaction. 
A)  The instrumental role is more valuable than the expressive role. 
B)  Domestic work is a highly functional adaptation that produces gender equality within a family. 
C)  Gender identity is so important to our social selves that we cannot determine anyone's role in the household without first determining their gender. 
D)  Men have a great deal to lose if gender segregation disappears. 
E)  Gender inequality is mostly produced and reproduced through interaction.

Question 14

Why do men usually make more money than women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are naturally predisposed to competition. 
B)  Men tend to have higher levels of testosterone, which gives them an edge in the business world. 
C)  Employers understand that men are usually their families' breadwinners. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to spend their family's money. 
E)  The values and norms of contemporary society encourage men to make more money. 
A)  Men are naturally predisposed to competition. 
B)  Men tend to have higher levels of testosterone, which gives them an edge in the business world. 
C)  Employers understand that men are usually their families' breadwinners. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to spend their family's money. 
E)  The values and norms of contemporary society encourage men to make more money.

Question 15

What criticism do third-wave feminists commonly level against the first two waves of feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  They marginalized the concerns of women of color. 
B)  They included too many men. 
C)  They were too pushy. 
D)  They focused too much on jobs and the economy. 
E)  They compromised too much. 
A)  They marginalized the concerns of women of color. 
B)  They included too many men. 
C)  They were too pushy. 
D)  They focused too much on jobs and the economy. 
E)  They compromised too much.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of how crime is influenced by the social construction of gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women make up a larger percentage of the prison population than men because of mandatory sentencing laws. 
B)  Women receive lighter sentences than men because they have children to take care of. 
C)  Male juveniles are more likely than female juveniles to be tried as adults because males are seen as more likely to be violent. 
D)  Women commit high-frequency crimes with low payoffs because they tend to work low-status jobs that give them opportunities to commit such crimes. 
E)  Girls accused of truancy are treated more harshly than truant boys. 
A)  Women make up a larger percentage of the prison population than men because of mandatory sentencing laws. 
B)  Women receive lighter sentences than men because they have children to take care of. 
C)  Male juveniles are more likely than female juveniles to be tried as adults because males are seen as more likely to be violent. 
D)  Women commit high-frequency crimes with low payoffs because they tend to work low-status jobs that give them opportunities to commit such crimes. 
E)  Girls accused of truancy are treated more harshly than truant boys.

Question 17

Chapter 9 makes it clear that there is a variety of ways to understand the origins of sexual orientation. Contrast how a queer theorist would understand sexual orientation with the alternate explanations embraced by many mainstream gay and lesbian leaders.

Accepted Answer

Answers should emphasize that queer theo

Question 18

Sociological theories of gender stratification must look beyond biological sex differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the vast majority of commercials that advertise cleaners, a woman is shown using the product, even though the high percentage of men who live alone indicates that many men must also clean. This shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men never really do actually clean. 
B)  women watch more television than men. 
C)  by the time a child reaches kindergarten, he will "know" more television characters than real people. 
D)  men's behavior is more easily altered by the media. 
E)  sex roles are portrayed highly stereotypically by the media. 
A)  men never really do actually clean. 
B)  women watch more television than men. 
C)  by the time a child reaches kindergarten, he will "know" more television characters than real people. 
D)  men's behavior is more easily altered by the media. 
E)  sex roles are portrayed highly stereotypically by the media.

Question 20

Some people suggest that women are better suited to be homemakers because they are naturally more caring and emotional than men. What perspective is being expressed in this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  an essentialist perspective 
B)  a constructionist perspective 
C)  a macro perspective 
D)  an interactionist perspective 
E)  a gender role socialization perspective 
A)  an essentialist perspective 
B)  a constructionist perspective 
C)  a macro perspective 
D)  an interactionist perspective 
E)  a gender role socialization perspective

In addition to who we are, gender identity is also about:

How many babies out of every thousand are born intersexed?

According to the arrest rate data listed in Chapter 9, one of the two categories in which females outnumber males as offenders is the juvenile offense of running away from home. How does gender socialization and stereotyping influence this phenomenon?

How do functionalists and conflict theorists differ in how they approach and understand gender inequality?

Language can reflect social change.

Despite boys' favorable treatment by teachers, girls tend to earn higher grades than boys in elementary school.

Which of the following folk sayings expresses the idea of the "second shift" as Arlie Hochschild described it?

By the time a child reaches kindergarten, she will "know" more television characters than real people.

Why might some college students prefer the term "hooking up" to similar terms like "booty call" or "friends with benefits"?

Which of the following would have to happen for the number of women in prison to double in the next few years?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, replacing a housewife with paid laborers would cost at least $100,000 per year. How could this be interpreted according to conflict theory?

Why do men usually make more money than women?

What criticism do third-wave feminists commonly level against the first two waves of feminism?

Which of the following is NOT an example of how crime is influenced by the social construction of gender?

Chapter 9 makes it clear that there is a variety of ways to understand the origins of sexual orientation. Contrast how a queer theorist would understand sexual orientation with the alternate explanations embraced by many mainstream gay and lesbian leaders.

Sociological theories of gender stratification must look beyond biological sex differences.

In the vast majority of commercials that advertise cleaners, a woman is shown using the product, even though the high percentage of men who live alone indicates that many men must also clean. This shows that:

Some people suggest that women are better suited to be homemakers because they are naturally more caring and emotional than men. What perspective is being expressed in this statement?

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The Self and Interaction

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

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Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

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Exam 9: Constructing Gender and Sexuality

In addition to who we are, gender identity is also about:

How many babies out of every thousand are born intersexed?

According to the arrest rate data listed in Chapter 9, one of the two categories in which females outnumber males as offenders is the juvenile offense of running away from home. How does gender socialization and stereotyping influence this phenomenon?

How do functionalists and conflict theorists differ in how they approach and understand gender inequality?

Language can reflect social change.

Despite boys' favorable treatment by teachers, girls tend to earn higher grades than boys in elementary school.

Which of the following folk sayings expresses the idea of the "second shift" as Arlie Hochschild described it?

By the time a child reaches kindergarten, she will "know" more television characters than real people.

Why might some college students prefer the term "hooking up" to similar terms like "booty call" or "friends with benefits"?

Which of the following would have to happen for the number of women in prison to double in the next few years?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, replacing a housewife with paid laborers would cost at least $100,000 per year. How could this be interpreted according to conflict theory?

Why do men usually make more money than women?

What criticism do third-wave feminists commonly level against the first two waves of feminism?

Which of the following is NOT an example of how crime is influenced by the social construction of gender?

Chapter 9 makes it clear that there is a variety of ways to understand the origins of sexual orientation. Contrast how a queer theorist would understand sexual orientation with the alternate explanations embraced by many mainstream gay and lesbian leaders.

Sociological theories of gender stratification must look beyond biological sex differences.

In the vast majority of commercials that advertise cleaners, a woman is shown using the product, even though the high percentage of men who live alone indicates that many men must also clean. This shows that:

Some people suggest that women are better suited to be homemakers because they are naturally more caring and emotional than men. What perspective is being expressed in this statement?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods

Cultural Crossroads

The Self and Interaction

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

The Economy, Work, and Working

Life at Home

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

City and Country: the Social World and the Natural World

Social Change: Looking Toward Tomorrow

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