Question 1

Which of the following is a True statement about sexuality and same-sex experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  More people identify as homosexual than had same-sex experiences. 
B)  Same-sex experiences tend to occur at a younger age than opposite-sex experiences. 
C)  Having had a same-sex experience does not necessarily result in a same-sex identity. 
D)  Fewer people had same-sex experiences than identify as bisexual. 
A)  More people identify as homosexual than had same-sex experiences. 
B)  Same-sex experiences tend to occur at a younger age than opposite-sex experiences. 
C)  Having had a same-sex experience does not necessarily result in a same-sex identity. 
D)  Fewer people had same-sex experiences than identify as bisexual. C

Question 2

Evaluate the methods and goals of the three waves of the feminist movement. How has the movement evolved from first to third wave? What battles remain to be fought?

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement has gone through three distinct waves, each with its own methods and goals.

The first wave of feminism, which began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focused on securing women's suffrage and legal rights, such as property ownership and the right to divorce. The methods of the first wave included protests, lobbying, and civil disobedience. The goal was to achieve legal equality for women, particularly in the political and social spheres.

The second wave of feminism emerged in the 1960s and 1970s and focused on a broader range of issues, including reproductive rights, workplace discrimination, and gender roles. The methods of the second wave included consciousness-raising groups, protests, and legal challenges. The goal was to address systemic inequalities and challenge traditional gender norms.

The third wave of feminism, which began in the 1990s, has focused on intersectionality and inclusivity, recognizing that the experiences of women vary based on factors such as race, class, sexuality, and ability. The methods of the third wave have included online activism, advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, and cultural critique. The goal has been to create a more inclusive and diverse feminist movement that addresses the needs of all women.

The feminist movement has evolved from the first wave to the third wave by expanding its focus from legal rights to a broader range of social, cultural, and economic issues. The movement has also become more inclusive and intersectional, recognizing the importance of addressing multiple forms of oppression.

Despite the progress made by the feminist movement, there are still battles to be fought. These include addressing the gender pay gap, combating violence against women, and advocating for reproductive justice. Additionally, the movement must continue to work towards greater inclusivity and intersectionality, ensuring that the needs of all women are addressed. Overall, the feminist movement continues to evolve and adapt to the changing needs and challenges facing women in society.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is True about women in U.S. politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female governors are drastically outnumbered by male governors. 
B)  Both answers are true. 
C)  The year 2010 marked the first time the Supreme Court had three women justices at the same time. 
D)  Neither answer is true. 
A)  Female governors are drastically outnumbered by male governors. 
B)  Both answers are true. 
C)  The year 2010 marked the first time the Supreme Court had three women justices at the same time. 
D)  Neither answer is true. B

Question 4

The term cisgender refers to people whose gender identity

Accepted Answer

A)  aligns with their biological sex at birth. 
B)  differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. 
C)  incorporates a full range of possible combinations. 
D)  may change over time and under different circumstances. 
A)  aligns with their biological sex at birth. 
B)  differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. 
C)  incorporates a full range of possible combinations. 
D)  may change over time and under different circumstances.

Question 5

Which of the following does the term heteronormativity suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alternative sexualities are deviant, abnormal, and wrong. 
B)  Heterosexuality is the appropriate standard for sexual identity and practice. 
C)  Neither answer choice is correct. 
D)  Both answer choices are correct. 
A)  Alternative sexualities are deviant, abnormal, and wrong. 
B)  Heterosexuality is the appropriate standard for sexual identity and practice. 
C)  Neither answer choice is correct. 
D)  Both answer choices are correct.

Question 6

Which of the following is True about a classification system that identifies sexual orientation in clear-cut terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not accurately reflect people's experiences. 
B)  It accurately reflects people's experiences. 
C)  It privileges the experiences of wealthy people over those of poor people. 
D)  It privileges a western view of sexuality. 
A)  It does not accurately reflect people's experiences. 
B)  It accurately reflects people's experiences. 
C)  It privileges the experiences of wealthy people over those of poor people. 
D)  It privileges a western view of sexuality.

Question 7

Which of the following would be an example of third-wave feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  marching in support of the Equal Rights Amendment 
B)  white, upper-middle class women petitioning in support of workplace equality 
C)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
D)  an argument that gender cannot be understood in isolation from race or class 
A)  marching in support of the Equal Rights Amendment 
B)  white, upper-middle class women petitioning in support of workplace equality 
C)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
D)  an argument that gender cannot be understood in isolation from race or class

Question 8

Which of the following is True about alternative expressions of sexuality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have a long but largely unacknowledged history. 
B)  They have a long and well-known history. 
C)  They have virtually no history before 1960. 
D)  They have virtually no history before 1900. 
A)  They have a long but largely unacknowledged history. 
B)  They have a long and well-known history. 
C)  They have virtually no history before 1960. 
D)  They have virtually no history before 1900.

Question 9

Based on the standard definitions of the terms sex and gender, it is easier to change one's gender than one's sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What accounts for the wage gaps between men and women in the same occupation?

Accepted Answer

A)  age and degree of formal education 
B)  years of work experience 
C)  marital status 
D)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
A)  age and degree of formal education 
B)  years of work experience 
C)  marital status 
D)  None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following BEST describes the average distribution of housework between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women do more housework than men, regardless of who works outside the home. 
B)  Housework is split evenly between men and women when both work outside the home. 
C)  Men do the majority of housework when women work outside of the home. 
D)  Men do more housework than women, regardless of who works outside the home. 
A)  Women do more housework than men, regardless of who works outside the home. 
B)  Housework is split evenly between men and women when both work outside the home. 
C)  Men do the majority of housework when women work outside of the home. 
D)  Men do more housework than women, regardless of who works outside the home.

Question 12

When it comes to same-sex experiences for people under 24

Accepted Answer

A)  females have a higher likelihood of having had same-sex contact. 
B)  females become more likely than males to have same-sex contact as they get older. 
C)  the likelihood of males and females having had same-sex contact is approximately the same. 
D)  males have a greater likelihood of having had same-sex contact. 
A)  females have a higher likelihood of having had same-sex contact. 
B)  females become more likely than males to have same-sex contact as they get older. 
C)  the likelihood of males and females having had same-sex contact is approximately the same. 
D)  males have a greater likelihood of having had same-sex contact.

Question 13

What popular television show BEST demonstrates an idealized norm of chastity until marriage followed by lifelong faithfulness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seinfeld 
B)  Game of Thrones 
C)  Orange is the New Black 
D)  Leave it to Beaver 
A)  Seinfeld 
B)  Game of Thrones 
C)  Orange is the New Black 
D)  Leave it to Beaver

Question 14

Which of the following illustrates Arlie Hochschild's concept of the second shift?

Accepted Answer

A)  A woman works during the day as a nurse and then has a second job working as a waitress at a local diner during the night. 
B)  A woman has a career as a stockbroker, and she is also responsible for cleaning her home, doing the shopping, and cooking for herself and her husband. 
C)  A man has a career as an accountant. When he gets home, he helps his wife pick up the house and make dinner for the two of them and their children. 
D)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
A)  A woman works during the day as a nurse and then has a second job working as a waitress at a local diner during the night. 
B)  A woman has a career as a stockbroker, and she is also responsible for cleaning her home, doing the shopping, and cooking for herself and her husband. 
C)  A man has a career as an accountant. When he gets home, he helps his wife pick up the house and make dinner for the two of them and their children. 
D)  None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 15

According to the Kinsey Reports, _____ percent of men had been in predominantly homosexual relationships for at least three years between ages 16 and 55, a shocking finding at the time.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  30 
C)  10 
D)  20 
A)  2 
B)  30 
C)  10 
D)  20

Question 16

Which of the following is True about the Yogyakarta principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were established to ensure the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities worldwide. 
B)  They were established to promote the death penalty as a punishment for homosexuality in non-western nations. 
C)  They were established to restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. 
D)  They were established by alternative religious organizations in response to Christian opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities. 
A)  They were established to ensure the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities worldwide. 
B)  They were established to promote the death penalty as a punishment for homosexuality in non-western nations. 
C)  They were established to restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. 
D)  They were established by alternative religious organizations in response to Christian opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities.

Question 17

A man who dresses as a woman may be seen as violating appropriate

Accepted Answer

A)  Both answer choices are correct. 
B)  gender roles. 
C)  sex roles. 
D)  Neither answer choice is correct. 
A)  Both answer choices are correct. 
B)  gender roles. 
C)  sex roles. 
D)  Neither answer choice is correct.

Question 18

In a 1957 survey, the vast majority of people believed that anyone who chose to remain single was

Accepted Answer

A)  "sick, neurotic, or immoral." 
B)  doing so for religious reasons. 
C)  simply lacking in opportunity. 
D)  "expressing their individuality." 
A)  "sick, neurotic, or immoral." 
B)  doing so for religious reasons. 
C)  simply lacking in opportunity. 
D)  "expressing their individuality."

Question 19

Sociologists refer to the cultural presupposition that sexual relationships should exist between a man and a woman and that alternate sexualities are deviant, abnormal, or wrong, as

Accepted Answer

A)  heteronormativity. 
B)  homophobia. 
C)  heterosexuality. 
D)  homonormativity. 
A)  heteronormativity. 
B)  homophobia. 
C)  heterosexuality. 
D)  homonormativity.

Question 20

To what extent is gender inequality "natural," and to what extent is it socially created?

Accepted Answer

Gender inequality is a complex issue tha

Which of the following is a True statement about sexuality and same-sex experiences?

Evaluate the methods and goals of the three waves of the feminist movement. How has the movement evolved from first to third wave? What battles remain to be fought?

Which of the following statements is True about women in U.S. politics?

The term cisgender refers to people whose gender identity

Which of the following does the term heteronormativity suggest?

Which of the following is True about a classification system that identifies sexual orientation in clear-cut terms?

Which of the following would be an example of third-wave feminism?

Which of the following is True about alternative expressions of sexuality in the United States?

Based on the standard definitions of the terms sex and gender, it is easier to change one's gender than one's sex.

What accounts for the wage gaps between men and women in the same occupation?

Which of the following BEST describes the average distribution of housework between men and women?

When it comes to same-sex experiences for people under 24

What popular television show BEST demonstrates an idealized norm of chastity until marriage followed by lifelong faithfulness?

Which of the following illustrates Arlie Hochschild's concept of the second shift?

According to the Kinsey Reports, _____ percent of men had been in predominantly homosexual relationships for at least three years between ages 16 and 55, a shocking finding at the time.

Which of the following is True about the Yogyakarta principles?

A man who dresses as a woman may be seen as violating appropriate

In a 1957 survey, the vast majority of people believed that anyone who chose to remain single was

Sociologists refer to the cultural presupposition that sexual relationships should exist between a man and a woman and that alternate sexualities are deviant, abnormal, or wrong, as

To what extent is gender inequality "natural," and to what extent is it socially created?

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Exam 12: Gender and Sexuality

Which of the following is a True statement about sexuality and same-sex experiences?

Evaluate the methods and goals of the three waves of the feminist movement. How has the movement evolved from first to third wave? What battles remain to be fought?

Which of the following statements is True about women in U.S. politics?

The term cisgender refers to people whose gender identity

Which of the following does the term heteronormativity suggest?

Which of the following is True about a classification system that identifies sexual orientation in clear-cut terms?

Which of the following would be an example of third-wave feminism?

Which of the following is True about alternative expressions of sexuality in the United States?

Based on the standard definitions of the terms sex and gender, it is easier to change one's gender than one's sex.

What accounts for the wage gaps between men and women in the same occupation?

Which of the following BEST describes the average distribution of housework between men and women?

When it comes to same-sex experiences for people under 24

What popular television show BEST demonstrates an idealized norm of chastity until marriage followed by lifelong faithfulness?

Which of the following illustrates Arlie Hochschild's concept of the second shift?

According to the Kinsey Reports, _____ percent of men had been in predominantly homosexual relationships for at least three years between ages 16 and 55, a shocking finding at the time.

Which of the following is True about the Yogyakarta principles?

A man who dresses as a woman may be seen as violating appropriate

In a 1957 survey, the vast majority of people believed that anyone who chose to remain single was

Sociologists refer to the cultural presupposition that sexual relationships should exist between a man and a woman and that alternate sexualities are deviant, abnormal, or wrong, as

To what extent is gender inequality "natural," and to what extent is it socially created?

The Sociological Imagination

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Interaction

Deviance

Families

Education and Religion

Economy and Politics

Social Class

Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Population, Health, and Environment

Social Change

Filters