Question 1

The social basis for dressing baby girls in pink and treating them more gently and cautiously than boys is

Accepted Answer

A)  gendered division of labor. 
B)  gender segregated work. 
C)  gender belief system. 
D)  gender-role approach. 
A)  gendered division of labor. 
B)  gender segregated work. 
C)  gender belief system. 
D)  gender-role approach. C

Question 2

Adjunct instructors, who do not receive benefits or full-time status at their respective institutions, are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  pink-collar workers. 
B)  white-collar workers. 
C)  blue-collar workers. 
D)  contingent workers. 
A)  pink-collar workers. 
B)  white-collar workers. 
C)  blue-collar workers. 
D)  contingent workers. D

Question 3

Why do many employers advocate contingent employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  because these employers are discriminatory 
B)  because these employers are functionalists 
C)  because these employers are concerned about keeping costs low 
D)  because these employers are sexist 
A)  because these employers are discriminatory 
B)  because these employers are functionalists 
C)  because these employers are concerned about keeping costs low 
D)  because these employers are sexist C

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the power to discriminate at the organizational level based on one's sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutionalized sexism 
B)  Individual sexism 
C)  Gendered prejudice 
D)  Sexualized prejudice 
A)  Institutionalized sexism 
B)  Individual sexism 
C)  Gendered prejudice 
D)  Sexualized prejudice

Question 5

Comparable worth is the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job, not the race or gender of the worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to research, television shows like Grey's Anatomy have made strides in breaking old stereotypes that portray women as too emotional or sexualized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Women whose husbands perform household chores are experiencing the "Double Shift."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following ratios is most accurate in describing the gender imbalance concerning births in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  120 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
B)  106 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
C)  80 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
D)  66 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
A)  120 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
B)  106 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
C)  80 boys are born for every 100 girls. 
D)  66 boys are born for every 100 girls.

Question 9

Around the globe, women's problems are further exacerbated by poor medical facilities and health crises such as

Accepted Answer

A)  tuberculosis. 
B)  malnutrition. 
C)  HIV/AIDS. 
D)  malaria. 
A)  tuberculosis. 
B)  malnutrition. 
C)  HIV/AIDS. 
D)  malaria.

Question 10

Discuss the glass ceiling and the glass escalator in today's workplace. Compare and contrast the relative effects of each on women and men.

Accepted Answer

The glass ceiling and the glass escalato

Question 11

Which percentage of employed mothers are the sole breadwinners for their families?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  33% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  25% 
B)  33% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 12

Sociologists refer to the extent to which men and women are concentrated in different occupations and places of work as

Accepted Answer

A)  incomparable worth. 
B)  gender-biased work. 
C)  gender-segregated work. 
D)  gender-integrated work. 
A)  incomparable worth. 
B)  gender-biased work. 
C)  gender-segregated work. 
D)  gender-integrated work.

Question 13

Which percentage of women is in the labor force today?

Accepted Answer

A)  29% 
B)  39% 
C)  49% 
D)  59% 
A)  29% 
B)  39% 
C)  49% 
D)  59%

Question 14

Which of the following theorists propose strengthening social institutions to combat gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminists 
B)  linguists 
C)  functionalists 
D)  symbolic interactionists 
A)  feminists 
B)  linguists 
C)  functionalists 
D)  symbolic interactionists

Question 15

The gendered division of labor is biological rather than social.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to functionalist analysts, one of the primary causes of gender inequality is

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic sexism. 
B)  the gendered division of labor in families. 
C)  the organization of work in the capitalist economy. 
D)  patriarchy. 
A)  linguistic sexism. 
B)  the gendered division of labor in families. 
C)  the organization of work in the capitalist economy. 
D)  patriarchy.

Question 17

Sociologists who use a gender-role approach to explain gender inequality focus primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  how individual psychological development affects the roles people play. 
B)  how the socialization process contributes to male dominance and female subordination. 
C)  how large-scale social structures determine the boundaries of men's and women's behavior. 
D)  how organized religion contributes to gender stereotypes. 
A)  how individual psychological development affects the roles people play. 
B)  how the socialization process contributes to male dominance and female subordination. 
C)  how large-scale social structures determine the boundaries of men's and women's behavior. 
D)  how organized religion contributes to gender stereotypes.

Question 18

According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children

Accepted Answer

A)  teaches boys and girls the same skills. 
B)  encourages girls and boys to engage in non-traditional pursuits for children of their sex. 
C)  assigns more active roles to girls than to boys. 
D)  helps to develop different types of skills and can encourage children to participate in gender-typed activities. 
A)  teaches boys and girls the same skills. 
B)  encourages girls and boys to engage in non-traditional pursuits for children of their sex. 
C)  assigns more active roles to girls than to boys. 
D)  helps to develop different types of skills and can encourage children to participate in gender-typed activities.

Question 19

Which of the following theorists advocate changing the process of socialization in order to reduce gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionists 
B)  feminists 
C)  conflict theorists 
D)  functionalists 
A)  symbolic interactionists 
B)  feminists 
C)  conflict theorists 
D)  functionalists

Question 20

Mary works for a temporary employment agency as a clerical assistant. She earns minimum wage and the temporary agency will offer medical benefits when she works full-time for six consecutive months, which is difficult due to the intermittent nature of temporary work. Mary works in a

Accepted Answer

A)  dead-end job. 
B)  pink-collar occupation. 
C)  male-dominated position. 
D)  white-collar occupation. 
A)  dead-end job. 
B)  pink-collar occupation. 
C)  male-dominated position. 
D)  white-collar occupation.

The social basis for dressing baby girls in pink and treating them more gently and cautiously than boys is

Adjunct instructors, who do not receive benefits or full-time status at their respective institutions, are examples of

Why do many employers advocate contingent employees?

Which of the following refers to the power to discriminate at the organizational level based on one's sex?

Comparable worth is the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job, not the race or gender of the worker.

According to research, television shows like Grey's Anatomy have made strides in breaking old stereotypes that portray women as too emotional or sexualized.

Women whose husbands perform household chores are experiencing the "Double Shift."

Which of the following ratios is most accurate in describing the gender imbalance concerning births in China?

Around the globe, women's problems are further exacerbated by poor medical facilities and health crises such as

Discuss the glass ceiling and the glass escalator in today's workplace. Compare and contrast the relative effects of each on women and men.

Which percentage of employed mothers are the sole breadwinners for their families?

Sociologists refer to the extent to which men and women are concentrated in different occupations and places of work as

Which percentage of women is in the labor force today?

Which of the following theorists propose strengthening social institutions to combat gender inequality?

The gendered division of labor is biological rather than social.

According to functionalist analysts, one of the primary causes of gender inequality is

Sociologists who use a gender-role approach to explain gender inequality focus primarily on

According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children

Which of the following theorists advocate changing the process of socialization in order to reduce gender inequality?

Mary works for a temporary employment agency as a clerical assistant. She earns minimum wage and the temporary agency will offer medical benefits when she works full-time for six consecutive months, which is difficult due to the intermittent nature of temporary work. Mary works in a

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Exam 4: Gender Inequality

The social basis for dressing baby girls in pink and treating them more gently and cautiously than boys is

Adjunct instructors, who do not receive benefits or full-time status at their respective institutions, are examples of

Why do many employers advocate contingent employees?

Which of the following refers to the power to discriminate at the organizational level based on one's sex?

Comparable worth is the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job, not the race or gender of the worker.

According to research, television shows like Grey's Anatomy have made strides in breaking old stereotypes that portray women as too emotional or sexualized.

Women whose husbands perform household chores are experiencing the "Double Shift."

Which of the following ratios is most accurate in describing the gender imbalance concerning births in China?

Around the globe, women's problems are further exacerbated by poor medical facilities and health crises such as

Discuss the glass ceiling and the glass escalator in today's workplace. Compare and contrast the relative effects of each on women and men.

Which percentage of employed mothers are the sole breadwinners for their families?

Sociologists refer to the extent to which men and women are concentrated in different occupations and places of work as

Which percentage of women is in the labor force today?

Which of the following theorists propose strengthening social institutions to combat gender inequality?

The gendered division of labor is biological rather than social.

According to functionalist analysts, one of the primary causes of gender inequality is

Sociologists who use a gender-role approach to explain gender inequality focus primarily on

According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children

Which of the following theorists advocate changing the process of socialization in order to reduce gender inequality?

Mary works for a temporary employment agency as a clerical assistant. She earns minimum wage and the temporary agency will offer medical benefits when she works full-time for six consecutive months, which is difficult due to the intermittent nature of temporary work. Mary works in a

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

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