Question 1

As societies evolve from hunting and gathering to agrarian production, which of the following most likely occurs with respect to the sexual division of labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  It becomes increasingly rigid. 
B)  It becomes more varied. 
C)  It disappears. 
D)  It remains the same. 
A)  It becomes increasingly rigid. 
B)  It becomes more varied. 
C)  It disappears. 
D)  It remains the same. B

Question 2

Legislation that was a significant achievement of the women's movement in the 1960's was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Equal pay for equal work legislation 
B)  the women's rights act 
C)  No child left behind 
D)  women's right to vote 
A)  Equal pay for equal work legislation 
B)  the women's rights act 
C)  No child left behind 
D)  women's right to vote A

Question 3

Which of the following is the reason that the burden of poverty is greater for women than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  women work in economic sectors where the income is low 
B)  women are educated and not able to find jobs that pay well 
C)  women take primary responsibility for the rearing and nurturing of children 
D)  women are unable to move to find better jobs 
A)  women work in economic sectors where the income is low 
B)  women are educated and not able to find jobs that pay well 
C)  women take primary responsibility for the rearing and nurturing of children 
D)  women are unable to move to find better jobs C

Question 4

Each year the number of battered women and the number of battered men in the United States is about the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the relative weights of models and young women in the population is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since 1920 the average weight for both models and young women has gone down thanks to an emphasis on exercise and healthy diets 
B)  While the weight of an average young woman rose 20 pounds, the weights of models actually decreased. 
C)  Models have always weighed slightly more than the average young woman. 
D)  Although they were separated by 15 pounds in 1920, the weights of models and the average young woman have increasingly come more in line with one another. 
A)  Since 1920 the average weight for both models and young women has gone down thanks to an emphasis on exercise and healthy diets 
B)  While the weight of an average young woman rose 20 pounds, the weights of models actually decreased. 
C)  Models have always weighed slightly more than the average young woman. 
D)  Although they were separated by 15 pounds in 1920, the weights of models and the average young woman have increasingly come more in line with one another.

Question 6

Sexual harassment, although illegal, still exists in the workplace and the home. What has the women's movement done to reduce the level of harassment and violence against women?

Accepted Answer

The women's movement has played a crucia

Question 7

__________ is socially constructed set of ways for being a man or woman.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex 
B)  Gender 
C)  Gender role 
D)  Sexuality 
A)  Sex 
B)  Gender 
C)  Gender role 
D)  Sexuality

Question 8

In which of the following New Guinea tribes did Margaret Mead discover gender behavior that Was almost the opposite of what was expected in the Western cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Arapesh 
B)  the Mundugumor 
C)  the Nayar 
D)  the Tchambuli 
A)  the Arapesh 
B)  the Mundugumor 
C)  the Nayar 
D)  the Tchambuli

Question 9

Which of the following countries have adopted universal child care, family leave and longer vacations as a way to relieve the gender disparities surrounding second shift labor, and encourage women into the workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Russia 
C)  England 
D)  France 
A)  United States 
B)  Russia 
C)  England 
D)  France

Question 10

In less developed regions of the world, women have more domestic responsibilities than do men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Any unwanted sexual behavior that is appraised as offensive or threatening to a women's well being is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual nuisance 
B)  sexual harassment 
C)  sexual discrimination 
D)  sexual embarrassment 
A)  sexual nuisance 
B)  sexual harassment 
C)  sexual discrimination 
D)  sexual embarrassment

Question 12

Gender polarization refers to the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  men are superior to women 
B)  men and women are fundamentally different 
C)  women are superior to men 
D)  there are no differences between men and women 
A)  men are superior to women 
B)  men and women are fundamentally different 
C)  women are superior to men 
D)  there are no differences between men and women

Question 13

What do we mean when we say that women are "objectified"?

Accepted Answer

When women are objectified, they are tre

Question 14

The persistent social dominance of men over women is referred to as autocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain the role of the media in determining our beauty ideals.

Accepted Answer

Meta-analysis research has revealed a co

Question 16

The Maasai of East Africa speak which of the following languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  African 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Maa 
A)  English 
B)  African 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Maa

Question 17

Describe sexism and its effects on women.

Accepted Answer

Sexism is an ideology that justifies pre

Question 18

The origins of gender inequality in most modern societies can be traced to which of the following periods in their history?

Accepted Answer

A)  feudal 
B)  hunting-gathering 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial 
A)  feudal 
B)  hunting-gathering 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial

Question 19

Explain the feminization of poverty and why it exists.

Accepted Answer

The gender-poverty ratio is a measure of

Question 20

It has been argued that the norms of chivalry and courtly love served the function of:

Accepted Answer

A)  continuing the repression of women 
B)  giving women greater social power 
C)  increasing the status of women 
D)  increasing women's opportunities for upward mobility 
A)  continuing the repression of women 
B)  giving women greater social power 
C)  increasing the status of women 
D)  increasing women's opportunities for upward mobility

Exam 13: Inequalities of Gender

As societies evolve from hunting and gathering to agrarian production, which of the following most likely occurs with respect to the sexual division of labor?

Legislation that was a significant achievement of the women's movement in the 1960's was:

Which of the following is the reason that the burden of poverty is greater for women than men?

Each year the number of battered women and the number of battered men in the United States is about the same.

Which of the following statements about the relative weights of models and young women in the population is true?

Sexual harassment, although illegal, still exists in the workplace and the home. What has the women's movement done to reduce the level of harassment and violence against women?

__________ is socially constructed set of ways for being a man or woman.

In which of the following New Guinea tribes did Margaret Mead discover gender behavior that Was almost the opposite of what was expected in the Western cultures?

Which of the following countries have adopted universal child care, family leave and longer vacations as a way to relieve the gender disparities surrounding second shift labor, and encourage women into the workforce?

In less developed regions of the world, women have more domestic responsibilities than do men.

Any unwanted sexual behavior that is appraised as offensive or threatening to a women's well being is considered:

Gender polarization refers to the idea that

What do we mean when we say that women are "objectified"?

The persistent social dominance of men over women is referred to as autocracy.

Explain the role of the media in determining our beauty ideals.

The Maasai of East Africa speak which of the following languages?

Describe sexism and its effects on women.

The origins of gender inequality in most modern societies can be traced to which of the following periods in their history?

Explain the feminization of poverty and why it exists.

It has been argued that the norms of chivalry and courtly love served the function of:

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