Question 1

Research tends to confirm the notion that there are innate biological and psychological reasons for the different roles and temperaments of men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Western cultures that maintain norms of courtly love tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  achieve equality for men and women 
B)  decrease the influence of the double standard 
C)  reinforce the existing stratification system 
D)  restrict the options open to women 
A)  achieve equality for men and women 
B)  decrease the influence of the double standard 
C)  reinforce the existing stratification system 
D)  restrict the options open to women

Question 3

The goal of Claire Renzetti's journal Violence Against Women is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  teach women ways to rationalize why date rape occurred 
B)  track the most recent research on violence against women 
C)  help women speak out more effectively against violence 
D)  teach women not to blame themselves 
A)  teach women ways to rationalize why date rape occurred 
B)  track the most recent research on violence against women 
C)  help women speak out more effectively against violence 
D)  teach women not to blame themselves

Question 4

What has the study of masculinities revealed about men's concepts of masculinity?

Accepted Answer

There is no such thing as masculinity, b

Question 5

_________ is a biologically determined ascribed status.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Nursing is one profession where the percentage of positions held by men has shown a substantial increase since 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Throughout most of the last century, which of the following has been a distinctive characteristic of urban industrial nations of the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  the reestablishment of monarchies 
B)  the rise of racial minorities to positions of dominance 
C)  the struggle for female emancipation 
D)  the decline of capitalism 
A)  the reestablishment of monarchies 
B)  the rise of racial minorities to positions of dominance 
C)  the struggle for female emancipation 
D)  the decline of capitalism

Question 8

The United States leads the world in the percentage of national legislative seats held by women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

On average, workingwomen in the U.S. have __________ less leisure time than their partners because they shoulder far more of the domestic responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 hours 
B)  10 hours 
C)  20 hours 
D)  25 hours 
A)  5 hours 
B)  10 hours 
C)  20 hours 
D)  25 hours

Question 10

In the 1990s gender segregation on playgrounds and in schoolyards has virtually disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In playground and schoolyard peer groups, students commonly separate first by race or ethnicity and then by gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of sex-segregated play groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  As adults, men tend to be more interested in roles that involve human relationships. 
B)  As adults, women are more likely to be socialized into the "feminine" roles of mother, teacher, and secretary. 
C)  Boys play at team sports more than girls do. 
D)  Girls spend more time playing at domestic roles than boys do. 
A)  As adults, men tend to be more interested in roles that involve human relationships. 
B)  As adults, women are more likely to be socialized into the "feminine" roles of mother, teacher, and secretary. 
C)  Boys play at team sports more than girls do. 
D)  Girls spend more time playing at domestic roles than boys do.

Question 13

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 gave women:

Accepted Answer

A)  equal protection under the law 
B)  the right to enter the armed forces 
C)  the right to hold political office 
D)  the right to vote 
A)  equal protection under the law 
B)  the right to enter the armed forces 
C)  the right to hold political office 
D)  the right to vote

Question 14

Sandra Bem believed there are three basic beliefs about women and men that have prevailed throughout the history of Western culture. Which is not one of those?

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women have fundamentally different psychological natures 
B)  men are inherently dominant or superior sex 
C)  both male-female difference and male dominance are natural 
D)  men are naturally sexist 
A)  men and women have fundamentally different psychological natures 
B)  men are inherently dominant or superior sex 
C)  both male-female difference and male dominance are natural 
D)  men are naturally sexist

Question 15

The term "comparable worth"refers to legislation that is designed to allow women to enter occupations that have been traditionally male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Even when they do not know their meaning, boys commonly use terms related to homosexuality to tease each other and to denigrate other boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Weaknesses of much research on gender separation theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  boys and girls are raised together 
B)  generalizations about "girl culture" are based primarily on upper class white girls 
C)  the idea that peer groups are gender-segregated is a product of researcher bias 
D)  the tendency to observe only the activities of the most powerful and socially successful boys 
A)  boys and girls are raised together 
B)  generalizations about "girl culture" are based primarily on upper class white girls 
C)  the idea that peer groups are gender-segregated is a product of researcher bias 
D)  the tendency to observe only the activities of the most powerful and socially successful boys

Question 18

The lenses of gender are responsible for shaping our lives. Which of the following is not one of the lenses of gender as identified by Sandra Bem?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological essentialism 
B)  gender polarization 
C)  gender socialization 
D)  androcentrism 
A)  biological essentialism 
B)  gender polarization 
C)  gender socialization 
D)  androcentrism

Question 19

The terms "masculinity" and "femininity" refer to biological sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Women had no important economic role before industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Inequalities of Gender

Research tends to confirm the notion that there are innate biological and psychological reasons for the different roles and temperaments of men and women.

Western cultures that maintain norms of courtly love tend to:

The goal of Claire Renzetti's journal Violence Against Women is to:

What has the study of masculinities revealed about men's concepts of masculinity?

_________ is a biologically determined ascribed status.

Nursing is one profession where the percentage of positions held by men has shown a substantial increase since 1970.

Throughout most of the last century, which of the following has been a distinctive characteristic of urban industrial nations of the West?

The United States leads the world in the percentage of national legislative seats held by women.

On average, workingwomen in the U.S. have __________ less leisure time than their partners because they shoulder far more of the domestic responsibilities.

In the 1990s gender segregation on playgrounds and in schoolyards has virtually disappeared.

In playground and schoolyard peer groups, students commonly separate first by race or ethnicity and then by gender.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of sex-segregated play groups?

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 gave women:

Sandra Bem believed there are three basic beliefs about women and men that have prevailed throughout the history of Western culture. Which is not one of those?

The term "comparable worth"refers to legislation that is designed to allow women to enter occupations that have been traditionally male.

Even when they do not know their meaning, boys commonly use terms related to homosexuality to tease each other and to denigrate other boys.

Weaknesses of much research on gender separation theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

The lenses of gender are responsible for shaping our lives. Which of the following is not one of the lenses of gender as identified by Sandra Bem?

The terms "masculinity" and "femininity" refer to biological sex.

Women had no important economic role before industrialization.

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