Question 1

All human societies are stratified by gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Maasai women bear children until

Accepted Answer

A)  they have a male heir. 
B)  they decide they are tired of having children. 
C)  they can no longer give birth. 
D)  their husbands refuse to assist them in procreation. 
A)  they have a male heir. 
B)  they decide they are tired of having children. 
C)  they can no longer give birth. 
D)  their husbands refuse to assist them in procreation.

Question 3

What term is used to define the process whereby relatively powerless people of any gender, race, ethnicity or age organize to assert their needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  enlightenment 
B)  powering 
C)  empowerment 
D)  reactionary 
A)  enlightenment 
B)  powering 
C)  empowerment 
D)  reactionary

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a problem with gender separation theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  research tends to be qualitative 
B)  researchers have tended to observe only the most successful and popular children 
C)  research on girls has focused on white, upper-class children 
D)  isolated children have been ignored by researchers 
A)  research tends to be qualitative 
B)  researchers have tended to observe only the most successful and popular children 
C)  research on girls has focused on white, upper-class children 
D)  isolated children have been ignored by researchers

Question 5

The brutalization of women as a form is entertainment is a common example of sexism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most of the commonly given reasons for differential treatment of people on the basis of age and gender are based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological factors 
B)  cultural factors 
C)  social factors 
D)  religious factors 
A)  biological factors 
B)  cultural factors 
C)  social factors 
D)  religious factors

Question 7

Which of the following statements about adult gender roles is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men enjoy more prestige and wealth than women do. 
B)  There is a job ceiling operating for working women in large corporations. 
C)  Women enjoy more leisure than men do. 
D)  Working women earn less than men do. 
A)  Men enjoy more prestige and wealth than women do. 
B)  There is a job ceiling operating for working women in large corporations. 
C)  Women enjoy more leisure than men do. 
D)  Working women earn less than men do.

Question 8

According to Sandra Bem the historically crude perception that men are inherently superior to women is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Differences in the behaviors expected of men and women are based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in patterns of learning 
B)  differences in the innate abilities of men and women 
C)  differences in the physical strength of men and women 
D)  hormonal differences between men and women 
A)  differences in patterns of learning 
B)  differences in the innate abilities of men and women 
C)  differences in the physical strength of men and women 
D)  hormonal differences between men and women

Question 10

In her study of gender roles in New Guinea, Margaret Mead concluded that differences between the roles of men and women:

Accepted Answer

A)  should be encouraged at all costs 
B)  were a natural outgrowth of biological and psychological differences 
C)  were a result of learning and cultural factors 
D)  were functionally necessary for the society 
A)  should be encouraged at all costs 
B)  were a natural outgrowth of biological and psychological differences 
C)  were a result of learning and cultural factors 
D)  were functionally necessary for the society

Question 11

Briefly describe gender stratification patterns in preindustrial societies.

Accepted Answer

In preindustrial societies, gender often

Question 12

Since 1970 the percentage of women in managerial occupational groups has increased markedly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is meant by empowerment of women?

Accepted Answer

Empowerment is a term used to

Question 14

In preindustrial societies, gender and age tend to play a greater role in social stratification than do wealth and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following areas seems to be leading the world in promoting women to management positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Caribbean 
D)  Mexico 
A)  United States 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Caribbean 
D)  Mexico

Question 16

The adult life course for females is a series of either-or choices between career and childbearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Margaret Mead's study of gender behavior in New Guinea, in which of the following tribes did women and men both behave in ways normally associated with women in Western societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Arapesh 
B)  the K'ung 
C)  the Nayar 
D)  the Tchambuli 
A)  the Arapesh 
B)  the K'ung 
C)  the Nayar 
D)  the Tchambuli

Question 18

The persistent dominance of men over women is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  absolutism 
B)  autocracy 
C)  gynecracy 
D)  patriarchy 
A)  absolutism 
B)  autocracy 
C)  gynecracy 
D)  patriarchy

Question 19

The countries with the most equitable distribution of poverty among single men and women are:

Accepted Answer

A)  North American countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico) 
B)  Northern European and Scandinavian countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden) 
C)  Eastern European countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria) 
D)  Western European countries (Spain, Italy, France) 
A)  North American countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico) 
B)  Northern European and Scandinavian countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden) 
C)  Eastern European countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria) 
D)  Western European countries (Spain, Italy, France)

Question 20

The term empowerment is used in referring to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process whereby a powerless group of people reach full participation in society 
B)  the process of improving the status of a group 
C)  the process of regaining control over property that was lost 
D)  the process of achieving equality 
A)  the process whereby a powerless group of people reach full participation in society 
B)  the process of improving the status of a group 
C)  the process of regaining control over property that was lost 
D)  the process of achieving equality

Exam 13: Inequalities of Gender

All human societies are stratified by gender.

The Maasai women bear children until

What term is used to define the process whereby relatively powerless people of any gender, race, ethnicity or age organize to assert their needs?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with gender separation theory?

The brutalization of women as a form is entertainment is a common example of sexism.

Most of the commonly given reasons for differential treatment of people on the basis of age and gender are based on:

Which of the following statements about adult gender roles is NOT true?

According to Sandra Bem the historically crude perception that men are inherently superior to women is

Differences in the behaviors expected of men and women are based on:

In her study of gender roles in New Guinea, Margaret Mead concluded that differences between the roles of men and women:

Briefly describe gender stratification patterns in preindustrial societies.

Since 1970 the percentage of women in managerial occupational groups has increased markedly.

What is meant by empowerment of women?

In preindustrial societies, gender and age tend to play a greater role in social stratification than do wealth and power.

Which of the following areas seems to be leading the world in promoting women to management positions?

The adult life course for females is a series of either-or choices between career and childbearing.

In Margaret Mead's study of gender behavior in New Guinea, in which of the following tribes did women and men both behave in ways normally associated with women in Western societies?

The persistent dominance of men over women is called:

The countries with the most equitable distribution of poverty among single men and women are:

The term empowerment is used in referring to which of the following:

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