Exam 2: Gender, Status, and Power

Zimmerman & West (1975) found in male-female conversations that

In the context of justifying gender inequality, identify a true statement about legitimizing myths.

When all but gender is equal, ________ initiated more touching.

Men are more likely than women to try to take over the conversation using ________.

________ occurs when an individual's expectation about an event makes the expected event come true.

What does the phrase "Women seek to gain power over men" demonstrate?

Societies in which men are allocated more power and higher status are referred to as ________.

When people become gender-typed, they

When people ascribe to themselves the traits, behaviors, and roles normative for people of their sex in their culture, they are becoming ________.

Discuss the implications for women living in a patriarchal society.

________ can be defined as biological differences in genetic composition and reproductive anatomy and function.

American girls are born into a society that tells them they are valued less than boys. Give evidence that girls and women internalize this sense of devaluation.

In most studies on whether men or women talk more in a cross-gender situation, it has been found that ________.

Which of the following statements is true about distinguishing sex from gender?

The self-fulfilling prophecy is comprised of which of the following social mechanisms? Which of the following social mechanisms constitutes a self-fulfilling prophecy?

The term ________ is defined as a negative reaction against women whose behavior violates gender norms.

Asja is proud to be the first woman in her family to get a graduate degree. When she considers taking time off from her career to have a child, her colleagues warn her; she will be throwing away the gains she has made in the corporate world. Meanwhile, Asja's mother is constantly reminding her that the "biological clock" is ticking. In this scenario, Asja is ________.

In 2003, female cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy alleged they had been the victims of sexual violence, and they were pressured or disciplined to keep quiet when they tried to report the incidents. How does this example reflect the gender system and the links among its different levels?

In the 1970s, second wave feminists developed ________ groups, in which women met informally to talk about their lives as women.

Adrienne sees the sales clerk in a store wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. She cannot decide whether the clerk is a man or a woman, so she searches for ________ such as makeup.