Question 1

________ can be defined as the traits making up masculinity and femininity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex 
B)  Gender 
C)  Gender identity 
D)  Sexual identity 
A)  Sex 
B)  Gender 
C)  Gender identity 
D)  Sexual identity

Question 2

In a study conducted by Grady (1977), people were asked to describe the person who had just sold them a subway token. Grady found that

Accepted Answer

A)  people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic half the times. 
B)  people were more likely to mentioned sex when it was statistically useful. 
C)  people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic 100 percent of the time. 
D)  people mentioned race and age more frequently, as token sellers were all women. 
A)  people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic half the times. 
B)  people were more likely to mentioned sex when it was statistically useful. 
C)  people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic 100 percent of the time. 
D)  people mentioned race and age more frequently, as token sellers were all women.

Question 3

Discuss how men communicate differently than women in a cross-gender conversation.

Accepted Answer

In cross-gender conversations, men and w

Question 4

Davis works out at the gym. He wants to impress women, so he tells his workout friend to load extra plates onto the bench press. When finished, he slaps his friend on the back and challenges him to lift as much. In this scenario, Davis is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  doing gender 
B)  being immature 
C)  displaying the intergroup bias effect 
D)  displaying paternalistic prejudice 
A)  doing gender 
B)  being immature 
C)  displaying the intergroup bias effect 
D)  displaying paternalistic prejudice

Question 5

Anderson & Leaper (1998) found that men make a larger proportion of intrusive interruptions in

Accepted Answer

A)  the laboratory than in unstructured and naturalistic settings. 
B)  unstructured and naturalistic settings than in the laboratory. 
C)  unstructured settings and the laboratory than in naturalistic settings. 
D)  the laboratory and naturalistic settings than in unstructured settings. 
A)  the laboratory than in unstructured and naturalistic settings. 
B)  unstructured and naturalistic settings than in the laboratory. 
C)  unstructured settings and the laboratory than in naturalistic settings. 
D)  the laboratory and naturalistic settings than in unstructured settings.

Question 6

When asked if they have ever personally experienced discrimination, people are less likely to acknowledge discrimination has happened to them. This is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rationalization of oppression 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  denial of personal discrimination 
D)  neosexism 
A)  rationalization of oppression 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  denial of personal discrimination 
D)  neosexism

Question 7

People who believe women can be intelligent and successful businesswomen but consider those same women as angry, selfish, and unfeminine are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile sexists 
B)  benevolent sexists 
C)  ambivalent sexists 
D)  entitled sexists 
A)  hostile sexists 
B)  benevolent sexists 
C)  ambivalent sexists 
D)  entitled sexists

Question 8

When people present themselves in a way that confirms others' beliefs about them, they create a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  dispositional confirmation effect 
D)  self-categorization phenomenon 
A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  dispositional confirmation effect 
D)  self-categorization phenomenon

Question 9

Explain both elements of ambivalent sexism, using examples.

Accepted Answer

Ambivalent sexism refers to the coexiste

Question 10

Sexism involving both hostility and benevolence toward women is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ambivalent sexism 
B)  hostile sexism 
C)  modern sexism 
D)  benevolent sexism 
A)  ambivalent sexism 
B)  hostile sexism 
C)  modern sexism 
D)  benevolent sexism

Question 11

In the context of constructing gender in interaction, identify a true statement about conversational interruption.

Accepted Answer

A)  A great deal of research shows that men use tactics such as interrupting and controlling the topic in conversation with other men more than they do with women. 
B)  If a woman does interrupt another speaker, she risks social disapproval-especially if she interrupts a man. 
C)  Studies show that women tend to take more than a fair share of talk time in task-oriented situations, such as committee meetings, classrooms, and problem-solving groups. 
D)  Women make a larger proportion of intrusive interruptions in unstructured and naturalistic settings than in the lab-settings that more closely resemble everyday interaction. 
A)  A great deal of research shows that men use tactics such as interrupting and controlling the topic in conversation with other men more than they do with women. 
B)  If a woman does interrupt another speaker, she risks social disapproval-especially if she interrupts a man. 
C)  Studies show that women tend to take more than a fair share of talk time in task-oriented situations, such as committee meetings, classrooms, and problem-solving groups. 
D)  Women make a larger proportion of intrusive interruptions in unstructured and naturalistic settings than in the lab-settings that more closely resemble everyday interaction.

Question 12

When a little girl is born, she may be wrapped in a pink blanket. What does the color of the blanket represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex 
B)  gender 
C)  gender-typing 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  sex 
B)  gender 
C)  gender-typing 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

________ can be defined as the traits making up masculinity and femininity.

In a study conducted by Grady (1977), people were asked to describe the person who had just sold them a subway token. Grady found that

Discuss how men communicate differently than women in a cross-gender conversation.

Davis works out at the gym. He wants to impress women, so he tells his workout friend to load extra plates onto the bench press. When finished, he slaps his friend on the back and challenges him to lift as much. In this scenario, Davis is ________.

Anderson & Leaper (1998) found that men make a larger proportion of intrusive interruptions in

When asked if they have ever personally experienced discrimination, people are less likely to acknowledge discrimination has happened to them. This is termed ________.

People who believe women can be intelligent and successful businesswomen but consider those same women as angry, selfish, and unfeminine are ________.

When people present themselves in a way that confirms others' beliefs about them, they create a ________.

Explain both elements of ambivalent sexism, using examples.

Sexism involving both hostility and benevolence toward women is called ________.

In the context of constructing gender in interaction, identify a true statement about conversational interruption.

When a little girl is born, she may be wrapped in a pink blanket. What does the color of the blanket represent?

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Sex, Gender, and Bodies

Gendered Identities: Childhood and Adolescence

Sex, Love, and Romance

Commitments: Women and Close Relationships

Mothering

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The Second Half: Midlife and Aging

Violence Against Women

Psychological Disorders, Therapy, and Womens Well-Being

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Exam 2: Gender, Status, and Power

________ can be defined as the traits making up masculinity and femininity.

In a study conducted by Grady (1977), people were asked to describe the person who had just sold them a subway token. Grady found that

Discuss how men communicate differently than women in a cross-gender conversation.

Davis works out at the gym. He wants to impress women, so he tells his workout friend to load extra plates onto the bench press. When finished, he slaps his friend on the back and challenges him to lift as much. In this scenario, Davis is ________.

Anderson & Leaper (1998) found that men make a larger proportion of intrusive interruptions in

When asked if they have ever personally experienced discrimination, people are less likely to acknowledge discrimination has happened to them. This is termed ________.

People who believe women can be intelligent and successful businesswomen but consider those same women as angry, selfish, and unfeminine are ________.

When people present themselves in a way that confirms others' beliefs about them, they create a ________.

Explain both elements of ambivalent sexism, using examples.

Sexism involving both hostility and benevolence toward women is called ________.

In the context of constructing gender in interaction, identify a true statement about conversational interruption.

When a little girl is born, she may be wrapped in a pink blanket. What does the color of the blanket represent?

Paving the Way

Images of Women

The Meanings of Difference

Sex, Gender, and Bodies

Gendered Identities: Childhood and Adolescence

Sex, Love, and Romance

Commitments: Women and Close Relationships

Mothering

Work and Achievement

The Second Half: Midlife and Aging

Violence Against Women

Psychological Disorders, Therapy, and Womens Well-Being

Making a Difference: Toward a Better Future for Women

Filters