Question 1

Surgeons today recommend prompt surgery to make intersex children conform to an ideal of normal genitalia.About 90 percent of these surgeries:

Accepted Answer

A)  reassign an ambiguous male anatomy into a female one. 
B)  are successful. 
C)  are done according to what the parents want. 
D)  are not done until the child is older. 
A)  reassign an ambiguous male anatomy into a female one. 
B)  are successful. 
C)  are done according to what the parents want. 
D)  are not done until the child is older. A

Question 2

Harvard-trained and world-renowned economist Deirdre McCloskey,who used to be named Donald,describes her journey across the invisible yet potent boundary of sex/gender in her memoir,Crossing.Which of the following is NOT one of the 20 differences she noted in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deirdre is less impatient than Donald. 
B)  Donald had fewer friends than Deirdre. 
C)  Donald was more alert to relationship details in stories than Deirdre. 
D)  Deirdre thinks less about sex than Donald. 
A)  Deirdre is less impatient than Donald. 
B)  Donald had fewer friends than Deirdre. 
C)  Donald was more alert to relationship details in stories than Deirdre. 
D)  Deirdre thinks less about sex than Donald. C

Question 3

Alfred Kinsey's 1948 study,Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,is important because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it viewed sexuality as falling on a continuum, thus challenging the psychiatric claim of homosexuality as abnormal. 
B)  it viewed the sexual behavior of men as more deviant than what was initially thought, lending support to the psychiatric diagnosis of homosexuality as perverse. 
C)  sexual topics became taboo for the first time in history. 
D)  it increased funding to researchers interested in studying the sexual practices of other deviant subcultures. 
A)  it viewed sexuality as falling on a continuum, thus challenging the psychiatric claim of homosexuality as abnormal. 
B)  it viewed the sexual behavior of men as more deviant than what was initially thought, lending support to the psychiatric diagnosis of homosexuality as perverse. 
C)  sexual topics became taboo for the first time in history. 
D)  it increased funding to researchers interested in studying the sexual practices of other deviant subcultures. A

Question 4

In the one-sex model,it was believed that both a man's and a woman's orgasm were required for conception.When the two-sex model gained momentum,women and men were viewed as radically different creatures,and the female orgasm became viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  crucial for conception. 
B)  unnecessary. 
C)  harmful. 
D)  a myth. 
A)  crucial for conception. 
B)  unnecessary. 
C)  harmful. 
D)  a myth.

Question 5

It is argued in your text that gender structures social relationships by giving men the advantage in society.As a result,which of the following is LEAST likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  When women enter male-dominated occupations, they may hit a glass ceiling. 
B)  When men enter female-dominated occupations, they are encouraged to advance on the glass escalator. 
C)  When men enter female-dominated occupations, they often become victims of sexual harassment. 
D)  When women enter male-dominated occupations, they often become victims of sexual harassment. 
A)  When women enter male-dominated occupations, they may hit a glass ceiling. 
B)  When men enter female-dominated occupations, they are encouraged to advance on the glass escalator. 
C)  When men enter female-dominated occupations, they often become victims of sexual harassment. 
D)  When women enter male-dominated occupations, they often become victims of sexual harassment.

Question 6

According to the textbook,prison rape is usually about power,and a man who commits a homosexual act within prison:

Accepted Answer

A)  generally takes on a homosexual identity to match his homosexual behaviors. 
B)  does not necessarily view himself as a homosexual. 
C)  is viewed by all the other prisoners as having a homosexual identity. 
D)  sees himself as powerless. 
A)  generally takes on a homosexual identity to match his homosexual behaviors. 
B)  does not necessarily view himself as a homosexual. 
C)  is viewed by all the other prisoners as having a homosexual identity. 
D)  sees himself as powerless.

Question 7

The idea that there is only one sex and that the female body is an inversion of the male body was promoted by which culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek 
B)  Roman 
C)  Mongol 
D)  Sambian 
A)  Greek 
B)  Roman 
C)  Mongol 
D)  Sambian

Question 8

If we apply our sociological imaginations to sex,gender,and sexuality,we might argue that:

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A)  men and women are different biological organisms, and these differences manifest themselves in the ways men and women behave. 
B)  the social patterns we see highlight natural differences between men and women, differences that set men and women on different pathways from birth. 
C)  men and women are at opposite ends of the psychological continuum, which leads them to have distinct styles of communicating, feeling, and acting. 
D)  although biological differences exist between men and women, what we make of those differences is socially constructed and has changed through time and place. 
A)  men and women are different biological organisms, and these differences manifest themselves in the ways men and women behave. 
B)  the social patterns we see highlight natural differences between men and women, differences that set men and women on different pathways from birth. 
C)  men and women are at opposite ends of the psychological continuum, which leads them to have distinct styles of communicating, feeling, and acting. 
D)  although biological differences exist between men and women, what we make of those differences is socially constructed and has changed through time and place.

Question 9

Although a binary sex system imposes order in the world and helps us make sense of a complicated mass of populations,it also:

Accepted Answer

A)  helps us understand reproduction. 
B)  limits our ability to accept difference. 
C)  helps us understand hormonal birth defects. 
D)  explains social implications. 
A)  helps us understand reproduction. 
B)  limits our ability to accept difference. 
C)  helps us understand hormonal birth defects. 
D)  explains social implications.

Question 10

What term refers to the invisible barriers women face when they enter more prestigious corporate worlds?

Accepted Answer

A)  glass ceiling 
B)  invisible wall 
C)  glass elevator 
D)  glass escalator 
A)  glass ceiling 
B)  invisible wall 
C)  glass elevator 
D)  glass escalator

Question 11

When sexuality is treated as a social construction,why would sociologists argue against the notion of normal?

Accepted Answer

From a sociological perspective,there is

Question 12

Inappropriate jokes on the job and sexual bartering are both examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual advancement. 
B)  gender discrimination. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  gender harassment. 
A)  sexual advancement. 
B)  gender discrimination. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  gender harassment.

Question 13

In the seventeenth century,Rubenesque women were considered beauties because when food was scarce,a plump woman was a sign of good health,wealth,and attractiveness.What was the catalyst that made food plentiful and changed the standard of beauty for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  the Great Depression 
C)  the Roaring Twenties 
D)  World War II 
A)  industrialization 
B)  the Great Depression 
C)  the Roaring Twenties 
D)  World War II

Question 14

In the opening narrative to Chapter 8,the statistical technique called individual fixed effects is discussed.All of the following key sociological variables resist fixed effects EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  race. 
C)  political attitudes. 
D)  birth order. 
A)  age. 
B)  race. 
C)  political attitudes. 
D)  birth order.

Question 15

Jobs that have been feminized,such as teaching or secretarial work,are also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  powder-puff jobs. 
B)  pink-collar jobs. 
C)  girls' clubs. 
D)  white-collar jobs. 
A)  powder-puff jobs. 
B)  pink-collar jobs. 
C)  girls' clubs. 
D)  white-collar jobs.

Question 16

Hegemonic masculinity can best be described as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant definition of the ideal man in contemporary society. 
B)  ways in which the dominant culture treats and reacts to men regardless of
Their characteristics. 
C)  dominant, privileged, and often invisible category of men at any point in history. 
D)  image of man that is fixed and resistant to change. 
A)  dominant definition of the ideal man in contemporary society. 
B)  ways in which the dominant culture treats and reacts to men regardless of
Their characteristics. 
C)  dominant, privileged, and often invisible category of men at any point in history. 
D)  image of man that is fixed and resistant to change.

Question 17

John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus was a number-one best seller for more than a decade.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons his book has been so popular?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offers the appeal of easy-to-grasp, commonsense generalizations. 
B)  People prefer quick and easy answers to why men and women act differently. 
C)  People can easily relate to the ideas set forth in this book. 
D)  The book is based on the sociological imagination, which is easy to grasp. 
A)  It offers the appeal of easy-to-grasp, commonsense generalizations. 
B)  People prefer quick and easy answers to why men and women act differently. 
C)  People can easily relate to the ideas set forth in this book. 
D)  The book is based on the sociological imagination, which is easy to grasp.

Question 18

Which statement is NOT true about girls as compared to boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls report a higher number of suicide attempts. 
B)  Girls frequently report low self-esteem. 
C)  Girls report experiencing more sexual harassment. 
D)  Infant females are at greater risk of death. 
A)  Girls report a higher number of suicide attempts. 
B)  Girls frequently report low self-esteem. 
C)  Girls report experiencing more sexual harassment. 
D)  Infant females are at greater risk of death.

Question 19

Because dichotomous thinking rules our lives,we spend a great deal of our time pointing out the differences in the ways men and women act.Using this line of reasoning,explain what Cynthia Fuchs Epstein means by deceptive distinctions,and give an example of why it might be deceptive.

Accepted Answer

Cynthia Fuchs Epstein came about her rea

Question 20

What you do in the social world should be a direct result of who you are in the natural world.This statement refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  dimorphism. 
B)  the binary system. 
C)  biological determinism. 
D)  essentialism. 
A)  dimorphism. 
B)  the binary system. 
C)  biological determinism. 
D)  essentialism.

Surgeons today recommend prompt surgery to make intersex children conform to an ideal of normal genitalia.About 90 percent of these surgeries:

Harvard-trained and world-renowned economist Deirdre McCloskey,who used to be named Donald,describes her journey across the invisible yet potent boundary of sex/gender in her memoir,Crossing.Which of the following is NOT one of the 20 differences she noted in the textbook?

Alfred Kinsey's 1948 study,Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,is important because:

In the one-sex model,it was believed that both a man's and a woman's orgasm were required for conception.When the two-sex model gained momentum,women and men were viewed as radically different creatures,and the female orgasm became viewed as:

It is argued in your text that gender structures social relationships by giving men the advantage in society.As a result,which of the following is LEAST likely to happen?

According to the textbook,prison rape is usually about power,and a man who commits a homosexual act within prison:

The idea that there is only one sex and that the female body is an inversion of the male body was promoted by which culture?

If we apply our sociological imaginations to sex,gender,and sexuality,we might argue that:

Although a binary sex system imposes order in the world and helps us make sense of a complicated mass of populations,it also:

What term refers to the invisible barriers women face when they enter more prestigious corporate worlds?

When sexuality is treated as a social construction,why would sociologists argue against the notion of normal?

Inappropriate jokes on the job and sexual bartering are both examples of:

In the seventeenth century,Rubenesque women were considered beauties because when food was scarce,a plump woman was a sign of good health,wealth,and attractiveness.What was the catalyst that made food plentiful and changed the standard of beauty for women?

In the opening narrative to Chapter 8,the statistical technique called individual fixed effects is discussed.All of the following key sociological variables resist fixed effects EXCEPT:

Jobs that have been feminized,such as teaching or secretarial work,are also referred to as:

Hegemonic masculinity can best be described as the:

John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus was a number-one best seller for more than a decade.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons his book has been so popular?

Which statement is NOT true about girls as compared to boys?

Because dichotomous thinking rules our lives,we spend a great deal of our time pointing out the differences in the ways men and women act.Using this line of reasoning,explain what Cynthia Fuchs Epstein means by deceptive distinctions,and give an example of why it might be deceptive.

What you do in the social world should be a direct result of who you are in the natural world.This statement refers to:

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Exam 8: Gender

Surgeons today recommend prompt surgery to make intersex children conform to an ideal of normal genitalia.About 90 percent of these surgeries:

Harvard-trained and world-renowned economist Deirdre McCloskey,who used to be named Donald,describes her journey across the invisible yet potent boundary of sex/gender in her memoir,Crossing.Which of the following is NOT one of the 20 differences she noted in the textbook?

Alfred Kinsey's 1948 study,Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,is important because:

In the one-sex model,it was believed that both a man's and a woman's orgasm were required for conception.When the two-sex model gained momentum,women and men were viewed as radically different creatures,and the female orgasm became viewed as:

It is argued in your text that gender structures social relationships by giving men the advantage in society.As a result,which of the following is LEAST likely to happen?

According to the textbook,prison rape is usually about power,and a man who commits a homosexual act within prison:

The idea that there is only one sex and that the female body is an inversion of the male body was promoted by which culture?

If we apply our sociological imaginations to sex,gender,and sexuality,we might argue that:

Although a binary sex system imposes order in the world and helps us make sense of a complicated mass of populations,it also:

What term refers to the invisible barriers women face when they enter more prestigious corporate worlds?

When sexuality is treated as a social construction,why would sociologists argue against the notion of normal?

Inappropriate jokes on the job and sexual bartering are both examples of:

In the seventeenth century,Rubenesque women were considered beauties because when food was scarce,a plump woman was a sign of good health,wealth,and attractiveness.What was the catalyst that made food plentiful and changed the standard of beauty for women?

In the opening narrative to Chapter 8,the statistical technique called individual fixed effects is discussed.All of the following key sociological variables resist fixed effects EXCEPT:

Jobs that have been feminized,such as teaching or secretarial work,are also referred to as:

Hegemonic masculinity can best be described as the:

John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus was a number-one best seller for more than a decade.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons his book has been so popular?

Which statement is NOT true about girls as compared to boys?

Because dichotomous thinking rules our lives,we spend a great deal of our time pointing out the differences in the ways men and women act.Using this line of reasoning,explain what Cynthia Fuchs Epstein means by deceptive distinctions,and give an example of why it might be deceptive.

What you do in the social world should be a direct result of who you are in the natural world.This statement refers to:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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