Question 1

Research on socialization during childhood has found that

Accepted Answer

A) boys and men are featured in children's books more often than girls and women. 
B) toys for both boys and girls today tend to promote cooperation rather than aggression or competition. 
C) girls are encouraged to play outdoors as much as boys are. 
D) gender is likely not formed until adolescence. 
A) boys and men are featured in children's books more often than girls and women. 
B) toys for both boys and girls today tend to promote cooperation rather than aggression or competition. 
C) girls are encouraged to play outdoors as much as boys are. 
D) gender is likely not formed until adolescence.

Question 2

Research indicates that boys in school get more attention,even if it is sometimes negative attention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Both human capital theory and dual labor market theory focus on the characteristics of the individual in order to explain the gender gap in wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Throughout the world,where women are increasingly working as paid laborers,

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A) the division of household chores is usually equal between men and women. 
B) they do not do as much unpaid labor as men. 
C) they still do most of the work associated with home,children,and the elderly. 
D) they still do not make a significant contribution to the global economy. 
A) the division of household chores is usually equal between men and women. 
B) they do not do as much unpaid labor as men. 
C) they still do most of the work associated with home,children,and the elderly. 
D) they still do not make a significant contribution to the global economy.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding work and family life?

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A) Men,but not women,have increased the number of work hours over the past several decades. 
B) The expectations of men in the home have decreased over time. 
C) Men are more involved in family life than in the past. 
D) Women are moving away from the labor force for the first time in many years. 
A) Men,but not women,have increased the number of work hours over the past several decades. 
B) The expectations of men in the home have decreased over time. 
C) Men are more involved in family life than in the past. 
D) Women are moving away from the labor force for the first time in many years.

Question 6

Research on biological determinism has found that

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A) a strong correlation exists between aggressive behavior and testosterone levels. 
B) changes in testosterone levels predict changes in levels of men's aggression. 
C) there are minimal differences in the levels of sex hormones between boys and girls in early childhood. 
D) children born with mixed biological sex characteristics are more aggressive than other children. 
A) a strong correlation exists between aggressive behavior and testosterone levels. 
B) changes in testosterone levels predict changes in levels of men's aggression. 
C) there are minimal differences in the levels of sex hormones between boys and girls in early childhood. 
D) children born with mixed biological sex characteristics are more aggressive than other children.

Question 7

Which of these statements about the application of dual labor market theory to the gender pay gap is false?

Accepted Answer

A) It is hard to determine cause and effect in regards to the low pay for jobs in which women are more concentrated. 
B) While equal pay for equal pay is applied in principle,men and women do not do equal work. 
C) The informal labor market is exclusively female. 
D) Women tend to be employed in the second tier of the primary labor market. 
A) It is hard to determine cause and effect in regards to the low pay for jobs in which women are more concentrated. 
B) While equal pay for equal pay is applied in principle,men and women do not do equal work. 
C) The informal labor market is exclusively female. 
D) Women tend to be employed in the second tier of the primary labor market.

Question 8

Cross cultural differences in gender roles demonstrate that gender is a social construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a primary labor market job?

Accepted Answer

A) seasonal work 
B) retail sales 
C) a corporate management position 
D) a waiter or waitress 
A) seasonal work 
B) retail sales 
C) a corporate management position 
D) a waiter or waitress

Question 10

In what way is the gender socialization of African American and White women alike?

Accepted Answer

A) both are encouraged to be nurturing and other-oriented 
B) both are equally likely to view work as an expected part of a woman's role 
C) socialization for both places a strong emphasis on self-sufficiency and independence 
D) gender conformity is strongly encouraged for both. 
A) both are encouraged to be nurturing and other-oriented 
B) both are equally likely to view work as an expected part of a woman's role 
C) socialization for both places a strong emphasis on self-sufficiency and independence 
D) gender conformity is strongly encouraged for both.

Question 11

Explain how gender is socially constructed.Include in your answer the role of gender socialization.

Accepted Answer

Gender is socially constructed in that i

Question 12

The example of the Navajo berdaches serves to illustrate what concept?

Accepted Answer

A) biological determinism 
B) hermaphroditism 
C) social construction of gender 
D) gender stratification 
A) biological determinism 
B) hermaphroditism 
C) social construction of gender 
D) gender stratification

Question 13

According to the concept of biological determinism

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A) the physiology of any person may be manipulated in order to alter that person's sex. 
B) social behaviors are believed to be caused by physiological characteristics. 
C) the creation of a male or female occurs as the egg and the sperm meet during human reproduction. 
D) the interplay of culture and biology is what makes shapes human behavior. 
A) the physiology of any person may be manipulated in order to alter that person's sex. 
B) social behaviors are believed to be caused by physiological characteristics. 
C) the creation of a male or female occurs as the egg and the sperm meet during human reproduction. 
D) the interplay of culture and biology is what makes shapes human behavior.

Question 14

Human capital theory assumes that the economic system is fair and competitive,and that wage differences reflect the resources that individuals bring to the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does the text conclude about the causes of inequality in wages between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A) Human capital is the best explanation of the wage gap. 
B) Wage inequality is the result of multiple factors that operate together to put women at a disadvantage. 
C) Dual labor market theory offers the best explanation for unequal wages. 
D) Overt discrimination is the best explanation for the gender wage gap. 
A) Human capital is the best explanation of the wage gap. 
B) Wage inequality is the result of multiple factors that operate together to put women at a disadvantage. 
C) Dual labor market theory offers the best explanation for unequal wages. 
D) Overt discrimination is the best explanation for the gender wage gap.

Question 16

Conflict theory views women's exploitation independently from capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Relatively few men work in jobs that are traditionally considered women's work.When they do

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A) they tend to be more upwardly mobile than women in historically male-dominated jobs. 
B) they are subject to the same types and amounts of sexual harassment as women in male-dominated professions. 
C) wages for those jobs start to fall. 
D) they are accused of taking jobs away from women. 
A) they tend to be more upwardly mobile than women in historically male-dominated jobs. 
B) they are subject to the same types and amounts of sexual harassment as women in male-dominated professions. 
C) wages for those jobs start to fall. 
D) they are accused of taking jobs away from women.

Question 18

How would a functionalist explain unequal wages between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A) Women experience overt discrimination. 
B) Women are socialized into roles that lead them to make choices that might result in lower wages. 
C) Women's work is devalued in comparison with men's. 
D) Women have less power than do men. 
A) Women experience overt discrimination. 
B) Women are socialized into roles that lead them to make choices that might result in lower wages. 
C) Women's work is devalued in comparison with men's. 
D) Women have less power than do men.

Question 19

Which of the following is true regarding gender segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) Most women work in occupations that have roughly equal numbers of male and female employees. 
B) Men are concentrated in fewer occupations that women are. 
C) The greater the concentration of women workers in an occupation,the lower the pay. 
D) Legislation has had little effect on gender segregation. 
A) Most women work in occupations that have roughly equal numbers of male and female employees. 
B) Men are concentrated in fewer occupations that women are. 
C) The greater the concentration of women workers in an occupation,the lower the pay. 
D) Legislation has had little effect on gender segregation.

Question 20

People's attitudes about gender expectations often do not match their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Research on socialization during childhood has found that

Research indicates that boys in school get more attention,even if it is sometimes negative attention.

Both human capital theory and dual labor market theory focus on the characteristics of the individual in order to explain the gender gap in wages.

Throughout the world,where women are increasingly working as paid laborers,

Which of the following statements is true regarding work and family life?

Research on biological determinism has found that

Which of these statements about the application of dual labor market theory to the gender pay gap is false?

Cross cultural differences in gender roles demonstrate that gender is a social construction.

Which of the following is an example of a primary labor market job?

In what way is the gender socialization of African American and White women alike?

Explain how gender is socially constructed.Include in your answer the role of gender socialization.

The example of the Navajo berdaches serves to illustrate what concept?

According to the concept of biological determinism

Human capital theory assumes that the economic system is fair and competitive,and that wage differences reflect the resources that individuals bring to the job.

What does the text conclude about the causes of inequality in wages between men and women?

Conflict theory views women's exploitation independently from capitalism.

Relatively few men work in jobs that are traditionally considered women's work.When they do

How would a functionalist explain unequal wages between men and women?

Which of the following is true regarding gender segregation?

People's attitudes about gender expectations often do not match their behavior.

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Exam 11: Gender

Research on socialization during childhood has found that

Research indicates that boys in school get more attention,even if it is sometimes negative attention.

Both human capital theory and dual labor market theory focus on the characteristics of the individual in order to explain the gender gap in wages.

Throughout the world,where women are increasingly working as paid laborers,

Which of the following statements is true regarding work and family life?

Research on biological determinism has found that

Which of these statements about the application of dual labor market theory to the gender pay gap is false?

Cross cultural differences in gender roles demonstrate that gender is a social construction.

Which of the following is an example of a primary labor market job?

In what way is the gender socialization of African American and White women alike?

Explain how gender is socially constructed.Include in your answer the role of gender socialization.

The example of the Navajo berdaches serves to illustrate what concept?

According to the concept of biological determinism

Human capital theory assumes that the economic system is fair and competitive,and that wage differences reflect the resources that individuals bring to the job.

What does the text conclude about the causes of inequality in wages between men and women?

Conflict theory views women's exploitation independently from capitalism.

Relatively few men work in jobs that are traditionally considered women's work.When they do

How would a functionalist explain unequal wages between men and women?

Which of the following is true regarding gender segregation?

People's attitudes about gender expectations often do not match their behavior.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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