Deck 11: Global Inequality

Question 1

In which societies do women have more power and authority than men?

A) the USA
B) Saudia Arabia
C) Ancient Mesopotamia
D) there are no known societies where women have more power than men.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which type of society has the least gender stratification?

A) Hunting/Gathering
B) Industrial
C) Horticultural
D) Agrarian

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which country has the highest level of gender inequality?

A) USA
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Sweden
D) Italy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Sharia law does not state that _____.

A) women have full rights over their property and male family members
B) women need their (male) guardian's consent to marry
C) women have limited rights regarding divorce
D) women have limited rights regarding inheritance

Question 5

Which is not a rule restricting the freedom of women?

A) veiling
B) education restriction
C) tolerance of wife-beating
D) They all restrict the freedom of women

Question 6

In which region do women form the highest share of the labor force?

A) North Africa
B) Western Asia
C) the Caribbean
D) Eastern Europe

Question 7

_____ has the lowest wages for women as a percentage of men's wages.

A) France
B) Bangladesh
C) Mexico
D) Egypt

Question 8

_____ has the highest reported rate of physical assault by the male partner.

A) Bangladesh
B) the USA
C) Egypt
D) Switzerland

Question 9

_____ suggests that with economic development, women's position in society improves immediately.

A) Dependency Theory
B) Independency Theory
C) Modernization Theory
D) World System Theory

Question 10

The women in development approach suggests that _____.

A) development initially narrows gender equality, but eventually ends up widening gender inequality
B) development initially narrows gender equality and the gap stays narrow
C) development initially widens gender inequality, but then eventually leads to increased gender equality.
D) development initially widens gender inequality and this remains.

Question 11

In the USA, the median income for men is ____ the median income for women.

A) much lower than
B) slightly lower than
C) equal to
D) higher than

Question 12

In families, women are better off if they are _____.

A) Widowed
B) Married
C) Single
D) Divorced

Question 13

______ is the tendency for households headed by women to be poor.

A) the Feminization of Poverty
B) the Feminine Tragedy
C) Destitute Debra Syndrome
D) Feminine Modernization

Question 14

The types of jobs women have ______ the types of jobs men have.

A) are more dangerous than
B) pay more than
C) pay less than
D) pay the same as

Question 15

Which is not a reason for the income disparity between men and women?

A) Men are more likely to have the high level, better paid positions.
B) Women are more likely to adjust their career to fit their family
C) The jobs women tend to have pay less than the jobs men have
D) Women comprise approximately half of all managers in fortune 500 companies

Question 16

The "trailing spouse" is _____.

A) a person who follows their spouse when the spouse moves to take a better-paying job
B) a person who earns more money than their spouse
C) a person who demands a dowry
D) a person who divorces their spouse, yet refuses to leave their home

Question 17

The "Glass Ceiling" is _____.

A) the invisible barrier preventing women from climbing as high as men on the corporate ladder.
B) an architectural innovation common in most suburban houses
C) an actual feature of most companies-women are expressly forbidden from going above it.
D) an invisible barrier preventing women from bringing their children along to work

Question 18

Men ____.

A) are not conscious of their position in hierarchy
B) have an evolved predisposition to have less of an interest in status acquisition
C) prefer a collegial form of decision making
D) prefer to have a clear chain of command

Question 19

According to Tannen, all male conversation can be seen as a negotiation over _____.

A) income
B) status
C) wealth
D) Intimacy & Closeness

Question 20

The key to understanding women's conversation is to understand it as a negotiation for _____.

A) income
B) status
C) wealth
D) Intimacy & Closeness

Question 21

Which is not true? Women are more likely to _____.

A) defer in mixed-sex interactions
B) receive lower evaluations of their performance
C) be less influential
D) receive more rewards

Question 22

Women are more likely to be promoted when ____.

A) they have a powerful female mentor
B) they have a powerful male mentor
C) they are completely independent
D) they are obsequious in their deference to men

Question 23

For full time workers, _____ has the lowest gender gap in wages.

A) Sweden
B) USA
C) Bangladesh
D) Australia

Question 24

Men have more power than women in most societies.

Question 25

There are no egalitarian societies.

Question 26

The more stratification, the greater the inequality.

Question 27

The most gender inequality today is found in developing countries.

Question 28

Sharia law gives women complete freedom in all aspects of their life.

Question 29

In less developed countries, boys are more likely to go to secondary school than girls.

Question 30

Men are less likely to work for pay than women.

Question 31

Men get paid more than women for doing the same work.

Question 32

In poor countries, women are often guilty of "husband-beating".

Question 33

Women's position in society typically improves with economic development.

Question 34

The more women present in the paid labor force, the better their position tends to be.

Question 35

The type of education system does not play a role in gender inequality.

Question 36

The legality of abortion has no effect on gender stratification.

Question 37

The availability of family leave has an effect on gender stratification

Question 38

The USA has a relatively low level of gender inequality.

Question 39

Women in the USA have experienced rising income relative to that of men.

Question 40

In the USA, women and men in the same industries tend to have equal pay.

Question 41

Female-headed are most likely to be in poverty.

Question 42

In the USA, women's percentage share of the labor force has increased since the 1960's.

Question 43

Since the 1960's women have experienced increases in income at all but 1 education levels.

Question 44

The types of jobs women have tend to pay more than the types of jobs men have.

Question 45

Even for jobs in which women form the majority of workers, men tend to have the higher paid positions.

Question 46

Men are less likely than women to have management positions at Fortune 500 companies.

Question 47

Men are more likely to be the "trailing spouse"

Question 48

There is no evidence that discrimination still keeps from women from climbing as high up the corporate ladder as men.

Question 49

Men are less likely to read a sexual subtext in an interaction than females.

Question 50

Women tend to be more discriminating in potential mates than males.

Question 51

Men are not very conscious of their position in a hierarchy.

Question 52

Women are more likely than men to be interested in status acquisition.

Question 53

Men and Women tend to have different leadership styles.

Question 54

Women tend to prefer a consensus-based form of decision making.

Question 55

Women tend to be less comfortable than men in a hierarchical situation in the workplace.

Question 56

Men often misunderstand women's decision making styles as egotistical and selfish.

Question 57

Men tend to defer to women.

Question 58

Where is there the most gender inequality?

Question 59

What are some things Sharia law says?

Question 60

What are some ways women are controlled?

Question 61

Why does economic development typically help women's position in society?

Question 62

List 3 things that affect gender stratification.

Question 63

Why are married women the best off economically?

Question 64

Why is there a gender difference in income?

Question 65

Describe why (evolutionary) there can be misinterpretations of intent in the workplace and problems this might cause.

Question 66

Why do women and men tend to have different styles of leadership, on average?

Question 67

How does differences in language use foster misunderstandings between women and men?

Question 68

Why are women with a powerful male mentor more likely to be promoted?

Question 69

Describe the feminization of poverty in the U.S.How is it caused? What can be done about it?

Question 70

How do evolved sex differences influence men and women's workplace behaviors?