Deck 10: Exploring Gender and Culture in Contemporary Society

Question 1

While ________ refers to the social and cultural significance we attach to difference, _________ refers to biological differences.

A) Sex; gender
B) Heterosexism; sex
C) Gender; sex
D) Gender; homophobia

Answer 1

Gender; sex

Question 2

Which sociological perspective would argue that given the typical gender socialization of women in North America, where women are socialized to be expressive leaders, we can expect that girls and women with no interest in children will become babysitters and mothers?

A) Functionalist
B) Interactionist
C) Feminist
D) Conflict

Answer 2

Functionalist

Question 3

Both males and females are physically capable of learning to cook and sew, yet most Western societies have determined that these tasks should be performed typically by women. This illustrates the operation of _____.

A) gendered binary roles
B) gendered social roles
C) gendered social status position
D) gendered social norms

Answer 3

gendered social roles

Question 4

Women are at a(n) _________ in male-dominated occupations while men are at a(n) __________ in female-dominated occupations.

A) disadvantage; equal advantage
B) advantage; disadvantage
C) disadvantage; advantage
D) equal advantage; advantage

Question 5

The main reason why it is so difficult to eradicate gender discrimination in Canadian society is because:

A) a majority of women do not believe that women and men should be treated equally.
B) men everywhere are biased in their treatment of women.
C) it has always been this way.
D) all the major institutions in society are male-dominated.

Question 6

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild has used a phrase to describe the double burden that many women face and few men share equitably, work outside the home followed by child care and housework, which is referred to as _____.

A) feminization of poverty
B) second shift
C) pink-collar jobs
D) unpaid labour

Question 7

You have been asked to write an academic paper on the gendered division of labour for your sociology class. Your thesis states that "gender inequality is a systematic subjugation of women which is supported by the fact that men's work in society is uniformly valued while women's work is devalued."This thesis is based on which perspective?

A) Functionalist
B) Interactionist
C) Feminist
D) Conflict

Question 8

Which sociological perspective argues that gender distinctions are reflected in people's everyday behaviour?

A) Structural functionalist
B) Feminist
C) Symbolic interactionist
D) Conflict

Question 9

Which of the following statements is representative of a gendered social relationship?

A) Women's and men's unique skills and qualities are equally valued.
B) Women and men are assumed to be better qualified for different occupational roles.
C) Women and men are expected to share equally in the work that is done in the private sphere.
D) Women and men are paid equally for performing equal work.

Question 10

While it is true that most women have access to fewer resources when compared to most men globally, which of the following is also true?

A) There are individual women with more access to valuable resources than individual men.
B) All women have more access to valuable resources than all men.
C) Many women have more access to valuable resources while individual men do not.
D) There are individual women with more access to valuable resources than most men.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is untrue?

A) Women are more likely than men to take on more of the unpaid domestic labour whether or notthey work for pay.
B) Women are more likely than men to work in part-time paid positions.
C) Men more often take on an equal share of domestic labour when their female partners work forpay.
D) Women still earn less than men for doing the same work.

Question 12

In which wave of the feminist movement is the focus considered to be based on an individualistic attitude toward all women?

A) First wave
B) Second wave
C) Third wave
D) Fourth wave

Question 13

Suppose that an African Canadian employer refuses to hire a Chinese Canadian and selects an inferior white applicant instead. This illustrates an act of __________.

A) prejudice
B) stigmatization
C) ethnocentrism
D) discrimination

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of prejudice?

A) It is an irrationalization about an entire category of people.
B) Most people in Canada never hold a prejudice.
C) Prejudicial prejudgments can be positive or negative.
D) It is a rigid generalization about an entire group of people.

Question 15

The feminization of poverty refers to the fact that

A) women are more likely to apply for cash assistance than males
B) female-headed households make up a large proportion of the poor.
C) more girls than boys are born into poor families.
D) welfare benefits are higher among male-headed households than female-headed households.

Question 16

The trend in which young, single females with children are making up a growing proportion of those in poverty is _____.

A) relative poverty
B) absolute poverty
C) feminization of poverty
D) gendered poverty

Question 17

Sarah and her two young children often find that they do not have enough money each month to pay the rent, pay for groceries and necessary clothing. They are considered to be experiencing _____.

A) temporary poverty
B) relative poverty
C) low income cut-off
D) absolute poverty

Question 18

Which wave of feminism focused on speaking to the needs of all women and a focus on women in academia in particular?

A) First wave
B) Second wave
C) Third wave
D) Fourth wave

Question 19

The fact that there are multiple feminist approaches suggests that:

A) there is much contradiction in this perspective.
B) it changes dramatically in its focus over time.
C) it speaks to its goal of many voices being represented.
D) it tries to emulate the focus of other more male-centered perspectives.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about gender and culture in industrialized societies?

A) In industrialized societies, people have fewer choices and gender distinctions become greater and greater
B) In industrialized societies, income rises and gender distinctions become greater and greater.
C) In industrialized societies, people have more choices and gender distinctions become smaller and smaller
D) In both industrialized and industrializing societies we see almost exactly the same gendered patterns in every culture.