Deck 3: Changing Gender Roles

Question 1

The improvement of women's status has been constant and progressive since the 19^th century.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Identify and discuss "residual inequities" and why they persist in contemporary U.S. society.

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

According to the author's research findings, which group of children were the least ambivalent about their parents' family structure arrangements?

A) children of homemaking mother/breadwinning father
B) children of homemaking father/breadwinning mother
C) children of single-parent homes
D) children of dual-earner homes

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Robert Max Jackson, the most significant factor in the decline of gender inequality has been

A) the women's suffrage movement.
B) changes in sexual attitudes.
C) changes in economic and political structures.
D) men's desire for equality.

Question 5

Most men prefer a modified traditionalism that recognizes a mother's right to work but puts his own career first.

Question 6

The Woman Suffrage Amendment, passed during the period ______, did not lead to their increased representation in politics and government.

A) 1840-1890
B) 1890-1940
C) of the era of assimilation
D) of the era of separate spheres

Question 7

Regardless of class, race, or ethnicity, women interviewed were willing to surrender their autonomy for a traditional marriage.

Question 8

The fallback strategy established by both men and women in case their preferred plan for family arrangement is not reachable is called:

A) Plan B
B) Opt out
C) Downward track
D) none of the above

Question 9

The "era of separate spheres" was during the period ______.

A) 1840-1890
B) 1890-1940
C) 1940-1990
D) none of the above

Question 10

Discuss how changes in economic and political institutions have contributed to women's rising status.

Question 11

Based on the author's research, what percentage of women plan to build a non-negotiable base of self-reliance and an independent identity in the world of paid work?

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 90

Question 12

Young adults today who grew up with mothers who marched into the workplace and parents who forged innovative alternatives to traditional marriage are called:

A) Children of the Gender Revolution
B) Children of Change
C) Children of the Genderless Society
D) None of the above

Question 13

The era of separate spheres was characterized by distinct and separate roles for men and women.

Question 14

In the past 150 years, changes in _________ have led to women's rising status.

A) gender roles
B) business and economic interests
C) educational access
D) all of the above

Question 15

"Separate spheres" refers to

A) the physical separation of men and women.
B) distinct roles and expectations for men and women.
C) women's participation in family life.
D) antagonism between the sexes.

Question 16

The "glass ceiling" and women's domestic duties are an example of residual inequities.

Question 17

Women's status changed considerably with the passage of the Woman Suffrage Amendment.

Question 18

What form of traditionalism for men supports a mother's right to work but protects men's claim that their work prospects should come first?

A) minimized
B) modified
C) transitional
D) masculine

Question 19

Little variation was found among children who grew up in apparently similar family types.

Question 20

According to the author, male dominance is inevitable despite the rise in women's status.

Question 21

Thinking about the greater flexibility afforded to modern families, as described in the text, what factors contributed to this range of options?

Question 22

Describe the ideal family arrangements that men and women interviewees plan for the future. What is Plan B and what accounts for the gender divergence in the plans?

Question 23

Almost three-fourths of women plan to build a non-negotiable base of self-reliance and independent identity in the world of paid work.

Question 24

The young women and men interviewed by the author tended to be more focused on what form their families took than how well their parents met the challenges of providing economic and emotional support.