Question 1

All feminists share an interest in promoting a more just society for women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Substantial differences in the construction of gender may exist in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  across social classes. 
B)  between subcultures within a single society. 
C)  among different racial and ethnic groups. 
D)  within a single individual.

Question 3

Race and ethnicity may affect what are considered to be "normal" gender roles for men and women. Explain this using intersectional theory and illustrate your explanation with two examples.

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Question 4

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how schools serve as gendered institutions.

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Question 6

Sydney asserts that if individuals could suddenly be purged of sexist ideas, attitudes, and behaviors, men and women would be equal. Is Sydney correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes. If individuals do not behave in sexist ways, sexism will no longer exist. 
B)  It would certainly help, but sexism has become embedded in the structure and ideology of social institutions, so eliminating sexist behavior is an important start but not the end of sexism. 
C)  No. Sexism is a biological imperative and will continually resurface even if people do not want it to. 
D)  Since sexist behavior and sexism are unrelated, it is unlikely that eliminating sexist behavior would have any impact on expressions of sexism.

Question 7

Men are concentrated in a smaller number of occupations than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these statements regarding the validity of the human capital theory as it applies to the pay gap is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human capital theory is unable to explain the difference in men's and women's earnings. 
B)  While factors such as education and age do affect earnings, the earnings of men and women with the same levels of education and prior experience are still unequal. 
C)  Women earn less than men because they work fewer hours. 
D)  Research indicates that there is actually no difference in men's and women's wages when the type of work is taken into account.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research into the biology of sex differences has found that

Accepted Answer

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 intersex conditions are inherently more aggressive than other children.

Question 11

Explain how peers serve as a source of gender socialization.

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Question 12

Which of these is not found to be associated with relatively equal status for men and women within a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work is highly segregated according to sex. 
B)  Women have access to education. 
C)  Women's work is central to the economy. 
D)  Men make a contribution to household responsibilities.

Question 13

Even when both husbands and wives are employed outside of the home, the bulk of the domestic responsibilities fall on women. The sociological term for this is

Accepted Answer

A)  the dual labor market since women work at their paid jobs and at home. 
B)  gender segregation because tasks that are stereotypically female and those that are stereotypically male are distinct. 
C)  the second shift since women still have housework to complete after their paid jobs. 
D)  familial inequity since women typically bear a disproportionate burden of tasks from which the entire family benefits.

Question 14

Until recently, matriarchal societies have not been widely noted or discussed in the social sciences. Which of the following explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists agree that matriarchal societies have never existed. 
B)  Matriarchal societies existed prior to Christianity, but there are no contemporary matriarchal societies. 
C)  The identification of matriarchal societies has been obscured by the application of Western ideas about power. 
D)  There is no interest in matriarchal power within the social sciences.

Question 15

How does human capital theory account for the gender gap in pay? Illustrate your response with examples.

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Question 16

Define the labor force participation rate; describe current U.S. trends in labor force participation for women.

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Question 17

Evidence that gender is socially constructed includes

Accepted Answer

A)  the different gender roles found in different countries. 
B)  the lack of gender variability generally. 
C)  studies that find more difference within a gender than between genders on most traits. 
D)  the common gender expectations across all social classes.

Question 18

Discuss the various approaches to gender within feminist theory.

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Question 19

Terry asserts that men effectively control women's reproductive health because men control the institutions that make laws and set policies regarding women's reproductive health. Terry's views are most consistent with those of _____ feminism.

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal 
B)  socialist 
C)  radical 
D)  multiracial

Question 20

The United Nations estimates that the value of women's unpaid work amounts to at least

Accepted Answer

A)  $800 billion. 
B)  $11 trillion. 
C)  $50 billion. 
D)  $140 trillion.

Exam 11: Gender

All feminists share an interest in promoting a more just society for women.

Substantial differences in the construction of gender may exist in all of the following except

Race and ethnicity may affect what are considered to be "normal" gender roles for men and women. Explain this using intersectional theory and illustrate your explanation with two examples.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.

Explain how schools serve as gendered institutions.

Sydney asserts that if individuals could suddenly be purged of sexist ideas, attitudes, and behaviors, men and women would be equal. Is Sydney correct?

Men are concentrated in a smaller number of occupations than women.

Which of these statements regarding the validity of the human capital theory as it applies to the pay gap is true?

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

Research into the biology of sex differences has found that

Explain how peers serve as a source of gender socialization.

Which of these is not found to be associated with relatively equal status for men and women within a society?

Even when both husbands and wives are employed outside of the home, the bulk of the domestic responsibilities fall on women. The sociological term for this is

Until recently, matriarchal societies have not been widely noted or discussed in the social sciences. Which of the following explains this?

How does human capital theory account for the gender gap in pay? Illustrate your response with examples.

Define the labor force participation rate; describe current U.S. trends in labor force participation for women.

Evidence that gender is socially constructed includes

Discuss the various approaches to gender within feminist theory.

Terry asserts that men effectively control women's reproductive health because men control the institutions that make laws and set policies regarding women's reproductive health. Terry's views are most consistent with those of _____ feminism.

The United Nations estimates that the value of women's unpaid work amounts to at least