Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the cardinal virtues that made up the "cult of true womanhood"?

Accepted Answer

A)  piety
B)  submissiveness
C)  domesticity
D)  purity
E)  assertiveness E

Question 2

What is Florida's theory of the creative class and how does it differ from more standard accounts of urban economic development?

Accepted Answer

Florida argues that people do not move to where the jobs are; rather, jobs move to where talented, creative people choose to live based largely on quality-of-life considerations.Students could add more here, such as a discussion of the three Ts, but his is the essence of his theory.

Question 3

One effect of the ideology of domestic confinement was…

Accepted Answer

A)  increased violence against immigrants in public areas of nineteenth-century cities.
B)  increased economic opportunities for women in the labor force.
C)  increased dependence of women on their husbands.
D)  lessened dependence of women on their husbands. C

Question 4

A central tenet of the ideology of domestic confinement was belief in women's natural…

Accepted Answer

A)  sexuality.
B)  domesticity.
C)  power.
D)  fear.

Question 5

Ariès theorizes that contemporary ideas of family and the nature of children…

Accepted Answer

A)  have existed since the beginning of recorded time.
B)  are recent phenomena.
C)  have changed little since humans first lived in families.
D)  are false images.

Question 6

The emergence of the industrial city led to four forms of spatial segregation.Which of the following is NOT one of those forms of spatial segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  separation of work and home
B)  segregation of neighborhoods by class, race, and ethnicity
C)  segregation of preindustrial from industrial families in the city
D)  segregation of people by gender and gender-based activities

Question 7

Patterns of deferential behavior toward women in public spaces are based on…

Accepted Answer

A)  the imputation of women's helplessness and frailty.
B)  recognition of women's strength.
C)  the ecological perspective.
D)  protective labor legislation which mandated such deferential behavior.

Question 8

Gay enclaves emerge in the city because urban police are more liberal than rural police and they allow such illegal behavior to exist in the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

While not underestimating the extent of gender harassment in the public realm, Hutter argues that concern over such behavior has reached such epidemic proportions that it has lead to a ________ that may lead to the removal of women from the public sphere.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture of fear
B)  culture of urban crime
C)  problematic approach
D)  new urban etiquette

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors included in Richard Florida's creativity index?

Accepted Answer

A)  the percentage of young people living in urban tribes
B)  the percentage of high-tech industry
C)  creative class share of the workforce
D)  innovation, as measured by patents per capita
E)  diversity, as measured by a gay index, the percentage of gays in a give locale

Question 11

Watters disagrees with the idea that young people in cities are disconnected, arguing that the social networks formed by members of urban tribes…

Accepted Answer

A)  keep those people young and thus encourages them to have an optimistic, connected view of life.
B)  help to solidify feelings of community through involvements and supports among each other.
C)  foster the creation of "social capital," by encouraging them to join civic groups, as argued by Putnam.
D)  attract members of the creative class to cities.

Question 12

The research of Kotkin and Modarres demonstrate that childless cities are…

Accepted Answer

A)  Desirable
B)  Sustainable
C)  Not Sustainable
D)  None of the above

Question 13

The investigation of the development and vitality of gay enclaves emphasizes that for gay men and lesbians…

Accepted Answer

A)  cities can be dangerous places.
B)  social and spatial identities are interwoven and gay enclaves are mutually constructed.
C)  suburban areas are much safer than cities for gay men and lesbians.
D)  it is necessary to keep Gans' theory in mind at all times.

Question 14

An irony of the protective labor legislation of the nineteenth century, which limited the exposure of women and children to some harsh practices in the labor force, was that it…

Accepted Answer

A)  made women and children increasingly subordinate to their fathers and husbands.
B)  increased harsh labor practices toward women and children.
C)  protected men as well as women and children from harsh practices.
D)  excluded African American citizens from protection.

Question 15

Compare social conditions of life for gay and lesbian people in the city and in other environments.What are some advantages of urban life for gay men and lesbians?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Ariès suggests that the lack of ________ contributed to the overwhelming community sociability of preindustrial communities and hindered the formation of the family concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  family members
B)  public activities
C)  privacy
D)  social exclusion

Question 17

Some sociologists write of the city as a place of disconnection and weak social relationships, but others describe strong established patterns of relationships in the city.Discuss these two views.Describe some of the social groups that connect people in the city, as described in the chapter.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What is the idea of "night as frontier"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

According to Shorter, the history of the family can be seen in the…

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing involvement over time of families with the larger community.
B)  increasing importance of ties to extended kin over time.
C)  increasing involvement only with one's nuclear family over time.
D)  shift in the relationship between the nuclear family and the surrounding community.

Question 20

For Parsons, the most distinctive feature of the modern American kinship system is the…

Accepted Answer

A)  isolation of the nuclear family.
B)  declining social significance of the family.
C)  increasing level of family disorganization.
D)  increasing extent of ties to extended kin.

Exam 12: Families, Gender, and Singles in the City