Question 1

Explain the significance of the birth control pill with respect to human sexuality.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
 Sparking the sexual revolution, the pill made it possible to engage in sex without significant risk of getting pregnan The invention and availability of the pill gave women greater control over their sexuality and their careers by allowing them to control their fertility. Greater control of fertility enables women to greater self-determination. Debates continue about how sex should be viewed. Traditional religious camps view sex as a means for procreation while liberal, secular camps view sex as a means of recreation involving pleasure and love.

Question 2

The "You Can Play" campaign, established by Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, Brian Burke, is a response to widespread homophobia in sports arenas. The campaign  calls ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   on all athletes to treat each other with Tim Horton doughnuts
B)   on all hockey players to work harder if other players know they are gay
C)   on all hockey players to refrain from body checking
D)   on all athletes to treat each other with respect D

Question 3

A student was asked the following question: "Briefly list and explain the major historical changes in the feminist movement". As an answer this student wrote the following: "The feminist movement is divided into three waves. The first wave began in the mid 1800's with a focused effort on eradicating race and class bias in terms of securing the vote for women and the right to participate in society as full citizens. The second wave of feminism in the  1960's and 1970's focused on social and economic reforms particularly with regards to increased educational and occupational opportunities for all women. The founding of a number of national organizations during this time still exists today, thus aligning all women's rights closely to those of their male counterparts. The third wave of feminism is represented today by those women who are in their 20's and 30's. They see themselves as redressing the mistakes of the second wave, although most do not label themselves as feminists. This present eave of feminism argues that equality has been reached and the goal now is to maintain it". How would you rate this student's answer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mediocre (a component is missing and/or the explanations are not clear or are irrelevant) 
B)   Good (all components discussed, but the explanations are not as clear as they should be) 
C)   Excellent (all components discussed with clear and correct explanations) 
D)   Unacceptable (more than one component is missing and the explanations are unclear and/or are irrelevant)  A

Question 4

Sociologists now argue that separate abilities and spheres for men and women are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   innate
B)   social constructs
C)   globally maintained
D)   biologically determined

Question 5

Greater control over _____________ by women internationally increases their opportunities for self-determination.

Accepted Answer

A)   fertility
B)   housing
C)   education
D)   finances

Question 6

Accounts of homophobic bullying and youth suicides prompted American columnist and activist Dan Savage to produce a video, "It Gets Better", which reminds young LGBTQ people that _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   they are valuable, that they are normal, and things are not likely to improve.
B)   they are valuable, that they are normal, and things may not improve.
C)   they are valuable, that they are normal, and things will not improve.
D)   they are valuable, that they are normal, and that things will improve.

Question 7

In a national survey, ________ of transgendered students report being harassed or  assaulted due to their expression of gender.

Accepted Answer

A)   25 percent
B)   50 percent
C)   72 percent
D)   37 percent

Question 8

You have been asked to write an academic paper on bullying for your sociology class. Your thesis states that "transgendered individuals are victimized based on their gender, race, class, and status in society". Which sociological theory will you use to support this  thesis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

According to modernization theorists, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Multinational corporations benefit from the lower labour costs in the developing world.
B)   Multinational corporate expansion into developing nations leaves a large proportion of the profits generated in the developing country.
C)   Multinationals cause inflation and hardship in developing countries.
D)   Multinationals provide locals with job skills that are easily transferable to an agricultural economy.

Question 10

Which of the following is more prevalent in industrialized nations than in developing  nations?

Accepted Answer

A)   urban population
B)   maternal morbidity
C)   income
D)   infant mortality

Question 11

Which of the following terms is used to refer to a pattern of treatment that systematically denies groups, including women, access to resources and opportunities as part of  society's normal operations?

Accepted Answer

A)   institutional discrimination
B)   instrumentality
C)   innovation
D)   indoctrination

Question 12

Who are at the core of third wave feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)   white, middle class women
B)   young people in their 20s and 30s
C)   established women in their 50s
D)   men

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the feminist movement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Friedrich Engels argued that the rise of industrialization benefited women.
B)   There was no feminist movement in Canada until the 1980s.
C)   The "Famous Five" led the battle for women to be recognized as legal persons in Canada.
D)   Modern feminist theory is based on the interactionist perspective.

Question 14

What is world systems analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Max Weber's view that world peace would result from many types of nations interacting with one another and producing a quality of verstehen.
B)   C. Wright Mills' view that the inequality that exists among nations is necessary for the maintenance of world stability by the power elite.
C)   Karl Marx's view that the bourgeois nations such as England would dominate the proletarian nations such as India.
D)   Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.

Question 15

A 1957 survey revealed that four out of five people believed that anyone who preferred to remain single was "immoral". These findings are an example of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sound judgement
B)   singlenormativity
C)   harmonized society view
D)   heteronormativity

Question 16

Thomas Beattie was born female and underwent sexual reassignment surgery to become  a male. Thomas is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   bisexual
B)   asexual
C)   transgendered
D)   homosexual

Question 17

In sociological terms which of the following is NOT a component of gender?

Accepted Answer

A)   what we become as men and women
B)   the social and cultural significance we attach to biological differences between men and women
C)   chromosomal variation between people
D)   the appropriate cognitive, normative, and material culture information assumed to be natural about each sex in our social world

Question 18

Describe the process involved in the social construction of gender roles in a
 society. Give some examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

What is the term for the belief in social, economic, and political equality for women?

Accepted Answer

A)   feminism
B)   egalitarianism
C)   modernization
D)   affirmative action

Question 20

In an effort to ensure the civil, political, and social rights of those in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities around the world, a group of human rights experts gathered in Indonesia in 2006 to establish ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   LGBT Litigation Policy
B)   the LGBT World-Wide Alliance
C)   the Yoga for LGBT Committee
D)   Yogyakarta Principles

Exam 6: Global Inequality, Gender & Age

Explain the significance of the birth control pill with respect to human sexuality.

The "You Can Play" campaign, established by Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, Brian Burke, is a response to widespread homophobia in sports arenas. The campaign calls ____________.

Sociologists now argue that separate abilities and spheres for men and women are which of the following?

Greater control over _____________ by women internationally increases their opportunities for self-determination.

Accounts of homophobic bullying and youth suicides prompted American columnist and activist Dan Savage to produce a video, "It Gets Better", which reminds young LGBTQ people that _________.

In a national survey, ________ of transgendered students report being harassed or assaulted due to their expression of gender.

You have been asked to write an academic paper on bullying for your sociology class. Your thesis states that "transgendered individuals are victimized based on their gender, race, class, and status in society". Which sociological theory will you use to support this thesis?

According to modernization theorists, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is more prevalent in industrialized nations than in developing nations?

Which of the following terms is used to refer to a pattern of treatment that systematically denies groups, including women, access to resources and opportunities as part of society's normal operations?