Question 1

What is one cost that white middle-class women and men risk by performing a gender strategy that is stereotyped as "normal"?

Accepted Answer

A) being perceived as overachievers and bossy 
B) being perceived as excessively feminine or masculine,respectively 
C) being perceived as not feminine enough or masculine enough,respectively 
D) being perceived as boring,unexciting,and plain

Question 2

The authors of your textbook argue that we are complicated individuals with unique and multilayered identities.What term describes this perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) gender binary 
B) intersectionality 
C) gender identity 
D) social construction

Question 3

Immigrant couples often abandon Breadwinner/Supportive Spouse strategies in favor of economic interdependence when they arrive in the United States.What is one reason why couples do so?

Accepted Answer

A) They experience racism from American society. 
B) They feel pressured by compulsory heterosexuality. 
C) They are adjusting to a new economic class. 
D) They are practicing ableism.

Question 4

Ageism is an institutionalized preference that

Accepted Answer

A) associates aging with decreased social value. 
B) discriminates against people of Aegean origin. 
C) places increased emphasis on men's appearance as they get older. 
D) discriminates against heterosexual couples in which the woman is older than the man but not those in which the reverse is true.

Question 5

First,describe in general the similarities and differences in how ageism impacts men and women and the strategies they have for doing gender.Then,pick one intersectional situation to put in the center and compare the strategies of older people with at least four different life situations (e.g. ,race,class,urban or rural location,and family structures)to this "reference person."

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a Gentle Black Man strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) watching movies with friends and earning average grades 
B) whistling classical music while walking down the street at night 
C) excelling in sports and earning high grades 
D) playing World of Warcraft and wearing black clothes

Question 7

In your own words,describe each of the following gender strategies: Family Focused,Supportive Spouse,Super Mom,Breadwinner,and Super Dad.Then,imagine that you have children and are partnered.Which of these gender strategies do you see yourself being the most likely to enact? If you are already partnered with children,how did you adopt your current gender strategy? Make sure to provide an explanation for why you picked this strategy over the others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In your own words,describe each of the...

Question 8

What conditions make it more likely that Julia will adopt a Family Focused gender strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) if she faces limited job opportunities and is married to a man with a high-paying job 
B) if she faces limited job prospects and is recently divorced 
C) if she is promoted to partner at a law firm and her husband is promoted to CEO at a marketing firm 
D) if she is promoted to partner at a law firm and her husband works irregularly as a plumber

Question 9

Why are there a lot more Super Moms than Super Dads and fewer female Breadwinners than male Breadwinners?

Accepted Answer

A) Men who take care of children and do housework are held to higher standards than women. 
B) Men who like cooking,cleaning,and raising children do this less well than women. 
C) Men graduate from college in considerably higher numbers than women,thus making them likely to be higher wage earners. 
D) Men are less likely to be policed than women if they focus on their work.

Question 10

What conditions make it more likely that Roberto will adopt a Breadwinner gender strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) if he has children and realizes he loves parenting 
B) if he is promoted to partner at a law firm and his wife loses her job 
C) if he works at a dead-end job and is married to a Career Woman 
D) if he loses his factory job and retrains to work at the local hospital as a nurse

Question 11

Daniel is attracted to men and has a male partner.He is an avid football fan,and he exudes physical strength and toughness.What strategy is Daniel using?

Accepted Answer

A) heteronormativity 
B) homonormativity 
C) compulsory heterosexuality 
D) compulsory homosexuality

Exam 4: Intersections