Exam 9: Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Persons with ambiguous genitalia are known as bisexual.

According to a recent study of 26 nations, the United States ranked _____________ for women's employment conditions.

How can men be victims of gender discrimination? Use information from the text in your answer.

Compare and contrast how issues relating to sex, gender, and sexuality are present at the micro, meso, and macro levels of the social world. Provide examples.

According to the text, teachers are most likely to reward girls for being:

Which country has the lowest percentage of women in national politics?

The statement "Gender division of labor exists in modern societies because it is efficient and useful to have different-but-complementary male and female roles" most closely reflects:

The term ________________ refers to "identification as someone who is challenging, questioning, or changing gender from that assigned at birth to a chosen gender."

According to the text, toys and games prepare children through anticipatory socialization for future gender roles.

As adults, the roles we play in various social institutions depend greatly on our sex and age.

What is "doing gender"? Name and explain one instance in which you or a close friend "did gender."

Name one meso-level agent of socialization that teaches children about normalized gender roles. How does this agent socialize children into masculine or feminine roles?

Compare and contrast side-effect and past-in-present discrimination. How do the social institutions of religion and work relate in a way that may result in side-effect discrimination, especially toward women?

Social forces that keep women from reaching the highest levels of corporate and public responsibility are known as the:

What is meant by the statement in the text, "Work itself is gendered"? Explain some of the social forces that hurt or help men with promotions. Explain some of the social forces that hurt or help women with promotions.

Women are considered a minority group.

Gender norms differ across nations. Which of the following statements about gender inequality is true?

According to most sociologists, gender roles are:

Title XIII legislates equality for women in the workplace.

According to the text, the nation with the highest percentage of women in the national parliament or congress is Denmark.