Exam 11: Sex and Gender

Which wave of feminism was characterized by broad goals ranging from an increase in women's pay to an antiviolence campaign?

What are some characteristics of the U.S. workforce regarding women?

Briefly outline the thoughts of sociological theorists in explaining how women became a minority group.

While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics.

Joan and Jim were both hired to do the same work at the Acme Tool Company, although Jim's title is slightly different from Joan's. Jim has received a higher starting salary. What do sociologists call this form of employment discrimination?

The first wave of the women's movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the radical branch of the movement?

Women commit homicide at nearly the same rate as men.

The "testosterone bonus" refers to men's ability to think quicker and act more decisively than women.

Promotion of feminism and the rights of women in the Least Industrialized Nations has resulted in the practice of honor killing being outlawed throughout the world.

Which group of men do women fear the most as potential rapists?

What did George Murdock discover to be the four most male-dominated occupations among the 324 societies he examined?

What is the difference between sex and gender; and, sociologically, why is gender significant?

In the 1990s, researchers found that almost twice as many women as men were dying during coronary bypass surgery. Why?

Of the following choices, the doctorate conferred with the greatest percentage of women recipients is ________, while the doctorate with the greatest percentage to men is ________.

What activity did Marvin Harris link to the emergence of sex discrimination and men gaining the upper hand?

Agatha has worked for ten years in the public relations department of a large firm. She has been promoted to several higher paying managerial positions, but never to an executive position, even though she has directed several successful projects for the firm. Her lack of promotion most likely illustrates ________.

Identify reasons discussed in your text as to why most women start at lower salaries than men after college graduation.

By the 1970s, women began to perceive unwanted sexual advances at work and school as part of a _______ problem.

Define primary and secondary sex characteristics, and give specific examples of each.

Sociologically, females are appropriately classified as a minority group.