Question 1

What conclusion was reached after examining the medical records and behavior of more than 4,400 combat veterans in the 1985 Vietnam veterans study?

Accepted Answer

High levels of testosterone are not nece

Question 2

Sociologically, why is gender especially significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a master status cutting across all aspects of life. 
B)  It permits a comparison to superior male qualities. 
C)  It provides one group to lead, another to follow. 
D)  It reinforces the teachings of Genesis. 
A)  It is a master status cutting across all aspects of life. 
B)  It permits a comparison to superior male qualities. 
C)  It provides one group to lead, another to follow. 
D)  It reinforces the teachings of Genesis.

Question 3

The major theories on the origin of patriarchy point to the social consequences of human reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why do sociologists classify women as a minority group?

Accepted Answer

Women are classified as a mino

Question 5

What is "feminism"? Describe how it has evolved in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Feminism is a philosophy that maintains

Question 6

Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  The world offers unequal access to power, prestige, and property based on one's sex. 
B)  Being born male or female carries images and expectations on how one should act. 
C)  Gender is sociologically significant because it is the way in which society controls its members. 
D)  The terms "sex" and "gender" are sociologically and biologically interchangeable. 
A)  The world offers unequal access to power, prestige, and property based on one's sex. 
B)  Being born male or female carries images and expectations on how one should act. 
C)  Gender is sociologically significant because it is the way in which society controls its members. 
D)  The terms "sex" and "gender" are sociologically and biologically interchangeable.

Question 7

What is the practice of suttee?

Accepted Answer

A)  permitting only men the right to vote 
B)  requiring women to cover their faces in public 
C)  passing legislation that legally makes women inferior to men 
D)  burning the living widow with the body of her dead husband 
A)  permitting only men the right to vote 
B)  requiring women to cover their faces in public 
C)  passing legislation that legally makes women inferior to men 
D)  burning the living widow with the body of her dead husband

Question 8

Why are rape statistics likely under representing the actual number of rapes that occur?

Accepted Answer

Many rapes go unreported becau

Question 9

Based on the accident that led to the sex change of a seven-month-old identical twin as well as the Vietnam veterans' study, which statement is most accurate regarding the effects of nature and nurture on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature is the dominant force in determining human behavior. 
B)  Nurture is the dominant force in determining human behavior. 
C)  Human behavior is the result of nature and nurture working together. 
D)  Neither nature nor nurture is responsible for determining human behavior. 
A)  Nature is the dominant force in determining human behavior. 
B)  Nurture is the dominant force in determining human behavior. 
C)  Human behavior is the result of nature and nurture working together. 
D)  Neither nature nor nurture is responsible for determining human behavior.

Question 10

A Women who works as a high level executive and a child care providing man would tend to reaffirm their gender while at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research shows that women are less likely to become full professors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How does sex discrimination enter into the concept of the glass ceiling?

Accepted Answer

The glass ceiling is the invisible barri

Question 13

Sexual harassment was not recognized as being a social problem until the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s

Question 14

Describe the patterns of gender inequality that currently exist in education.

Accepted Answer

More women than men are currently enroll

Question 15

In Pakistan, Jordan, and Kurdistan, a woman who has brought disgrace to her family is killed by a male relative, usually her brother or husband. This practice is called ________

Accepted Answer

A)  honor killing 
B)  domestic manslaughter 
C)  blood feud 
D)  infanticide 
A)  honor killing 
B)  domestic manslaughter 
C)  blood feud 
D)  infanticide

Question 16

A unique feature of American colleges and universities is that they have been co-ed since being established in seventeenth-century colonial America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In education, what is meant by gender tracking?

Accepted Answer

It is the tendency for degrees to follow

Question 18

In 1890, women made up about ________ of the U.S. labor force. Today, they represent almost ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  0; 35 
B)  10; 35 
C)  15; 40 
D)  20; 50 
A)  0; 35 
B)  10; 35 
C)  15; 40 
D)  20; 50

Question 19

The terms "sex" and "gender" mean two different things. Explain the difference between these two concepts and how each is related to the "nature versus nurture" debate.

Accepted Answer

Sex refers to the biological characteris

Question 20

Of the following, which political office is most represented by women in the United States, based on the percentage of the total officeholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Senator 
B)  U.S. House of Representative 
C)  state Governor 
D)  state Lieutenant Governor 
A)  U.S. Senator 
B)  U.S. House of Representative 
C)  state Governor 
D)  state Lieutenant Governor

Exam 11: Sex and Gender

What conclusion was reached after examining the medical records and behavior of more than 4,400 combat veterans in the 1985 Vietnam veterans study?

Sociologically, why is gender especially significant?

The major theories on the origin of patriarchy point to the social consequences of human reproduction.

Why do sociologists classify women as a minority group?

What is "feminism"? Describe how it has evolved in the United States.

Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

What is the practice of suttee?

Why are rape statistics likely under representing the actual number of rapes that occur?

Based on the accident that led to the sex change of a seven-month-old identical twin as well as the Vietnam veterans' study, which statement is most accurate regarding the effects of nature and nurture on behavior?

A Women who works as a high level executive and a child care providing man would tend to reaffirm their gender while at home.

Research shows that women are less likely to become full professors.

How does sex discrimination enter into the concept of the glass ceiling?

Sexual harassment was not recognized as being a social problem until the ________.

Describe the patterns of gender inequality that currently exist in education.

In Pakistan, Jordan, and Kurdistan, a woman who has brought disgrace to her family is killed by a male relative, usually her brother or husband. This practice is called ________

A unique feature of American colleges and universities is that they have been co-ed since being established in seventeenth-century colonial America.

In education, what is meant by gender tracking?

In 1890, women made up about ________ of the U.S. labor force. Today, they represent almost ________.

The terms "sex" and "gender" mean two different things. Explain the difference between these two concepts and how each is related to the "nature versus nurture" debate.

Of the following, which political office is most represented by women in the United States, based on the percentage of the total officeholders?

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