Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Explain the factors that determine the gender division of labor in different types of societies.

Gender belief systems, which are made legitimate by religion, science, law, and social values, may change over time as gender roles change.

Women of color are more likely than white women to be concentrated in which of these types of jobs?

The text points out that a macrolevel analysis of gender examines structural features, external to the individual, that perpetuate gender inequality. These structures have been referred to as______________ , meaning that gender is one of the major ways by which social life is organized in all sectors of society.

______________consists of showing favoritism toward one gender over the other.

______________refers to the attitudes, behavior, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned through the socialization process.

Gender inequality and male dominance are uncommon in the twenty-first century.

______________refers to a person binge-eating, then purging the food by induced vomiting, excessive exercise, laxatives, or fasting.

The assignment of chores to children by parents typically results in______________.

Gender-appropriate behavior is______________ .

According to______________ , male domination causes all forms of human oppression, including racism and classism.

Discuss sexism: What are its components? Who can be sexist or the victims of sexism? What is the relationship of sexism to patriarchy?

In postindustrial societies such as the United States, approximately ______________of adult women are in the labor force.

Women's increased participation in paid employment has resulted in radical changes in the division of household labor.

Some analysts refer to today's middle-aged women as the sandwich generation because they are caught between the needs of their young children and their ______________.

______________in the social world is/are gendered.

The term______________ refers to a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by women. Few, if any, societies have been organized in this way.

According to ______________, human capital acquired by education and job training is the source of a person's productivity so that what a person earns is a reflection of his or her individual choices.

The earliest known type of division of labor between women and men is found in ______________societies.

Define sexual orientation, and differentiate between heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. Explain the criteria social scientists use to classify individuals in terms of their sexual orientation.