Question 1

Children's books published since the 1970s have shown significant improvement in the representation of females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S. were women as of 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 percent 
B)  12 percent 
C)  18 percent 
D)  34 percent 
A)  3 percent 
B)  12 percent 
C)  18 percent 
D)  34 percent D

Question 3

What percent of women considered themselves feminists in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  23 percent 
B)  35 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  55 percent 
A)  23 percent 
B)  35 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  55 percent A

Question 4

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-was the subject of analysis by

Accepted Answer

A)  Letty Cottin Pogrebin. 
B)  Heidi Hartmann. 
C)  Susan Shaw. 
D)  Arlie Hochschild. 
A)  Letty Cottin Pogrebin. 
B)  Heidi Hartmann. 
C)  Susan Shaw. 
D)  Arlie Hochschild.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the feminist movement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was no feminist movement in the U.S. until the 1980s. 
B)  Among the most important early critiques of women's position in society and culture was John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women (originally published in 1869). 
C)  Modern feminist theory is based on the interactionist perspective. 
D)  Friedrich Engels argued that the rise of industrialization benefited women. 
A)  There was no feminist movement in the U.S. until the 1980s. 
B)  Among the most important early critiques of women's position in society and culture was John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women (originally published in 1869). 
C)  Modern feminist theory is based on the interactionist perspective. 
D)  Friedrich Engels argued that the rise of industrialization benefited women.

Question 6

Where was the feminist movement born in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philadelphia, PA 
B)  Seneca Falls, NY 
C)  Akron, OH 
D)  Minneapolis, MN 
A)  Philadelphia, PA 
B)  Seneca Falls, NY 
C)  Akron, OH 
D)  Minneapolis, MN

Question 7

The hijab is

Accepted Answer

A)  the type of head scarf worn by Muslim women. 
B)  a form of prayer among Muslims. 
C)  the type of pants worn by Muslim men. 
D)  a traditional Muslim food. 
A)  the type of head scarf worn by Muslim women. 
B)  a form of prayer among Muslims. 
C)  the type of pants worn by Muslim men. 
D)  a traditional Muslim food.

Question 8

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to an emphasis on tasks, a focus on more distant goals, and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  identification 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  expressiveness 
D)  gender identity 
A)  identification 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  expressiveness 
D)  gender identity

Question 9

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  1953 
B)  1963 
C)  1973 
D)  1983 
A)  1953 
B)  1963 
C)  1973 
D)  1983

Question 10

Taking into account age, education, marital status, children, occupational specialization, work experience, and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain why roller-derby girls would not fit into the traditional U.S. gender roles.

Accepted Answer

Roller-derby girls would not fit into th

Question 12

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Topeka 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Smith v. Allwright 
D)  Wood v. Lovett 
A)  Brown v. Topeka 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Smith v. Allwright 
D)  Wood v. Lovett

Question 13

According to Muslim traditions,

Accepted Answer

A)  women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B)  a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C)  there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D)  women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families, but a woman's feet must always be covered. 
A)  women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B)  a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C)  there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D)  women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families, but a woman's feet must always be covered.

Question 14

Some radical feminist theorists view the oppression of women in male-dominated societies as

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution. 
B)  inevitable. 
C)  hyperreactive. 
D)  merely a falsity. 
A)  retribution. 
B)  inevitable. 
C)  hyperreactive. 
D)  merely a falsity.

Question 15

The expectation that a woman will be nurturing is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a genetic trait. 
B)  a gender role. 
C)  homophobia. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  a genetic trait. 
B)  a gender role. 
C)  homophobia. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size, physical strength, and freedom from childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically, but in contemporary societies such considerations are not so important?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective

Question 17

Worldwide, women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the richest countries 
B)  the poorest countries 
C)  all countries 
D)  Housework is equal in all countries. 
A)  the richest countries 
B)  the poorest countries 
C)  all countries 
D)  Housework is equal in all countries.

Question 19

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales, the expressive role is performed by

Accepted Answer

A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  children. 
D)  whichever adult has a career. 
A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  children. 
D)  whichever adult has a career.

Children's books published since the 1970s have shown significant improvement in the representation of females.

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S. were women as of 2011?

What percent of women considered themselves feminists in 2013?

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-was the subject of analysis by

Which of the following statements about the feminist movement is true?

Where was the feminist movement born in the United States?

The hijab is

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to an emphasis on tasks, a focus on more distant goals, and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions?

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

Taking into account age, education, marital status, children, occupational specialization, work experience, and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Explain why roller-derby girls would not fit into the traditional U.S. gender roles.

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

According to Muslim traditions,

Some radical feminist theorists view the oppression of women in male-dominated societies as

The expectation that a woman will be nurturing is an example of

Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size, physical strength, and freedom from childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically, but in contemporary societies such considerations are not so important?

Worldwide, women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

According to Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales, the expressive role is performed by

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Children's books published since the 1970s have shown significant improvement in the representation of females.

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S. were women as of 2011?

What percent of women considered themselves feminists in 2013?

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-was the subject of analysis by

Which of the following statements about the feminist movement is true?

Where was the feminist movement born in the United States?

The hijab is

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to an emphasis on tasks, a focus on more distant goals, and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions?

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

Taking into account age, education, marital status, children, occupational specialization, work experience, and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Explain why roller-derby girls would not fit into the traditional U.S. gender roles.

Which Supreme Court decision granted women the right to terminate pregnancies?

According to Muslim traditions,

Some radical feminist theorists view the oppression of women in male-dominated societies as

The expectation that a woman will be nurturing is an example of

Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size, physical strength, and freedom from childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically, but in contemporary societies such considerations are not so important?

Worldwide, women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

According to Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales, the expressive role is performed by

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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