Question 1

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

Accepted Answer

A)  95 percent 
B)  90 percent 
C)  85 percent 
D)  80 percent 
A)  95 percent 
B)  90 percent 
C)  85 percent 
D)  80 percent

Question 2

In what year did women win the right to vote in national elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  1865 
B)  1895 
C)  1920 
D)  1945 
A)  1865 
B)  1895 
C)  1920 
D)  1945

Question 3

Which of the following countries banned the wearing of the hijab in public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Australia 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
A)  Japan 
B)  Australia 
C)  France 
D)  United States

Question 4

Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles, which sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for the family unit?

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 5

Which of the following terms refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  institutional discrimination 
B)  innovation 
C)  indoctrination 
D)  instrumentality 
A)  institutional discrimination 
B)  innovation 
C)  indoctrination 
D)  instrumentality

Question 6

Sixteen million abortions are performed illegally worldwide each year. This represents what percentage of the total amount of abortions performed worldwide each year?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 7

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles, including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role, in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women, is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  multidimensional males. 
B)  multiple masculinities. 
C)  multifaceted men. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  multidimensional males. 
B)  multiple masculinities. 
C)  multifaceted men. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women grow half the world's food, but they rarely own land. 
B)  Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs. 
C)  Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries. 
D)  According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women, issued by the World Bank in 2012, the lives of girls and women have changed very little over the past quarter century. 
A)  Women grow half the world's food, but they rarely own land. 
B)  Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs. 
C)  Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries. 
D)  According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women, issued by the World Bank in 2012, the lives of girls and women have changed very little over the past quarter century.

Question 9

For every one stay-at-home dad there are ________ stay-at-home moms.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  15 
C)  27 
D)  38 
A)  6 
B)  15 
C)  27 
D)  38

Question 10

Which sociologist discussed the concept of and coined the term for multiple masculinities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arlie Hochschild 
B)  R. W. Connell 
C)  Margaret Mead 
D)  Robert Merton 
A)  Arlie Hochschild 
B)  R. W. Connell 
C)  Margaret Mead 
D)  Robert Merton

Question 11

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patterns of male dominance in cross-sex conversations that express themselves in day-to-day exchanges represent one more battlegrounds in the struggle for gender equality as women try to get a word in edgewise?

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 12

When Ted consoles his sister about a difficult romantic breakup, works a day shift as a construction worker, and sings nursery rhymes to his young daughter so that she may fall asleep, he is portraying

Accepted Answer

A)  expressiveness. 
B)  multiple masculinities. 
C)  instrumentality. 
D)  gender expectations. 
A)  expressiveness. 
B)  multiple masculinities. 
C)  instrumentality. 
D)  gender expectations.

Question 13

Which sociological perspective views the closure of clinics that would perform abortions in rural areas another instance of an extra financial burden and possible deterrent for lower income women to have an abortion due to the extra expense of traveling to an out-of-town clinic as their best option?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Choose two different occupations and write a detailed support for why you wouldn't want either a man or woman performing these tasks. Remember to be honest with both yourself and your audience. When finished, trade your piece with a classmate and start a dialogue about why you both chose the occupations you did and whether the conversation might get you to reconsider your original statement.

Accepted Answer

I chose the occupation of professional f

Question 15

The belief in social, economic, and political equality for women is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  social equality. 
B)  glass escalator. 
C)  feminism. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  social equality. 
B)  glass escalator. 
C)  feminism. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

Research on children's books published in the U.S. in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  females were significantly overrepresented in central roles and illustrations. 
B)  female characters were portrayed as passive and in need of strong males. 
C)  females were portrayed as competent and generally equal to males. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  females were significantly overrepresented in central roles and illustrations. 
B)  female characters were portrayed as passive and in need of strong males. 
C)  females were portrayed as competent and generally equal to males. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

What percentage of all dental assistants are women in the U.S. as of 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  69 percent 
B)  78 percent 
C)  89 percent 
D)  99 percent 
A)  69 percent 
B)  78 percent 
C)  89 percent 
D)  99 percent

Question 18

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Eighty-eight percent of all workers in which occupation in Great Britain are women?

Accepted Answer

A)  computer programmer 
B)  cashier 
C)  nurse 
D)  traffic officer 
A)  computer programmer 
B)  cashier 
C)  nurse 
D)  traffic officer

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

In what year did women win the right to vote in national elections?

Which of the following countries banned the wearing of the hijab in public schools?

Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles, which sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for the family unit?

Which of the following terms refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of a society?

Sixteen million abortions are performed illegally worldwide each year. This represents what percentage of the total amount of abortions performed worldwide each year?

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles, including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role, in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women, is referred to as

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

For every one stay-at-home dad there are ________ stay-at-home moms.

Which sociologist discussed the concept of and coined the term for multiple masculinities?

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patterns of male dominance in cross-sex conversations that express themselves in day-to-day exchanges represent one more battlegrounds in the struggle for gender equality as women try to get a word in edgewise?

When Ted consoles his sister about a difficult romantic breakup, works a day shift as a construction worker, and sings nursery rhymes to his young daughter so that she may fall asleep, he is portraying

Which sociological perspective views the closure of clinics that would perform abortions in rural areas another instance of an extra financial burden and possible deterrent for lower income women to have an abortion due to the extra expense of traveling to an out-of-town clinic as their best option?

The belief in social, economic, and political equality for women is referred to as

Research on children's books published in the U.S. in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s indicates that

What percentage of all dental assistants are women in the U.S. as of 2012?

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Eighty-eight percent of all workers in which occupation in Great Britain are women?

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Exam 11: Stratification by Gender

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

In what year did women win the right to vote in national elections?

Which of the following countries banned the wearing of the hijab in public schools?

Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles, which sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for the family unit?

Which of the following terms refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of a society?

Sixteen million abortions are performed illegally worldwide each year. This represents what percentage of the total amount of abortions performed worldwide each year?

The idea that men play a variety of gender roles, including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role, in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women, is referred to as

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

For every one stay-at-home dad there are ________ stay-at-home moms.

Which sociologist discussed the concept of and coined the term for multiple masculinities?

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patterns of male dominance in cross-sex conversations that express themselves in day-to-day exchanges represent one more battlegrounds in the struggle for gender equality as women try to get a word in edgewise?

When Ted consoles his sister about a difficult romantic breakup, works a day shift as a construction worker, and sings nursery rhymes to his young daughter so that she may fall asleep, he is portraying

The belief in social, economic, and political equality for women is referred to as

Research on children's books published in the U.S. in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s indicates that

What percentage of all dental assistants are women in the U.S. as of 2012?

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Eighty-eight percent of all workers in which occupation in Great Britain are women?

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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