Exam 10: Gender Inequality

Choose three strands of feminism: liberal, radical, socialist, black, transnationalist, and postmodern. Briefly define how feminists in the three strands define the problem of gender inequality and the solution. Which of these three do you find more compelling, and why?

What are some of the processes that produce gender typing? What are the effects of gender typing on occupational segregation?

How does gender inequality affect men? Offer two examples, and explain why gender privilege results in negative outcomes.

Propose an intervention that would reduce violence against women. Explain how your intervention is built on sociological research described in the chapter.

On a sociological level, how does gender inequality negatively affect men?

According to the human capital theory, which of the following is a reason why women earn, on average, less than men?

Which of the following generally describes the attitudes of both women and men?

Is it fair to say that gender inequality is at play in college major choices even though students freely choose their majors? Why or why not?

The "glass ceiling" prevents women from improving their salaries and positions. At the same time, men who enter a field that is usually dominated by women find that they encounter:

What is one commonality between cisgender, transgender, and intersex? What is one distinctive feature of each concept?

If an anthropologist today were to use Margaret Mead's early 20^th century New Guinea research to predict the future of gender roles in the United States, what would the anthropologist predict?

If the United States were to implement paid parental leave policies similar to Sweden's, how would this likely influence gender equity?

Since the 1950s, women's participation in the labor force has risen more or less continuously, and now women:

How has women's participation in the paid labor force changed during the past 50 years?

The type of feminism most likely to reject the statement that "sisterhood is universal" would be:

Despite the decreasing gender gap in pay, men still earn substantially more than women.

Some political offices are considered good for women or for men, but others are considered "men's work" due to:

Sociologists develop theories to explain why, in nearly all societies:

What is one key difference between liberal feminism and radical feminism?

Today, despite family obligations, a majority of women of all educational levels work outside the home during their child-rearing years.