Question 1

Consensual sex is intercourse that is desired by both participants equally,but many researchers argue that between consensual sex and rape lies:

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing; it is either no or yes 
B)  a continuum of pressure, threat, coercion, and force 
C)  overt pressure for women not to participate in any type of sex 
D)  the complications from workers in the sex industry 
E)  the question of harassment 
A)  nothing; it is either no or yes 
B)  a continuum of pressure, threat, coercion, and force 
C)  overt pressure for women not to participate in any type of sex 
D)  the complications from workers in the sex industry 
E)  the question of harassment

Question 2

With regard to child rearing,the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert are unique in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children learn that aggressive behavior is tolerated only by women 
B)  both men and women engage in child care 
C)  !Kung do not have specific sex roles 
D)  men are the primary caregivers of children 
E)  both boys and girls learn to be independent at a very young age. 
A)  children learn that aggressive behavior is tolerated only by women 
B)  both men and women engage in child care 
C)  !Kung do not have specific sex roles 
D)  men are the primary caregivers of children 
E)  both boys and girls learn to be independent at a very young age.

Question 3

A policy that compares pay rates for different jobs based on a presumably objective assessment of skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a patriarchy 
B)  gender typing 
C)  a glass ceiling 
D)  a glass escalator 
E)  comparable worth 
A)  a patriarchy 
B)  gender typing 
C)  a glass ceiling 
D)  a glass escalator 
E)  comparable worth

Question 4

Women are more likely to hold seats in national legislatures when:

Accepted Answer

A)  women's rights are a strong cultural value 
B)  women comprise a minority of the workforce 
C)  men's movements are politically active 
D)  women have children on average after age 25 
E)  women forgo postsecondary schooling to pursue a political career 
A)  women's rights are a strong cultural value 
B)  women comprise a minority of the workforce 
C)  men's movements are politically active 
D)  women have children on average after age 25 
E)  women forgo postsecondary schooling to pursue a political career

Question 5

The text refers to companies such as State farm Insurance and Wal-Mart that deny women the ability to advance in their companies as:

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist workplaces 
B)  equitable places for women to work 
C)  practicing sound management 
D)  being workplace gatekeepers 
E)  comparable worth 
A)  feminist workplaces 
B)  equitable places for women to work 
C)  practicing sound management 
D)  being workplace gatekeepers 
E)  comparable worth

Question 6

Sex segregation results in _______________ for _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher pay; both men and women in predominantly female jobs 
B)  lower pay; both men and women in predominantly female jobs 
C)  higher pay; men in female jobs over men in male jobs 
D)  the same pay; women in female jobs as men in male jobs 
E)  the same pay; women in male jobs as men in female jobs 
A)  higher pay; both men and women in predominantly female jobs 
B)  lower pay; both men and women in predominantly female jobs 
C)  higher pay; men in female jobs over men in male jobs 
D)  the same pay; women in female jobs as men in male jobs 
E)  the same pay; women in male jobs as men in female jobs

Question 7

Theories of natural differences generally use which of the following to support their assertions?

Accepted Answer

A)  humans 
B)  genetic material 
C)  secondary research 
D)  anthropological studies 
E)  animal behavior 
A)  humans 
B)  genetic material 
C)  secondary research 
D)  anthropological studies 
E)  animal behavior

Question 8

Teachers show a bias against girls in the classroom by:

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing girls more often for their misbehavior than boys, whose bad behaviors are more generally tolerated 
B)  being more likely to call on girls for answers, which often causes embarrassment for the girls 
C)  asking them to be quiet more often than they ask boys to be quiet 
D)  providing girls with the correct answers but helping boys solve the problems 
E)  being more likely to label girls rather than boys as having learning disabilities 
A)  punishing girls more often for their misbehavior than boys, whose bad behaviors are more generally tolerated 
B)  being more likely to call on girls for answers, which often causes embarrassment for the girls 
C)  asking them to be quiet more often than they ask boys to be quiet 
D)  providing girls with the correct answers but helping boys solve the problems 
E)  being more likely to label girls rather than boys as having learning disabilities

Question 9

In female journalist Norah Vincent's Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man,which documents her year spent living as a man,she found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological females cannot convincingly "do masculinity" 
B)  people did not treat her much differently as a man than as a woman 
C)  people confused her for a man for years after her study was completed 
D)  one's gender identity is limited to physical appearance 
E)  gender is powerful in shaping even the most ordinary encounters 
A)  biological females cannot convincingly "do masculinity" 
B)  people did not treat her much differently as a man than as a woman 
C)  people confused her for a man for years after her study was completed 
D)  one's gender identity is limited to physical appearance 
E)  gender is powerful in shaping even the most ordinary encounters

Question 10

According to the human capital theory,women earn less than men on average because:

Accepted Answer

A)  most women are not qualified for the jobs they hold 
B)  women take more breaks during the workday and employers must dock their pay 
C)  money is less important to women than it is to men, so employers pay them less 
D)  employers are less likely to "invest" in their female employees because women do not work as hard as men 
E)  employers are less likely to "invest" in their female employees because they believe the women will have more interruptions in their careers: for example, for child rearing 
A)  most women are not qualified for the jobs they hold 
B)  women take more breaks during the workday and employers must dock their pay 
C)  money is less important to women than it is to men, so employers pay them less 
D)  employers are less likely to "invest" in their female employees because women do not work as hard as men 
E)  employers are less likely to "invest" in their female employees because they believe the women will have more interruptions in their careers: for example, for child rearing

Question 11

Despite the Pay Equity Act of 1963,the gender gap in pay has NOT been eliminated; this is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal feminism 
B)  radical feminism 
C)  sex segregation 
D)  structural functionalism 
E)  racial integration 
A)  liberal feminism 
B)  radical feminism 
C)  sex segregation 
D)  structural functionalism 
E)  racial integration

Question 12

In regard to work in the home,women do most of the _______________ while men do most of the: _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  housework; child care 
B)  child care; housework 
C)  daily chores; occasional tasks 
D)  occasional tasks; daily chores 
E)  dusting; sweeping 
A)  housework; child care 
B)  child care; housework 
C)  daily chores; occasional tasks 
D)  occasional tasks; daily chores 
E)  dusting; sweeping

Question 13

According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _______________ role and males performing the _______________ role.

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive; instrumental 
B)  instrumental; expressive 
C)  gender; sex 
D)  sex; gender 
E)  feminist; patriarchal 
A)  expressive; instrumental 
B)  instrumental; expressive 
C)  gender; sex 
D)  sex; gender 
E)  feminist; patriarchal

Question 14

How do traditional gender roles regarding housework and the raising of children affect women's employment status? How do these roles affect their life choices and living conditions?

Accepted Answer

Traditional gender roles regarding house

Question 15

When sociologists refer to the "second shift" for working women,they mean the:

Accepted Answer

A)  shift of women workers from industrial jobs to service jobs 
B)  movement of women from teaching primary grades to secondary teaching 
C)  fact that most women found it more acceptable to work from 5:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. rather than the first shift from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 
D)  burden of housework that awaits a woman when she returns home from work 
E)  fact that women are mothers from 3:00 P.M., when school is over, to 9:00 P.M., when the children go to sleep, followed by being a wife from 9:00 P.M. until the morning 
A)  shift of women workers from industrial jobs to service jobs 
B)  movement of women from teaching primary grades to secondary teaching 
C)  fact that most women found it more acceptable to work from 5:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. rather than the first shift from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 
D)  burden of housework that awaits a woman when she returns home from work 
E)  fact that women are mothers from 3:00 P.M., when school is over, to 9:00 P.M., when the children go to sleep, followed by being a wife from 9:00 P.M. until the morning

Question 16

More than one-half of the graduates from colleges of business administration are women.In most cases,these graduates are able to find fairly good entry-level positions.However,women's mobility up the corporate hierarchy is often thwarted.This barrier is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the nurturing of gender difference 
B)  the high-tech hurdle 
C)  the sexual harassment syndrome 
D)  patriarchal revenge 
E)  the glass ceiling 
A)  the nurturing of gender difference 
B)  the high-tech hurdle 
C)  the sexual harassment syndrome 
D)  patriarchal revenge 
E)  the glass ceiling

Question 17

Because men usually have more _______________ than women,women are more often the victims of sexual harassment.

Accepted Answer

A)  sex drive 
B)  power 
C)  intelligence 
D)  automobiles 
E)  facial and chest hair 
A)  sex drive 
B)  power 
C)  intelligence 
D)  automobiles 
E)  facial and chest hair

Consensual sex is intercourse that is desired by both participants equally,but many researchers argue that between consensual sex and rape lies:

With regard to child rearing,the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert are unique in that:

A policy that compares pay rates for different jobs based on a presumably objective assessment of skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions is referred to as:

Women are more likely to hold seats in national legislatures when:

The text refers to companies such as State farm Insurance and Wal-Mart that deny women the ability to advance in their companies as:

Sex segregation results in _ for _.

Theories of natural differences generally use which of the following to support their assertions?

Teachers show a bias against girls in the classroom by:

In female journalist Norah Vincent's Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man,which documents her year spent living as a man,she found that:

According to the human capital theory,women earn less than men on average because:

Despite the Pay Equity Act of 1963,the gender gap in pay has NOT been eliminated; this is a result of:

In regard to work in the home,women do most of the _ while men do most of the: _.

According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _ role and males performing the _ role.

How do traditional gender roles regarding housework and the raising of children affect women's employment status? How do these roles affect their life choices and living conditions?

When sociologists refer to the "second shift" for working women,they mean the:

More than one-half of the graduates from colleges of business administration are women.In most cases,these graduates are able to find fairly good entry-level positions.However,women's mobility up the corporate hierarchy is often thwarted.This barrier is called:

Because men usually have more _______________ than women,women are more often the victims of sexual harassment.

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Exam 10: Gender Inequality

Consensual sex is intercourse that is desired by both participants equally,but many researchers argue that between consensual sex and rape lies:

With regard to child rearing,the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert are unique in that:

A policy that compares pay rates for different jobs based on a presumably objective assessment of skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions is referred to as:

Women are more likely to hold seats in national legislatures when:

The text refers to companies such as State farm Insurance and Wal-Mart that deny women the ability to advance in their companies as:

Sex segregation results in _______________ for _______________.

Theories of natural differences generally use which of the following to support their assertions?

Teachers show a bias against girls in the classroom by:

In female journalist Norah Vincent's Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man,which documents her year spent living as a man,she found that:

According to the human capital theory,women earn less than men on average because:

Despite the Pay Equity Act of 1963,the gender gap in pay has NOT been eliminated; this is a result of:

In regard to work in the home,women do most of the _______________ while men do most of the: _______________.

According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _______________ role and males performing the _______________ role.

How do traditional gender roles regarding housework and the raising of children affect women's employment status? How do these roles affect their life choices and living conditions?

When sociologists refer to the "second shift" for working women,they mean the:

More than one-half of the graduates from colleges of business administration are women.In most cases,these graduates are able to find fairly good entry-level positions.However,women's mobility up the corporate hierarchy is often thwarted.This barrier is called:

Because men usually have more _______________ than women,women are more often the victims of sexual harassment.

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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Sex segregation results in _ for _.

In regard to work in the home,women do most of the _ while men do most of the: _.

According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _ role and males performing the _ role.