Exam 4: Examining Gender Inequalities

The way that culture constructs the labor market by gender is a fixed entity.

The executives at Harris Advertising include 10 men and 2 women. Many times, the men get together and attend sporting events to network and discuss what they are working on. The two women executives are generally overlooked without invitations to these networking events. It is assumed that they would not enjoy the sporting events, and therefore there is no effort made to include them. This is an example of ______.

Jeremy has been feeling very sad and listless lately. He knows that he should tell someone but does not want to be labeled in a negative way. He decides to just keep going on in silence and hope that he will feel better soon. Jeremy is suffering from ______.

Individual socialization of gender does not influence choice of careers.

Josh has been playing explicit video games. His games include stealing cars and shooting at police. All the women in Josh's video games are exotic dancers or prostitutes. This video game illustrates the ______.

What are the different signs that lead to the identification of a patriarchal culture?

How does male-dominated differ from male-centered?

An example of patriarchal culture is when men hold almost all the positions of authority.

Gender based activism takes place only at the policy level of government.

All people can experience gender discrimination.

Anna and Miguel have been friends since grade school. Anna wants to go into business and so she has adopted many personality traits that she thinks will help her such as competitiveness, strength, and bravery. These traits are valued in the overall culture. Miguel would like to become a nurse to help others but his traits of compassion and nurturing are not seen as good characteristics to have if you are male. He is often teased due to these characteristics. This is an example of a ______ culture.

Daily acts of resistance, such as breastfeeding at work, aid in pushing us forward to more equitable ways of living.

Priya lives in a society where she is not allowed to go to school or leave her house alone because she is female. She must always be vigilant as her society allows "honor killings" if she is perceived as committing anything against the law. Priya's lives in a ______.

A researcher interested in studying the difference between incomes of men and women would be focused on the ______.

Kate works in finance and is one of only a handful of women in her office. She is repeatedly exposed to offensive remarks and "jokes" about women in general. Many times, the "jokes" and remarks are not just offensive but sexual in nature. Kate is experiencing ______.

Which concept describes the institutional barriers within a workplace hierarchy that prevent women from advancement?

A local store is trying to a new pitch to sell more of their ice cream. They are using images of women's lips heavily covered in wet lipstick on the ice cream. There is no facial image, just the lips and product they are selling. This would be an example of ______.

Which concept is described as the enforcement of culturally accepted gender norms?

Which concept is described as a social construction that we learn through socialization within a specific culture?

Highest paid occupations have the lowest wage gaps between men and women while the lowest paid occupations have the highest wage gaps.