Question 1

Transgender is a social category that

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A)  has no validity within the social sciences. 
B)  is entirely biologically constructed. 
C)  always contrasts biologically with "ordinary" males and females. 
D)  includes people whose gender identity has no apparent biological roots. 
E)  consists of only intersex people. 
A)  has no validity within the social sciences. 
B)  is entirely biologically constructed. 
C)  always contrasts biologically with "ordinary" males and females. 
D)  includes people whose gender identity has no apparent biological roots. 
E)  consists of only intersex people. D

Question 2

Why should the numbers from Kinsey's research be considered merely illustrative, rather than statistically accurate?

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A)  sample sizes that were too small 
B)  flaws in the statistical models used 
C)  incorrect assignment of causation 
D)  failure to account for variance in the target population 
E)  a reliance on nonrandom samples 
A)  sample sizes that were too small 
B)  flaws in the statistical models used 
C)  incorrect assignment of causation 
D)  failure to account for variance in the target population 
E)  a reliance on nonrandom samples E

Question 3

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the popularity of feminist ideals among poor people 
B)  the view that only women care about issues of poverty 
C)  the increasing number of women among the poorest people 
D)  the view that conditions of poverty are emasculating 
E)  the recent campaign by feminists to work with the poor 
A)  the popularity of feminist ideals among poor people 
B)  the view that only women care about issues of poverty 
C)  the increasing number of women among the poorest people 
D)  the view that conditions of poverty are emasculating 
E)  the recent campaign by feminists to work with the poor C

Question 4

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is FALSE?

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A)  Their land and prestige are passed through the females. 
B)  They often practice polygyny and have patterns of intervillage raiding. 
C)  They are sometimes characterized by a view that females are dangerous and polluting. 
D)  They have their prestige goods under male control. 
E)  They have strongly developed private-public dichotomies. 
A)  Their land and prestige are passed through the females. 
B)  They often practice polygyny and have patterns of intervillage raiding. 
C)  They are sometimes characterized by a view that females are dangerous and polluting. 
D)  They have their prestige goods under male control. 
E)  They have strongly developed private-public dichotomies.

Question 5

Among the Agta of the Philippines, women not only gather, they also

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A)  cultivate small food plots inside village defenses. 
B)  are the tribal leaders. 
C)  fish, while carrying their babies with them. 
D)  hunt small animals and do some fishing. 
E)  are the primary warrior class, except when pregnant or breastfeeding. 
A)  cultivate small food plots inside village defenses. 
B)  are the tribal leaders. 
C)  fish, while carrying their babies with them. 
D)  hunt small animals and do some fishing. 
E)  are the primary warrior class, except when pregnant or breastfeeding.

Question 6

Based on research in the 1960s, which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is FALSE?

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A)  It was permitted to take place only in the couple's residence. 
B)  It was thought to sap a man's vitality. 
C)  Women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches. 
D)  Such sex was permitted only a hundred days a year. 
E)  It was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death. 
A)  It was permitted to take place only in the couple's residence. 
B)  It was thought to sap a man's vitality. 
C)  Women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches. 
D)  Such sex was permitted only a hundred days a year. 
E)  It was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death.

Question 7

If a patriarchy is a political system ruled by men, what would a matriarchy be-a political system ruled by women? Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who investigated these questions among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, found that

Accepted Answer

A)  women in matriarchies see their male counterparts as being inferior. 
B)  the Minangkabau matriarchy is not the equivalent of female rule because of their belief that decision making should be by consensus. 
C)  true matriarchies do not exist. 
D)  women of newer generations are experimenting with new ideas of gender roles. 
E)  although Minangkabau women play a central role in their culture's social, economic, and ceremonial life, they are still regarded as having lower status than men. 
A)  women in matriarchies see their male counterparts as being inferior. 
B)  the Minangkabau matriarchy is not the equivalent of female rule because of their belief that decision making should be by consensus. 
C)  true matriarchies do not exist. 
D)  women of newer generations are experimenting with new ideas of gender roles. 
E)  although Minangkabau women play a central role in their culture's social, economic, and ceremonial life, they are still regarded as having lower status than men.

Question 8

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married couples are much more secure economically than single mothers. 
B)  The feminization of poverty is unique to the United States. 
C)  The feminization of poverty has serious consequences with regard to living standards. 
D)  Households headed by women tend to be poorer than those headed by men. 
E)  Among developed nations, the U.S. has the largest percentage of single-parent households. 
A)  Married couples are much more secure economically than single mothers. 
B)  The feminization of poverty is unique to the United States. 
C)  The feminization of poverty has serious consequences with regard to living standards. 
D)  Households headed by women tend to be poorer than those headed by men. 
E)  Among developed nations, the U.S. has the largest percentage of single-parent households.

Question 10

Domestic violence against women is prevalent in patrilineal-patrilocal systems in which women are cut off from their supportive kin ties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Recent cross-cultural studies of gender roles demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the relative status of women is variable, depending on such factors as the type of subsistence strategy employed, the importance of warfare, and the prevalence of a domestic-public dichotomy. 
B)  changes in the gender roles of men and women are usually associated with social decay and anarchy. 
C)  the gender roles of men and women are largely determined by their biological capabilities-relative strength, endurance, intelligence, and so on. 
D)  foraging, horticultural, pastoral, and industrial societies all have similar attitudes toward sex but different attitudes toward gender. 
E)  women are subservient in nearly all societies, because their subsistence activities contribute much less to the total diet than do those of men. 
A)  the relative status of women is variable, depending on such factors as the type of subsistence strategy employed, the importance of warfare, and the prevalence of a domestic-public dichotomy. 
B)  changes in the gender roles of men and women are usually associated with social decay and anarchy. 
C)  the gender roles of men and women are largely determined by their biological capabilities-relative strength, endurance, intelligence, and so on. 
D)  foraging, horticultural, pastoral, and industrial societies all have similar attitudes toward sex but different attitudes toward gender. 
E)  women are subservient in nearly all societies, because their subsistence activities contribute much less to the total diet than do those of men.

Question 12

More than half the poor children living in the United States live in families that are

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A)  headed by men. 
B)  headed by women. 
C)  blended. 
D)  dichotomized. 
E)  patrifocal. 
A)  headed by men. 
B)  headed by women. 
C)  blended. 
D)  dichotomized. 
E)  patrifocal.

Question 13

The tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual ascribed status. 
B)  sex roles. 
C)  gender roles. 
D)  gender stereotypes. 
E)  the prestige coefficient. 
A)  sexual ascribed status. 
B)  sex roles. 
C)  gender roles. 
D)  gender stereotypes. 
E)  the prestige coefficient.

Question 14

In which type of society would you expect women's status to be highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial states with high unemployment 
B)  societies where there is a great deal of population pressure 
C)  pastoralists 
D)  hunters and gatherers 
E)  agriculturalists 
A)  industrial states with high unemployment 
B)  societies where there is a great deal of population pressure 
C)  pastoralists 
D)  hunters and gatherers 
E)  agriculturalists

Question 15

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When compared to other kinds of societies, all the following are true about foragers EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual promiscuity is most common and routinely punished. 
B)  when gathering is prominent, gender status tends to be more equal. 
C)  the rights, activities, and spheres of influence of men and women overlap the most. 
D)  hierarchy is least marked. 
E)  the public and private spheres are least separate. 
A)  sexual promiscuity is most common and routinely punished. 
B)  when gathering is prominent, gender status tends to be more equal. 
C)  the rights, activities, and spheres of influence of men and women overlap the most. 
D)  hierarchy is least marked. 
E)  the public and private spheres are least separate.

Question 18

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Among societies exhibiting the patrilineal-patrilocal complex in highland Papua New Guinea,

Accepted Answer

A)  women fear contacts, including sexual intercourse, with men. 
B)  household productivity is decreased by polygyny, because a man must provide for more than one wife. 
C)  women govern the extradomestic distribution of prestige items. 
D)  the population pressure on strategic resources is relaxed. 
E)  women remain the primary producers of subsistence crops. 
A)  women fear contacts, including sexual intercourse, with men. 
B)  household productivity is decreased by polygyny, because a man must provide for more than one wife. 
C)  women govern the extradomestic distribution of prestige items. 
D)  the population pressure on strategic resources is relaxed. 
E)  women remain the primary producers of subsistence crops.

Question 20

The differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual dimorphism. 
B)  sexual orientation. 
C)  gender stereotypes. 
D)  gender identity. 
E)  cisgender. 
A)  sexual dimorphism. 
B)  sexual orientation. 
C)  gender stereotypes. 
D)  gender identity. 
E)  cisgender.

Transgender is a social category that

Why should the numbers from Kinsey's research be considered merely illustrative, rather than statistically accurate?

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is FALSE?

Among the Agta of the Philippines, women not only gather, they also

Based on research in the 1960s, which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is FALSE?

If a patriarchy is a political system ruled by men, what would a matriarchy be-a political system ruled by women? Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who investigated these questions among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, found that

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Domestic violence against women is prevalent in patrilineal-patrilocal systems in which women are cut off from their supportive kin ties.

Recent cross-cultural studies of gender roles demonstrate that

More than half the poor children living in the United States live in families that are

The tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex are known as

In which type of society would you expect women's status to be highest?

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

When compared to other kinds of societies, all the following are true about foragers EXCEPT that

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Among societies exhibiting the patrilineal-patrilocal complex in highland Papua New Guinea,

The differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals are referred to as

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Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

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Exam 14: Gender

Transgender is a social category that

Why should the numbers from Kinsey's research be considered merely illustrative, rather than statistically accurate?

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is FALSE?

Among the Agta of the Philippines, women not only gather, they also

Based on research in the 1960s, which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is FALSE?

If a patriarchy is a political system ruled by men, what would a matriarchy be-a political system ruled by women? Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who investigated these questions among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, found that

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Domestic violence against women is prevalent in patrilineal-patrilocal systems in which women are cut off from their supportive kin ties.

Recent cross-cultural studies of gender roles demonstrate that

More than half the poor children living in the United States live in families that are

The tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex are known as

In which type of society would you expect women's status to be highest?

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

When compared to other kinds of societies, all the following are true about foragers EXCEPT that

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Among societies exhibiting the patrilineal-patrilocal complex in highland Papua New Guinea,

The differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals are referred to as

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters