Question 1

Women have a greater tendency than men to develop each of the following diseases/disorders in the United States except:

Accepted Answer

A)  carpal tunnel syndrome. 
B)  alcoholism. 
C)  stress disorders. 
D)  parasitic diseases. 
E)  tendonitis. 
A)  carpal tunnel syndrome. 
B)  alcoholism. 
C)  stress disorders. 
D)  parasitic diseases. 
E)  tendonitis.

Question 2

Why is it difficult to measure gender stratification?

Accepted Answer

It has many different dimensio

Question 3

Why are there more stay-at-home dads now than fifty years ago?

Accepted Answer

More fathers are bet

Question 4

Sexual dimorphism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  found in all species of mammals. 
B)  a characteristic of humans. 
C)  the practice of having two sexual partners. 
D)  absent in most Asian and African societies. 
E)  constantly becoming more manifest in humans. 
A)  found in all species of mammals. 
B)  a characteristic of humans. 
C)  the practice of having two sexual partners. 
D)  absent in most Asian and African societies. 
E)  constantly becoming more manifest in humans.

Question 5

Occupational segregation is common in the United States,even though it has changed significantly over the last decades.Make a list of "traditional" male and female occupations and those that are shared somewhat equally by both.Can you defend this separation? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Traditional male occupations:
1. Constru

Question 6

What are genderlects? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

They are linguistic differences in the w

Question 7

Pregnant women in developing countries face all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  malnutrition. 
B)  a lack of trained medical personnel to deal with high-risk pregnancies. 
C)  80 to 600 times the risk of dying of complications of pregnancy than women in the industrialized world. 
D)  increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. 
E)  increased likelihood to seek contraceptive devices. 
A)  malnutrition. 
B)  a lack of trained medical personnel to deal with high-risk pregnancies. 
C)  80 to 600 times the risk of dying of complications of pregnancy than women in the industrialized world. 
D)  increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. 
E)  increased likelihood to seek contraceptive devices.

Question 8

What is the traditional meaning of a "double workload"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a condition associated with men and women in which one gender has to work two jobs to survive 
B)  the condition under which a single, unmarried woman works two jobs to be able to afford her household 
C)  a situation in which married women work both in outside employment and also within the home 
D)  the condition under which a single female-headed household is supported solely by earnings of the mother herself 
E)  a situation in which both the male and female in a household must be employed in order for the family to survive 
A)  a condition associated with men and women in which one gender has to work two jobs to survive 
B)  the condition under which a single, unmarried woman works two jobs to be able to afford her household 
C)  a situation in which married women work both in outside employment and also within the home 
D)  the condition under which a single female-headed household is supported solely by earnings of the mother herself 
E)  a situation in which both the male and female in a household must be employed in order for the family to survive

Question 9

Gender stratification is found:

Accepted Answer

A)  only in food collecting societies. 
B)  only in horticultural societies. 
C)  only in pastoralist societies. 
D)  only in industrial societies. 
E)  in all types of societies. 
A)  only in food collecting societies. 
B)  only in horticultural societies. 
C)  only in pastoralist societies. 
D)  only in industrial societies. 
E)  in all types of societies.

Question 10

What is the significance of sexual dimorphism in humans?

Accepted Answer

Sexual dimorphism is the diffe

Question 11

Women in many parts of the world are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS for all of the following reason except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have less biological resistance to the disease than men. 
B)  it is unacceptable in some cultures for women to say "no" to unwanted sex. 
C)  in some sexually restrictive cultures, women are denied information about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  women are economically dependent on men. 
E)  women face physical violence for voicing their concerns and choices. 
A)  they have less biological resistance to the disease than men. 
B)  it is unacceptable in some cultures for women to say "no" to unwanted sex. 
C)  in some sexually restrictive cultures, women are denied information about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  women are economically dependent on men. 
E)  women face physical violence for voicing their concerns and choices.

Question 12

Most violence to women in the United States occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  in public places. 
B)  at the workplace. 
C)  in church. 
D)  in her home. 
E)  at relatives' homes. 
A)  in public places. 
B)  at the workplace. 
C)  in church. 
D)  in her home. 
E)  at relatives' homes.

Question 13

Cross-cultural studies of gender have found that some societies have more categories than just female and male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Hijra of Hindu India exemplify:

Accepted Answer

A)  a gender role that tolerates a wider definition of gender than is found in our own society. 
B)  a gender role which defines masculinity more rigidly than our own society. 
C)  a gender role which defines masculinity and femininity almost identically. 
D)  social deviants who are discouraged in their own society. 
E)  a type of individual who has no actual biological sexual definition. 
A)  a gender role that tolerates a wider definition of gender than is found in our own society. 
B)  a gender role which defines masculinity more rigidly than our own society. 
C)  a gender role which defines masculinity and femininity almost identically. 
D)  social deviants who are discouraged in their own society. 
E)  a type of individual who has no actual biological sexual definition.

Question 15

Women in the U.S.have higher mortality rates than men because they are most often victims of family violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The sum of biological differences between males and females is known as gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Recently,in agrarian societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  women's status has declined because there is less value put on agricultural subsistence. 
B)  women's status has improved because of job opportunities off the farm. 
C)  women have begun outnumbering men as the primary subsistence earners on the farm. 
D)  gender stratification has become increasingly divided. 
E)  Women have become world leaders. 
A)  women's status has declined because there is less value put on agricultural subsistence. 
B)  women's status has improved because of job opportunities off the farm. 
C)  women have begun outnumbering men as the primary subsistence earners on the farm. 
D)  gender stratification has become increasingly divided. 
E)  Women have become world leaders.

Question 18

Name four formational areas (associated with gender stratification)in which the world's women have not fared as well as men.

Accepted Answer

These include educat

Question 19

Among food collecting societies,the roles performed by women and men:

Accepted Answer

A)  are assigned a very different status. 
B)  are different but their relative status is not. 
C)  are almost identical, with very similar status. 
D)  do not determine the status of each gender, as both genders do exactly the same tasks. 
E)  never overlap. 
A)  are assigned a very different status. 
B)  are different but their relative status is not. 
C)  are almost identical, with very similar status. 
D)  do not determine the status of each gender, as both genders do exactly the same tasks. 
E)  never overlap.

Question 20

Male gender bias is expressed in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  female infanticide. 
B)  "honor killings." 
C)  nutritional deprivation in female children. 
D)  dowry deaths. 
E)  domestic violence. 
A)  female infanticide. 
B)  "honor killings." 
C)  nutritional deprivation in female children. 
D)  dowry deaths. 
E)  domestic violence.

Women have a greater tendency than men to develop each of the following diseases/disorders in the United States except:

Why is it difficult to measure gender stratification?

Why are there more stay-at-home dads now than fifty years ago?

Sexual dimorphism is:

Occupational segregation is common in the United States,even though it has changed significantly over the last decades.Make a list of "traditional" male and female occupations and those that are shared somewhat equally by both.Can you defend this separation? Why or why not?

What are genderlects? Give an example.

Pregnant women in developing countries face all of the following except:

What is the traditional meaning of a "double workload"?

Gender stratification is found:

What is the significance of sexual dimorphism in humans?

Women in many parts of the world are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS for all of the following reason except:

Most violence to women in the United States occurs:

Cross-cultural studies of gender have found that some societies have more categories than just female and male.

The Hijra of Hindu India exemplify:

Women in the U.S.have higher mortality rates than men because they are most often victims of family violence.

The sum of biological differences between males and females is known as gender.

Recently,in agrarian societies:

Name four formational areas (associated with gender stratification)in which the world's women have not fared as well as men.

Among food collecting societies,the roles performed by women and men:

Male gender bias is expressed in all of the following except:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

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Exam 11: Sex and Gender

Women have a greater tendency than men to develop each of the following diseases/disorders in the United States except:

Why is it difficult to measure gender stratification?

Why are there more stay-at-home dads now than fifty years ago?

Sexual dimorphism is:

Occupational segregation is common in the United States,even though it has changed significantly over the last decades.Make a list of "traditional" male and female occupations and those that are shared somewhat equally by both.Can you defend this separation? Why or why not?

What are genderlects? Give an example.

Pregnant women in developing countries face all of the following except:

What is the traditional meaning of a "double workload"?

Gender stratification is found:

What is the significance of sexual dimorphism in humans?

Women in many parts of the world are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS for all of the following reason except:

Most violence to women in the United States occurs:

Cross-cultural studies of gender have found that some societies have more categories than just female and male.

The Hijra of Hindu India exemplify:

Women in the U.S.have higher mortality rates than men because they are most often victims of family violence.

The sum of biological differences between males and females is known as gender.

Recently,in agrarian societies:

Name four formational areas (associated with gender stratification)in which the world's women have not fared as well as men.

Among food collecting societies,the roles performed by women and men:

Male gender bias is expressed in all of the following except:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters