Question 1

Women are more likely than men to earn at or below minimum wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sexual harassment laws

Accepted Answer

A) prohibit an employer from requiring sexual favors in exchange for a promotion, salary increase, or any other employee benefit. 
B) do not address teasing or creating an uncomfortable atmosphere. 
C) protect only women. 
D) all of these 
A) prohibit an employer from requiring sexual favors in exchange for a promotion, salary increase, or any other employee benefit. 
B) do not address teasing or creating an uncomfortable atmosphere. 
C) protect only women. 
D) all of these

Question 3

According to the _________ hypothesis, differences in the earnings of women and men are the result of differences in women's and men's levels of education, skills, training, and work experience.

Accepted Answer

A) glass ceiling 
B) human capital 
C) occupational sex segregation 
D) devaluation 
A) glass ceiling 
B) human capital 
C) occupational sex segregation 
D) devaluation

Question 4

Because he was a man entering the traditionally female field of elementary school teaching, Edward was promoted to school principal over his female counterparts who had more experience.This situation illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) the glass ceiling effect. 
B) the glass escalator effect. 
C) occupational sex segregation. 
D) human capital hypothesis. 
A) the glass ceiling effect. 
B) the glass escalator effect. 
C) occupational sex segregation. 
D) human capital hypothesis.

Question 5

Which of the following illustrates " quid pro quo " sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A) sexually explicit jokes that female office personnel find offensive 
B) an employer who requires sexual favors of an employee in exchange for a salary increase 
C) an employee who "accidentally" fondles a coworker 
D) a worker who displays sexually explicit photographs in his office carrel 
A) sexually explicit jokes that female office personnel find offensive 
B) an employer who requires sexual favors of an employee in exchange for a salary increase 
C) an employee who "accidentally" fondles a coworker 
D) a worker who displays sexually explicit photographs in his office carrel

Question 6

In the U.S.today, masculinity is based on success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe how the educational experience of girls differs from that of boys.

Accepted Answer

The educational experience of girls diff

Question 8

The rebirth of feminism in the 1960s was due to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a decrease of women in the workforce after World War II. 
B) an escalating divorce rate. 
C) student activism. 
D) the publication of Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique . 
A) a decrease of women in the workforce after World War II. 
B) an escalating divorce rate. 
C) student activism. 
D) the publication of Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique .

Question 9

Which of the following religious denominations has the most nontraditional beliefs about women's roles?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholic 
B) Orthodox Jewish 
C) Quakers 
D) Southern Baptist Convention 
A) Roman Catholic 
B) Orthodox Jewish 
C) Quakers 
D) Southern Baptist Convention

Question 10

Describe the early feminist movement, factors that encouraged rebirth of the feminist movement, its recent goals and successes, and how the new wave of feminism differs from that of the 1960s and 1970s.

Accepted Answer

The early feminist movement, which began

Question 11

For Muslims who embrace the practice, women who wear a headscarf in public do so in part to reflect their high status as women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reasons for STEM gender disparity include​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reliance on gender stereotyping. 
B) ​lack of female STEM role models. 
C) ​little encouragement to follow STEM pursuits. 
D) ​all of these 
A) ​reliance on gender stereotyping. 
B) ​lack of female STEM role models. 
C) ​little encouragement to follow STEM pursuits. 
D) ​all of these

Question 13

Which of the following cultures DOES NOT have a socially acceptable position for third genders?

Accepted Answer

A) contemporary American 
B) Native American 
C) Nepal 
D) India 
A) contemporary American 
B) Native American 
C) Nepal 
D) India

Question 14

When men and women have identical levels of educational achievement and both work full-time, American women, on the average, earn about the same as American men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ argue that gender roles in the family and workforce change as the needs of society change.

Accepted Answer

A) Structural-functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Postmodernists 
A) Structural-functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Postmodernists

Question 16

There is no country in the world in which women and men have equal status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Globally, women made up _______ percent of the total work force in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 40 
D) 70 
A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 40 
D) 70

Question 18

Symbolic interactionists view gender differences as biologically innate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following EXCEPT __________ are core values of the ManKind Project.

Accepted Answer

A) authenticity 
B) accountability 
C) power 
D) integrity 
A) authenticity 
B) accountability 
C) power 
D) integrity

Question 20

In general, men are socialized into _______ roles.

Accepted Answer

A) expressive 
B) nurturant 
C) instrumental 
D) egalitarian 
A) expressive 
B) nurturant 
C) instrumental 
D) egalitarian

Women are more likely than men to earn at or below minimum wage.

Sexual harassment laws

According to the _________ hypothesis, differences in the earnings of women and men are the result of differences in women's and men's levels of education, skills, training, and work experience.

Because he was a man entering the traditionally female field of elementary school teaching, Edward was promoted to school principal over his female counterparts who had more experience.This situation illustrates

Which of the following illustrates " quid pro quo " sexual harassment?

In the U.S.today, masculinity is based on success.

Describe how the educational experience of girls differs from that of boys.

The rebirth of feminism in the 1960s was due to all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following religious denominations has the most nontraditional beliefs about women's roles?

Describe the early feminist movement, factors that encouraged rebirth of the feminist movement, its recent goals and successes, and how the new wave of feminism differs from that of the 1960s and 1970s.

For Muslims who embrace the practice, women who wear a headscarf in public do so in part to reflect their high status as women.

Reasons for STEM gender disparity include

Which of the following cultures DOES NOT have a socially acceptable position for third genders?

When men and women have identical levels of educational achievement and both work full-time, American women, on the average, earn about the same as American men.

________ argue that gender roles in the family and workforce change as the needs of society change.

There is no country in the world in which women and men have equal status.

Globally, women made up _______ percent of the total work force in 2012.

Symbolic interactionists view gender differences as biologically innate.

All of the following EXCEPT __________ are core values of the ManKind Project.

In general, men are socialized into _______ roles.

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Exam 10: Gender Inequality

Women are more likely than men to earn at or below minimum wage.

Sexual harassment laws

According to the _________ hypothesis, differences in the earnings of women and men are the result of differences in women's and men's levels of education, skills, training, and work experience.

Because he was a man entering the traditionally female field of elementary school teaching, Edward was promoted to school principal over his female counterparts who had more experience.This situation illustrates

Which of the following illustrates " quid pro quo " sexual harassment?

In the U.S.today, masculinity is based on success.

Describe how the educational experience of girls differs from that of boys.

The rebirth of feminism in the 1960s was due to all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following religious denominations has the most nontraditional beliefs about women's roles?

Describe the early feminist movement, factors that encouraged rebirth of the feminist movement, its recent goals and successes, and how the new wave of feminism differs from that of the 1960s and 1970s.

For Muslims who embrace the practice, women who wear a headscarf in public do so in part to reflect their high status as women.

Reasons for STEM gender disparity include​

Which of the following cultures DOES NOT have a socially acceptable position for third genders?

When men and women have identical levels of educational achievement and both work full-time, American women, on the average, earn about the same as American men.

________ argue that gender roles in the family and workforce change as the needs of society change.

There is no country in the world in which women and men have equal status.

Globally, women made up _______ percent of the total work force in 2012.

Symbolic interactionists view gender differences as biologically innate.

All of the following EXCEPT __________ are core values of the ManKind Project.

In general, men are socialized into _______ roles.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Reasons for STEM gender disparity include