Question 1

In the United States, elementary and secondary school teachers have been found to

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A) talk to girls more than boys. 
B) listen to girls more than boys. 
C) ask girls more questions than boys. 
D) give boys more extended directions than girls. 
A) talk to girls more than boys. 
B) listen to girls more than boys. 
C) ask girls more questions than boys. 
D) give boys more extended directions than girls.

Question 2

How are men affected by traditional gender socialization? Include in your discussion social psychological costs as well as health outcomes.

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Men are affected by traditional gender s

Question 3

Your text argues that the type of career pursued by women is a "structured choice," which means

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A) women's career choices reflect limited options as a result of the structure of society. 
B) women today have few barriers influencing their choice of career, so they are structuring their own choices. 
C) women's career choices are structured by their choices not to attend college. 
D) women choose their careers primarily according to their perceptions of their own individual abilities. 
A) women's career choices reflect limited options as a result of the structure of society. 
B) women today have few barriers influencing their choice of career, so they are structuring their own choices. 
C) women's career choices are structured by their choices not to attend college. 
D) women choose their careers primarily according to their perceptions of their own individual abilities.

Question 4

Men are more likely to go to the doctor than women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In an effort to bolster representation of women in politics, half of the world's countries have instituted

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A) increased campaign financing for female candidates. 
B) quotas. 
C) higher pay for female politicians. 
D) changes to the monarchy. 
A) increased campaign financing for female candidates. 
B) quotas. 
C) higher pay for female politicians. 
D) changes to the monarchy.

Question 6

Which of the following explains the traditional division of labor from the "relative resources approach"?

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A) Women's hormonal makeup is calming, making them uniquely qualified to take care of little children and the home simultaneously. 
B) Because men have more education, higher incomes, and more prestigious occupations, they are less responsible for domestic labor. 
C) Women's socialization better qualifies them to understand, teach, nurse, and physically care for children. 
D) Men are more intelligent than women, so the family benefits more if the man uses his intelligence to work outside of the home to provide economically for the family. 
A) Women's hormonal makeup is calming, making them uniquely qualified to take care of little children and the home simultaneously. 
B) Because men have more education, higher incomes, and more prestigious occupations, they are less responsible for domestic labor. 
C) Women's socialization better qualifies them to understand, teach, nurse, and physically care for children. 
D) Men are more intelligent than women, so the family benefits more if the man uses his intelligence to work outside of the home to provide economically for the family.

Question 7

Feminists argue that conceptions of gender are

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A) based on biological sex differences. 
B) socially constructed. 
C) determined by the needs of society. 
D) necessary for the advancement of society. 
A) based on biological sex differences. 
B) socially constructed. 
C) determined by the needs of society. 
D) necessary for the advancement of society.

Question 8

What is the "motherhood penalty?" Provide an example.

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The "motherhood penalty" refers to the e

Question 9

The term __________ refers to an invisible barrier that prevents women from moving into top corporate positions.

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A) glass escalator 
B) glass ceiling 
C) sticky floor 
D) slippery slope 
A) glass escalator 
B) glass ceiling 
C) sticky floor 
D) slippery slope

Question 10

Over 775 million adults over the age of 15 cannot read or write. How many of these are women?​

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A) ​10 percent 
B) ​About one quarter 
C) A little over half 
D) ​Nearly two-thirds 
A) ​10 percent 
B) ​About one quarter 
C) A little over half 
D) ​Nearly two-thirds

Question 11

​Which perspective argues that when income or occupation is inconsistent with traditional gender roles, individuals will engage in the traditional division of household labor?

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A) ​Gender deviance hypothesis 
B) Gender role ideology 
C) ​Relative resources approach 
D) ​Structural strain theory 
A) ​Gender deviance hypothesis 
B) Gender role ideology 
C) ​Relative resources approach 
D) ​Structural strain theory

Question 12

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

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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 13

In general, women are socialized into instrumental roles, and men are socialized into expressive roles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The United States has not ratified the CEDAW's bill of rights. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the three arguments described in your text that explain the gender gap in income.

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The three arguments described in the tex

Question 16

The mythopoetic men's movement

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A) is antifeminist. 
B) strives to make men more accountable for violence. 
C) explores male identity through the use of stories, dance, music, and discussion. 
D) is concerned with the legal bias against men in child custody decisions. 
A) is antifeminist. 
B) strives to make men more accountable for violence. 
C) explores male identity through the use of stories, dance, music, and discussion. 
D) is concerned with the legal bias against men in child custody decisions.

Question 17

Women received the right to vote shortly after men when the constitution was first written.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A(n) _____________ individual is a person whose sense of gender identity does not match his or her birth sex.​

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A) ​transgender 
B) ​gay 
C) ​intersexed 
D) ​androgynous 
A) ​transgender 
B) ​gay 
C) ​intersexed 
D) ​androgynous

Question 19

Discuss the arguments for and against segregating school classes on the basis of gender.​

Accepted Answer

There are several arguments for and agai

Question 20

Discrimination on the job because of transgender status is a violation of federal law.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the United States, elementary and secondary school teachers have been found to

How are men affected by traditional gender socialization? Include in your discussion social psychological costs as well as health outcomes.

Your text argues that the type of career pursued by women is a "structured choice," which means

Men are more likely to go to the doctor than women.

In an effort to bolster representation of women in politics, half of the world's countries have instituted

Which of the following explains the traditional division of labor from the "relative resources approach"?

Feminists argue that conceptions of gender are

What is the "motherhood penalty?" Provide an example.

The term __________ refers to an invisible barrier that prevents women from moving into top corporate positions.

Over 775 million adults over the age of 15 cannot read or write. How many of these are women?

Which perspective argues that when income or occupation is inconsistent with traditional gender roles, individuals will engage in the traditional division of household labor?

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

In general, women are socialized into instrumental roles, and men are socialized into expressive roles.

The United States has not ratified the CEDAW's bill of rights.

Discuss the three arguments described in your text that explain the gender gap in income.

The mythopoetic men's movement

Women received the right to vote shortly after men when the constitution was first written.

A(n) _____________ individual is a person whose sense of gender identity does not match his or her birth sex.

Discuss the arguments for and against segregating school classes on the basis of gender.

Discrimination on the job because of transgender status is a violation of federal law.

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Exam 10: Gender Inequality

In the United States, elementary and secondary school teachers have been found to

How are men affected by traditional gender socialization? Include in your discussion social psychological costs as well as health outcomes.

Your text argues that the type of career pursued by women is a "structured choice," which means

Men are more likely to go to the doctor than women.

In an effort to bolster representation of women in politics, half of the world's countries have instituted

Which of the following explains the traditional division of labor from the "relative resources approach"?

Feminists argue that conceptions of gender are

What is the "motherhood penalty?" Provide an example.

The term __________ refers to an invisible barrier that prevents women from moving into top corporate positions.

Over 775 million adults over the age of 15 cannot read or write. How many of these are women?​

​Which perspective argues that when income or occupation is inconsistent with traditional gender roles, individuals will engage in the traditional division of household labor?

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

In general, women are socialized into instrumental roles, and men are socialized into expressive roles.

The United States has not ratified the CEDAW's bill of rights. ​

Discuss the three arguments described in your text that explain the gender gap in income.

The mythopoetic men's movement

Women received the right to vote shortly after men when the constitution was first written.​

A(n) _____________ individual is a person whose sense of gender identity does not match his or her birth sex.​

Discuss the arguments for and against segregating school classes on the basis of gender.​

Discrimination on the job because of transgender status is a violation of federal law.​

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

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Over 775 million adults over the age of 15 cannot read or write. How many of these are women?

Which perspective argues that when income or occupation is inconsistent with traditional gender roles, individuals will engage in the traditional division of household labor?

The United States has not ratified the CEDAW's bill of rights.

Women received the right to vote shortly after men when the constitution was first written.

A(n) _____________ individual is a person whose sense of gender identity does not match his or her birth sex.

Discuss the arguments for and against segregating school classes on the basis of gender.

Discrimination on the job because of transgender status is a violation of federal law.