Exam 10: Gender Inequality

Feminism refers to the idea that

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.

U.S. women received the right to vote in what year?

Task-oriented roles are also called ___________ roles.​

Men can be victims of gender inequality.

Which of the following is the "gender role ideology" explanation of the traditional division of labor?

Oscar argues women are paid less than men because their work is often defined as less important. Oscar accepts the _______________ hypothesis.

An experiment in which two congressional candidates' credentials were presented to a sample of respondents found that Republican respondents were least likely to say they would vote for a

The boy code refers to

What are the two types of sexual harassment?

Traditional male gender socialization is linked to higher rates of

In the U.S. today, standards of masculinity are based mostly on success.

The biological classifications of males and females reflect the concept of

What is structural sexism? Explain how structural sexism affects the work experiences of women.

Functionalists understand gender inequality as the exercise of power by men over women.

Sociologists distinguish between sex and gender.

A study reported in your text examined differences between the favorite toys of 3-5 year old boys and girls found that girl toys were more likely to

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

________ prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

The feminization of poverty results, in part, from