Question 1

The rating-dating-mating complex describes the contemporary American model of courtship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Discuss some of the challenges that trans people encounter in casual dating and committed relationships. When a person transitions genders while in a relationship, how does it affect them? How does it affect their partner? How do these experiences differ for trans men and trans women?

Accepted Answer

Varies. Examples should address challenges in casual dating, such as when and how to reveal transgender status and violence against trans people. Both the transgender person and their partner confront complications to their self-identity when they transition during a relationship. Trans men experience more prejudices than trans women.

Question 3

Societies in which the collective needs of groups (e.g., families) are generally seen as less important, such as in the United States, can be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  individualistic 
B)  heteronormative 
C)  homosocial 
D)  industrial 
A)  individualistic 
B)  heteronormative 
C)  homosocial 
D)  industrial A

Question 4

Common definitions of friendship emphasize a voluntary, informal, and personal relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Calling," the early form of dating, put power into the hands of men regarding relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An intense attraction in which the love object is idealized and has an erotic context projected to be long-lasting is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  salutary love 
B)  androgynous love 
C)  sexual love 
D)  romantic love 
A)  salutary love 
B)  androgynous love 
C)  sexual love 
D)  romantic love

Question 7

Which theoretical perspective understands gender as a social structure from which individuals form a gender identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  social network theory 
B)  gender schema theory 
C)  evolutionary sociobiology 
D)  status characteristics theory 
A)  social network theory 
B)  gender schema theory 
C)  evolutionary sociobiology 
D)  status characteristics theory

Question 8

Men's friendships can be described as face-to-face, while women's friendships are side-by-side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Barriers to creating cross-class and cross-race friendships may be attributed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosociality 
B)  intimacy boundaries 
C)  strong ego networks 
D)  residential segregation 
A)  heterosociality 
B)  intimacy boundaries 
C)  strong ego networks 
D)  residential segregation

Question 10

______ provide important financial and emotional support to LGBTQ communities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood brothers 
B)  Families of choice 
C)  Kin networks 
D)  Coworkers 
A)  Blood brothers 
B)  Families of choice 
C)  Kin networks 
D)  Coworkers

Question 11

Jerry and Cameron became friends through weekly games of racquetball after work. They do not share much about their personal lives. This demonstrates which type of interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  face-to-face 
B)  passive 
C)  side-by-side 
D)  active 
A)  face-to-face 
B)  passive 
C)  side-by-side 
D)  active

Question 12

Conjugality is a term used to describe the personal relationship between husband and wife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dating relationships have undergone several significant transformations (e.g., "calling," "rating-dating-mating complex," "going steady," and "hookups"). Define each type of dating relationship, and explain how gender figures differently into each of them.

Accepted Answer

Dating relationships have indeed evolved

Question 14

Social class and racial or ethnic identity are two examples of social structural factors that can influence friendship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which concept did Georg Simmel associate with the unique trait of friendship being purely for the sake of enjoyment?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociability 
B)  social norms 
C)  socialization 
D)  sociobiology 
A)  sociability 
B)  social norms 
C)  socialization 
D)  sociobiology

Question 16

______ relationships are formed after a ritual exchange of blood.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemophatic 
B)  Blood brother 
C)  Kindred 
D) Compadrazgo 
A)  Hemophatic 
B)  Blood brother 
C)  Kindred 
D) Compadrazgo

Question 17

Less than half of the men in Karin Walker's study of friendships admitted to sharing intimacies with their friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the key differences between friendships in individualistic societies versus collective societies. Then identify any similarities you would expect to observe among friendships in these two different social contexts.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Students should define both type

Question 19

Prior to the 21st century, the strength of men's friendships was rooted in homoeroticism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The people with whom you are related either by actual blood or through symbolic ties are known as fictive kin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The rating-dating-mating complex describes the contemporary American model of courtship.

Discuss some of the challenges that trans people encounter in casual dating and committed relationships. When a person transitions genders while in a relationship, how does it affect them? How does it affect their partner? How do these experiences differ for trans men and trans women?

Societies in which the collective needs of groups (e.g., families) are generally seen as less important, such as in the United States, can be described as which of the following?

Common definitions of friendship emphasize a voluntary, informal, and personal relationship.

"Calling," the early form of dating, put power into the hands of men regarding relationships.

An intense attraction in which the love object is idealized and has an erotic context projected to be long-lasting is known as ______.

Which theoretical perspective understands gender as a social structure from which individuals form a gender identity?

Men's friendships can be described as face-to-face, while women's friendships are side-by-side.

Barriers to creating cross-class and cross-race friendships may be attributed to which of the following?

______ provide important financial and emotional support to LGBTQ communities.

Jerry and Cameron became friends through weekly games of racquetball after work. They do not share much about their personal lives. This demonstrates which type of interaction?

Conjugality is a term used to describe the personal relationship between husband and wife.

Dating relationships have undergone several significant transformations (e.g., "calling," "rating-dating-mating complex," "going steady," and "hookups"). Define each type of dating relationship, and explain how gender figures differently into each of them.

Social class and racial or ethnic identity are two examples of social structural factors that can influence friendship.

Which concept did Georg Simmel associate with the unique trait of friendship being purely for the sake of enjoyment?

______ relationships are formed after a ritual exchange of blood.

Less than half of the men in Karin Walker's study of friendships admitted to sharing intimacies with their friends.

Discuss the key differences between friendships in individualistic societies versus collective societies. Then identify any similarities you would expect to observe among friendships in these two different social contexts.

Prior to the 21st century, the strength of men's friendships was rooted in homoeroticism.

The people with whom you are related either by actual blood or through symbolic ties are known as fictive kin.

What Is Gender and Why Should We Care About It Introducing Gender

Whats the Sociology in the Sociology of Gender Understanding Sociology and Gender

How Do Disciplines Outside Sociology Study Gender Some Additional Theoretical Approaches

How Do We Learn Gender Gender and Socialization

How Does Gender Matter for Whom We Want and Desire the Gender of Sexuality

How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies

How Does Gender Impact the People We Live Our Lives With

How Does Gender Affect the Type of Work We Do and the Rewards We Receive for Our Work

How Does Gender Affect What You Watch, What You Read, and What You Play

How Does Gender Help Determine Who Has Power and Who Doesnt

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Exam 6: How Does Gender Impact the People You Spend Your Time With the Gender of Friendship and Dating

The rating-dating-mating complex describes the contemporary American model of courtship.

Discuss some of the challenges that trans people encounter in casual dating and committed relationships. When a person transitions genders while in a relationship, how does it affect them? How does it affect their partner? How do these experiences differ for trans men and trans women?

Societies in which the collective needs of groups (e.g., families) are generally seen as less important, such as in the United States, can be described as which of the following?

Common definitions of friendship emphasize a voluntary, informal, and personal relationship.

"Calling," the early form of dating, put power into the hands of men regarding relationships.

An intense attraction in which the love object is idealized and has an erotic context projected to be long-lasting is known as ______.

Which theoretical perspective understands gender as a social structure from which individuals form a gender identity?

Men's friendships can be described as face-to-face, while women's friendships are side-by-side.

Barriers to creating cross-class and cross-race friendships may be attributed to which of the following?

______ provide important financial and emotional support to LGBTQ communities.

Jerry and Cameron became friends through weekly games of racquetball after work. They do not share much about their personal lives. This demonstrates which type of interaction?

Conjugality is a term used to describe the personal relationship between husband and wife.

Dating relationships have undergone several significant transformations (e.g., "calling," "rating-dating-mating complex," "going steady," and "hookups"). Define each type of dating relationship, and explain how gender figures differently into each of them.

Social class and racial or ethnic identity are two examples of social structural factors that can influence friendship.

Which concept did Georg Simmel associate with the unique trait of friendship being purely for the sake of enjoyment?

______ relationships are formed after a ritual exchange of blood.

Less than half of the men in Karin Walker's study of friendships admitted to sharing intimacies with their friends.

Discuss the key differences between friendships in individualistic societies versus collective societies. Then identify any similarities you would expect to observe among friendships in these two different social contexts.

Prior to the 21st century, the strength of men's friendships was rooted in homoeroticism.

The people with whom you are related either by actual blood or through symbolic ties are known as fictive kin.

What Is Gender and Why Should We Care About It Introducing Gender

Whats the Sociology in the Sociology of Gender Understanding Sociology and Gender

How Do Disciplines Outside Sociology Study Gender Some Additional Theoretical Approaches

How Do We Learn Gender Gender and Socialization

How Does Gender Matter for Whom We Want and Desire the Gender of Sexuality

How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies

How Does Gender Impact the People We Live Our Lives With

How Does Gender Affect the Type of Work We Do and the Rewards We Receive for Our Work

How Does Gender Affect What You Watch, What You Read, and What You Play

How Does Gender Help Determine Who Has Power and Who Doesnt

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