Question 1

Describe the impacts of long-distance warfare and conquest on gender relations.

Accepted Answer

Long-distance warfare and conquest have

Question 2

What are babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia called today?

Accepted Answer

A)  hermaphrodites 
B)  intersexed 
C)  conjoined 
D)  he-shes 
A)  hermaphrodites 
B)  intersexed 
C)  conjoined 
D)  he-shes

Question 3

What do we call the form of segregation that allows women to see the top of the corporate ladder but prevents them from ever achieving it?

Accepted Answer

A)  the glass ceiling 
B)  the gender barricade 
C)  the mommy track 
D)  the gender wall 
A)  the glass ceiling 
B)  the gender barricade 
C)  the mommy track 
D)  the gender wall

Question 4

There is a gene that causes male jealousy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When Carolina is interested in nurturing her baby dolls and playing with her Easy Bake oven,what is she following?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender role 
B)  sex 
C)  gender 
D)  gender identity 
A)  gender role 
B)  sex 
C)  gender 
D)  gender identity

Question 6

What was the relative gender equality found in foraging societies based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  women doing the same tasks as men 
B)  men doing more of the childrearing tasks than women 
C)  women being more likely to hold positions as tribal leaders and healers 
D)  women producing up to 80 percent of the band's food 
A)  women doing the same tasks as men 
B)  men doing more of the childrearing tasks than women 
C)  women being more likely to hold positions as tribal leaders and healers 
D)  women producing up to 80 percent of the band's food

Question 7

Some people dress in clothing generally determined appropriate for people of the other sex.According to the textbook,what do we call this behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-dressing 
B)  cross-clothing 
C)  gender confused dressing 
D)  gender bent attiring 
A)  cross-dressing 
B)  cross-clothing 
C)  gender confused dressing 
D)  gender bent attiring

Question 8

Why are babies sometimes born with ambiguous genitalia?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the pregnant woman eats or drinks something that is toxic to the fetus 
B)  because of a low sperm count on the part of the sperm donor 
C)  because of a traumatic event experienced by the pregnant woman during pregnancy 
D)  because of a hormonal imbalance in the embryo during development in utero 
A)  because the pregnant woman eats or drinks something that is toxic to the fetus 
B)  because of a low sperm count on the part of the sperm donor 
C)  because of a traumatic event experienced by the pregnant woman during pregnancy 
D)  because of a hormonal imbalance in the embryo during development in utero

Question 9

Explain what the earnings gap is.

Accepted Answer

The earnings gap, often referred to as t

Question 10

Some recent research suggests that some violent crimes against homosexuals could result from repressed homosexual urges on the part of the aggressors.While this psychological explanation may account for some of this violence,why is it not an adequate explanation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence against homosexuals is based on pathological reasoning. 
B)  Violence against homosexuals is spontaneous. 
C)  Violence against homosexuals is follows in clear patterns. 
D)  Violent sentiments against homosexuals are widespread and variously motivated. 
A)  Violence against homosexuals is based on pathological reasoning. 
B)  Violence against homosexuals is spontaneous. 
C)  Violence against homosexuals is follows in clear patterns. 
D)  Violent sentiments against homosexuals are widespread and variously motivated.

Question 11

Male aggression against women and gender inequality are separate issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Women around the world were asked about their satisfaction with their own body.According to the textbook,who exhibited the highest scores on body dissatisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asian women 
B)  Scandinavian women 
C)  North American women 
D)  Eastern European women 
A)  Southeast Asian women 
B)  Scandinavian women 
C)  North American women 
D)  Eastern European women

Question 13

Although Dr.John Money claimed that the sexual reassignment of baby Bruce was successful,it later appeared not to be.According to the textbook,what is the reason for the lack of success?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inescapable influence of genetics 
B)  the lack of support for the sex reassignment surgery from Bruce's family 
C)  the fact that the surgery occurred after Bruce had learned a male gender identity 
D)  the fact that the surgery occurred after Bruce had learned a female gender identity 
A)  the inescapable influence of genetics 
B)  the lack of support for the sex reassignment surgery from Bruce's family 
C)  the fact that the surgery occurred after Bruce had learned a male gender identity 
D)  the fact that the surgery occurred after Bruce had learned a female gender identity

Question 14

Overall,according to the textbook,why have women earned less than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skills in female-dominated jobs are undervalued. 
B)  Unions have traditionally ignored women's interests. 
C)  Women are excluded from networks that determine salaries. 
D)  Women often engage in self-defeating workplace behaviours. 
A)  Skills in female-dominated jobs are undervalued. 
B)  Unions have traditionally ignored women's interests. 
C)  Women are excluded from networks that determine salaries. 
D)  Women often engage in self-defeating workplace behaviours.

Question 15

What do we call the alignment of sex,sexuality,gender,and gender roles in distinct and complementary relations based on the binary categories of male and female?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity 
B)  sex roles 
C)  heterosexuality 
D)  heteronormativity 
A)  gender identity 
B)  sex roles 
C)  heterosexuality 
D)  heteronormativity

Question 16

What do we call harassment that takes place when sexual threats or bribery are made a condition of employment decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  the chilly climate 
B)  sexual assault 
C)  quid pro quo sexual harassment 
D)  hostile environment sexual harassment 
A)  the chilly climate 
B)  sexual assault 
C)  quid pro quo sexual harassment 
D)  hostile environment sexual harassment

Question 17

Which of the following is consistent with a person's sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones, chromosomes, and physiology 
B)  culturally appropriate behaviour and attitudes 
C)  sexual desires and behaviours 
D)  self-definition 
A)  hormones, chromosomes, and physiology 
B)  culturally appropriate behaviour and attitudes 
C)  sexual desires and behaviours 
D)  self-definition

Question 18

Explain what gender ideologies are.

Accepted Answer

Gender ideologies are beliefs and attitu

Question 19

Long-distance warfare and conquest is one of the historical conditions responsible for gender inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jane has worked as a junior manager for 15 years,always with the idea of being promoted to senior manager.She has watched several men younger than her get promoted over the years,despite her performance evaluations always being superior.What is Jane likely experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mommy track 
B)  the gender barricade 
C)  the glass ceiling 
D)  the gender wall 
A)  the mommy track 
B)  the gender barricade 
C)  the glass ceiling 
D)  the gender wall

Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Describe the impacts of long-distance warfare and conquest on gender relations.

What are babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia called today?

What do we call the form of segregation that allows women to see the top of the corporate ladder but prevents them from ever achieving it?

There is a gene that causes male jealousy.

When Carolina is interested in nurturing her baby dolls and playing with her Easy Bake oven,what is she following?

What was the relative gender equality found in foraging societies based on?

Some people dress in clothing generally determined appropriate for people of the other sex.According to the textbook,what do we call this behaviour?

Why are babies sometimes born with ambiguous genitalia?

Explain what the earnings gap is.

Some recent research suggests that some violent crimes against homosexuals could result from repressed homosexual urges on the part of the aggressors.While this psychological explanation may account for some of this violence,why is it not an adequate explanation?

Male aggression against women and gender inequality are separate issues.

Women around the world were asked about their satisfaction with their own body.According to the textbook,who exhibited the highest scores on body dissatisfaction?

Although Dr.John Money claimed that the sexual reassignment of baby Bruce was successful,it later appeared not to be.According to the textbook,what is the reason for the lack of success?

Overall,according to the textbook,why have women earned less than men?

What do we call the alignment of sex,sexuality,gender,and gender roles in distinct and complementary relations based on the binary categories of male and female?

What do we call harassment that takes place when sexual threats or bribery are made a condition of employment decisions?

Which of the following is consistent with a person's sexuality?

Explain what gender ideologies are.

Long-distance warfare and conquest is one of the historical conditions responsible for gender inequality.

Jane has worked as a junior manager for 15 years,always with the idea of being promoted to senior manager.She has watched several men younger than her get promoted over the years,despite her performance evaluations always being superior.What is Jane likely experiencing?

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