Exam 7: Gender Inequality

According to the text, which of the following is an explanation of gender inequality in earnings for women?

Gender identities are congruent with the sex assigned to individuals at birth.

According to the text, which of the following has a limiting effect on women's groups in politics?

According to the text, what was the focus of the women's movement immediately after women were granted the right to vote?

Even when they are in the paid labour force, married women continue to spend more time than married men do on housework and child care.

The concentration of men in some occupations and women in others is called "occupational inequality."

According to the text, overall, what is concluded about nonstandard work?

Research shows that women are just as likely as men are to oppose free markets and military spending.

According to the text, which of the following is listed as a dimension of inequality?

Samantha has worked for over 10 years with four coworkers in a video game development company. She recently discovered that she and her coworker Jessica were making less than Tom, Justin, and Anthony. Why is it UNLIKELY that the equal-pay-for-work-of-equal-value policies can help her and Jessica to get their wages raised to match those of Tom, Justin, and Anthony?

According to the text, which of the following is a justification used for paying women less than men?

According to the text, what explains the wage gap between men and women?

Define sex segregation and sex typing of occupations and utilize examples given in the text in your explanation.

Danielle and her twin brother both graduated the same year. One got a job as a secretary and the other as a mechanic. The entire family assumed that Danielle was the secretary and her brother was the mechanic. What is the sociological term for the assumptions made in this situation?

Which term is often used to describe the concentration of men in some occupations and women in others?

A stylish feminist on a blind date is told that she is very feminine and delicate, and her date couldn't imagine her in a male-dominated occupation. On their next date, he is humbled when she shows up in her police uniform, and she tells him, "It's those kinds of misconceptions that keep women down." What kind of feminist is the policewoman?

Which of the following groups was given the right to vote in 1960?

"Representation by women is not the same as representation for women" is a statement used when critiquing research that focused primarily on the number of women holding political office. What does this assertion mean?

For women who are members of minority groups and foreign-born women, inequality issues also include gender, race, and immigrant status-something that has been referred to as a "matrix of domination." Which concept are these concerns are consistent with?

A competent female lawyer is passed over for a promotion that is given to an underperforming male. She notices that most of the law firm's senior partners are male, despite the fact that 30 percent of the firm's lawyers are women. What term do sociologists use to describe this circumstance?