Question 1

Submission, passivity, self-denial, sadness and complacency are all attributeaccorded to the doctrine of:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender parallelism 
B)  conquest hierarchy 
C)  machismo 
D)  marianismo 
A)  gender parallelism 
B)  conquest hierarchy 
C)  machismo 
D)  marianismo D

Question 2

Male violence against women is extremely rare among the Yanömamo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What conclusions can we draw about Latin American masculinity based on thresearch that has been done on this theme?

Accepted Answer

The most important conclusions are that there is a heterogeneity of masculinidentities and practices, a great deal of disparity in the practice of masculine identit"on the ground," a malleable/flexible meaning of masculinity between differenindividuals and men and women, and a variation in meaning and practice acrostime.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a highly gender-inflected society iAmazonia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tukano 
B)  Santo Domingo 
C)  Tule 
D)  New Caledonia 
A)  Tukano 
B)  Santo Domingo 
C)  Tule 
D)  New Caledonia

Question 5

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the revolution of 1959, women in Cuba have gained significant political and economic power in the country. 
B)  Women's roles in Cuba have changed very little over the past century; they continue to be an invisible majority. 
C)  In Cuba before 1959 women had significantly more important political roles than they do today. 
D)  In Cuba today women have gained more public recognition than before 1959, but they largely continue to be narrowly defined in traditional roles. 
A)  Since the revolution of 1959, women in Cuba have gained significant political and economic power in the country. 
B)  Women's roles in Cuba have changed very little over the past century; they continue to be an invisible majority. 
C)  In Cuba before 1959 women had significantly more important political roles than they do today. 
D)  In Cuba today women have gained more public recognition than before 1959, but they largely continue to be narrowly defined in traditional roles.

Question 6

What are three primary sources that scholars in the Andes and Mexico use treconstruct an understanding of historical changes of gender among indigenoupeoples?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are three primary sources that scholars...

Question 7

All of the following contributed to the diminution of women's status and autonomin the nineteenth century except:

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of new religious ideology 
B)  codification of private property laws 
C)  intensification of export crop production 
D)  assaults on corporate indigenous lands 
A)  creation of new religious ideology 
B)  codification of private property laws 
C)  intensification of export crop production 
D)  assaults on corporate indigenous lands

Question 8

In the Caribbean, Andes, and Mexico scholars have been able to reconstruct pattern of pre-Columbian gender and sexuality because these are areas with large numbers of surviving indigenous peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Marianismo and machismo are not representative of the lived experiences of manLatin American and Caribbean men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is meant by a gendered "house/street divide"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a public/private dichotomy that associates each gender with a separate domain. 
B)  It is a gender dichotomy that allows males and females a duplicate set of behaviors depending on location. 
C)  It is a gender ideology that elevates the family as a sacred unit in society for both sexes. 
D)  It is a marriage policy that encourages unions only among those from the same neighborhoods and classes. 
A)  It is a public/private dichotomy that associates each gender with a separate domain. 
B)  It is a gender dichotomy that allows males and females a duplicate set of behaviors depending on location. 
C)  It is a gender ideology that elevates the family as a sacred unit in society for both sexes. 
D)  It is a marriage policy that encourages unions only among those from the same neighborhoods and classes.

Question 11

Describe one example of "overturning the gender hierarchy."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe one example of "overturning the gender...

Question 12

Growing matrifocality among Latin American households shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  women are better providers than men 
B)  women's status in Latin America is very high 
C)  there is a discrepancy between official ideology and actual practice 
D)  there is a shortage of men in Latin America 
A)  women are better providers than men 
B)  women's status in Latin America is very high 
C)  there is a discrepancy between official ideology and actual practice 
D)  there is a shortage of men in Latin America

Question 13

Studies among the Yanömamo suggest all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  intense male competition 
B)  high status attached to polyandry 
C)  importance of women for solidifying trading alliances 
D)  presence of a marked sex imbalance 
A)  intense male competition 
B)  high status attached to polyandry 
C)  importance of women for solidifying trading alliances 
D)  presence of a marked sex imbalance

Question 14

Sex wars occur throughout Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe at least 4 characteristics of female-headed or matrifocal households.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe at least 4 characteristics of female-headed...

Question 16

Colonialism is historically a deeply gendered process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gender complementarity and parallelism were widespread in Mesoamerica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The way in which physical desires and practices toward others are shapedinternalized, challenged, and practiced by men and women is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  sexuality 
C)  gender division of labor 
D)  sexual parallelism 
A)  gender 
B)  sexuality 
C)  gender division of labor 
D)  sexual parallelism

Question 19

The Cashinahua of Peru exhibit:

Accepted Answer

A)  male-female cooperation, complementarity, matrilocality, and affection 
B)  male-female antagonism, patrilocality, gender inflection 
C)  gender complementarity, polyandry, rigid division of labor 
D)  male-female affection, patrilocal residence, ambiguous division of labor 
A)  male-female cooperation, complementarity, matrilocality, and affection 
B)  male-female antagonism, patrilocality, gender inflection 
C)  gender complementarity, polyandry, rigid division of labor 
D)  male-female affection, patrilocal residence, ambiguous division of labor

Question 20

Scholars today are able to study pre-colonial gender systems in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Submission, passivity, self-denial, sadness and complacency are all attributeaccorded to the doctrine of:

Male violence against women is extremely rare among the Yanömamo.

What conclusions can we draw about Latin American masculinity based on thresearch that has been done on this theme?

Which of the following is an example of a highly gender-inflected society iAmazonia?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

What are three primary sources that scholars in the Andes and Mexico use treconstruct an understanding of historical changes of gender among indigenoupeoples?

All of the following contributed to the diminution of women's status and autonomin the nineteenth century except:

In the Caribbean, Andes, and Mexico scholars have been able to reconstruct pattern of pre-Columbian gender and sexuality because these are areas with large numbers of surviving indigenous peoples.

Marianismo and machismo are not representative of the lived experiences of manLatin American and Caribbean men and women.

What is meant by a gendered "house/street divide"?

Describe one example of "overturning the gender hierarchy."

Growing matrifocality among Latin American households shows that:

Studies among the Yanömamo suggest all of the following except:

Sex wars occur throughout Latin America.

Describe at least 4 characteristics of female-headed or matrifocal households.

Colonialism is historically a deeply gendered process.

Gender complementarity and parallelism were widespread in Mesoamerica.

The way in which physical desires and practices toward others are shapedinternalized, challenged, and practiced by men and women is called:

The Cashinahua of Peru exhibit:

Scholars today are able to study pre-colonial gender systems in Latin America.

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Exam 6: Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Submission, passivity, self-denial, sadness and complacency are all attributeaccorded to the doctrine of:

Male violence against women is extremely rare among the Yanömamo.

What conclusions can we draw about Latin American masculinity based on thresearch that has been done on this theme?

Which of the following is an example of a highly gender-inflected society iAmazonia?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

What are three primary sources that scholars in the Andes and Mexico use treconstruct an understanding of historical changes of gender among indigenoupeoples?

All of the following contributed to the diminution of women's status and autonomin the nineteenth century except:

In the Caribbean, Andes, and Mexico scholars have been able to reconstruct pattern of pre-Columbian gender and sexuality because these are areas with large numbers of surviving indigenous peoples.

Marianismo and machismo are not representative of the lived experiences of manLatin American and Caribbean men and women.

What is meant by a gendered "house/street divide"?

Describe one example of "overturning the gender hierarchy."

Growing matrifocality among Latin American households shows that:

Studies among the Yanömamo suggest all of the following except:

Sex wars occur throughout Latin America.

Describe at least 4 characteristics of female-headed or matrifocal households.

Colonialism is historically a deeply gendered process.

Gender complementarity and parallelism were widespread in Mesoamerica.

The way in which physical desires and practices toward others are shapedinternalized, challenged, and practiced by men and women is called:

The Cashinahua of Peru exhibit:

Scholars today are able to study pre-colonial gender systems in Latin America.

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Society and Culture Before the Europeans

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Religion and Everyday Life

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Manifestations of Popular Culture

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

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