Question 1

Studies on women's participation in the industrialized labor force indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  social inequality decreased once women gained economic power. 
B)  women were unable to resist male dominance once engaged in the global economy. 
C)  household labor became more equitable once women began earning a salary. 
D)  exploitation of women decreased as women became the majority of managers. 
E)  patriarchal relations in the home were repeated in the workplace. 
A)  social inequality decreased once women gained economic power. 
B)  women were unable to resist male dominance once engaged in the global economy. 
C)  household labor became more equitable once women began earning a salary. 
D)  exploitation of women decreased as women became the majority of managers. 
E)  patriarchal relations in the home were repeated in the workplace.

Question 2

Studies of physical differences indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  chromosomes are the primary determinants of human behavior. 
B)  all individuals fall into the two assumed categories of male and female. 
C)  women's bodies are not strong enough for heavy labor. 
D)  biology drives the division of labor. 
E)  human male and female bodies are more similar than different. 
A)  chromosomes are the primary determinants of human behavior. 
B)  all individuals fall into the two assumed categories of male and female. 
C)  women's bodies are not strong enough for heavy labor. 
D)  biology drives the division of labor. 
E)  human male and female bodies are more similar than different.

Question 3

According to the text, increased participation in the global economy means that many women who migrate from the global South find work as ________ in industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  gardeners 
B)  teachers 
C)  nannies 
D)  waitresses 
E)  prostitutes 
A)  gardeners 
B)  teachers 
C)  nannies 
D)  waitresses 
E)  prostitutes

Question 4

Individuals whose culture identifies them as "neither man nor women" in India are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  machos. 
B)  hijras. 
C)  Two-Spirits. 
D)  transgendered. 
E)  hermaphrodite. 
A)  machos. 
B)  hijras. 
C)  Two-Spirits. 
D)  transgendered. 
E)  hermaphrodite.

Question 5

Ida Susser's initial research focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV/AIDS prevention in Brazil (South America). 
B)  the student movement at Kent State University (Ohio). 
C)  social change in Brooklyn (New York City). 
D)  the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
E)  child mortality in Appalachia (United States). 
A)  HIV/AIDS prevention in Brazil (South America). 
B)  the student movement at Kent State University (Ohio). 
C)  social change in Brooklyn (New York City). 
D)  the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
E)  child mortality in Appalachia (United States).

Question 6

The United States requires that individuals identify legally as:

Accepted Answer

A)  either male or female. 
B)  male, female, or intersexual. 
C)  male, female, or transgender. 
D)  male, female, or middle sex. 
E)  heterosexual, homosexual, or intersexual. 
A)  either male or female. 
B)  male, female, or intersexual. 
C)  male, female, or transgender. 
D)  male, female, or middle sex. 
E)  heterosexual, homosexual, or intersexual.

Question 7

Victims of gender-based violence are most likely to be assaulted:

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A)  in the streets. 
B)  in parks. 
C)  in public. 
D)  in a residence. 
E)  at work. 
A)  in the streets. 
B)  in parks. 
C)  in public. 
D)  in a residence. 
E)  at work.

Question 8

Discuss ways that women's participation in the migratory process, including their role in "the global care chain," reflects both gender role stereotypes and economic inequalities in the twenty-first century.

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Students should demonstrate knowledge of

Question 9

Explain how physicians' attitudes toward children born intersexed have changed in recent decades in parallel with changes in attitudes toward sexuality. Specifically, what has influenced the American Academy of Pediatrics to allow children to make their own choices once they reach an age where they are able to do so?

Accepted Answer

Students should define the concept of in

Question 10

Anne Fausto-Sterling's analysis of biological sexual identity identifies:

Accepted Answer

A)  three sexes, including machos. 
B)  four sexes, including hijras. 
C)  six sexes, including Two-Spirits. 
D)  five sexes, including intersexuals. 
E)  seven sexes, including berdaches. 
A)  three sexes, including machos. 
B)  four sexes, including hijras. 
C)  six sexes, including Two-Spirits. 
D)  five sexes, including intersexuals. 
E)  seven sexes, including berdaches.

Question 11

In the United States, ________ are those most subject to nonfatal intimate partner violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  women over the age of fifty 
B)  men and women between the ages of sixty and sixty-five 
C)  women between the ages of twenty and twenty-four 
D)  men over the age of seventy 
E)  women in their thirties 
A)  women over the age of fifty 
B)  men and women between the ages of sixty and sixty-five 
C)  women between the ages of twenty and twenty-four 
D)  men over the age of seventy 
E)  women in their thirties

Question 12

On average, human men weigh ________ more than women.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  25 percent 
D)  30 percent 
E)  50 percent 
A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  25 percent 
D)  30 percent 
E)  50 percent

Question 13

Discuss how the anthropological understanding of the status of individuals of alternate genders in Native American cultures has changed. After defining the terms berdache and "Two-Spirits," explain how scholars' and activists' views of the status and roles of individuals in these alternate genders have changed.

Accepted Answer

Students should demonstrate their knowle

Question 14

Inequalities of wealth, power, privilege, and access to resources, coupled with poor health that impacts victims' lives in painful ways, are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stratification. 
B)  structured gender violence. 
C)  interpersonal violence. 
D)  gender-based torture. 
E)  social injustice. 
A)  gender stratification. 
B)  structured gender violence. 
C)  interpersonal violence. 
D)  gender-based torture. 
E)  social injustice.

Question 15

For anthropologists, ________ refers to the observable physical differences between male and female human beings, especially the biological differences related to human reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  sex 
C)  reproduction 
D)  performance 
E)  dimorphism 
A)  gender 
B)  sex 
C)  reproduction 
D)  performance 
E)  dimorphism

Question 16

Which of the following is a way that sports such as T-ball reinforce gender ideals in US children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys typically receive more playing time than girls. 
B)  Boys have fewer opportunities to touch the ball than girls. 
C)  Girls spend more time batting than boys. 
D)  Parents tend to encourage boys and girls equally. 
E)  Girls and boys receive the same amount of praise for playing well. 
A)  Boys typically receive more playing time than girls. 
B)  Boys have fewer opportunities to touch the ball than girls. 
C)  Girls spend more time batting than boys. 
D)  Parents tend to encourage boys and girls equally. 
E)  Girls and boys receive the same amount of praise for playing well.

Question 17

Rape of men and women was one of the most brutal and powerful ways that gender stratification was performed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Zar Cult of Sudan. 
B)  Samoa of the 1920s. 
C)  factories on the U.S.-Mexico border. 
D)  the civil war of El Salvador. 
E)  the Trobriand Islands. 
A)  the Zar Cult of Sudan. 
B)  Samoa of the 1920s. 
C)  factories on the U.S.-Mexico border. 
D)  the civil war of El Salvador. 
E)  the Trobriand Islands.

Question 18

The process through which a sense of gender becomes normative and seems natural is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual dimorphism. 
B)  gender stratification. 
C)  enculturation. 
D)  enculturation 
E)  hierarchies. 
A)  sexual dimorphism. 
B)  gender stratification. 
C)  enculturation. 
D)  enculturation 
E)  hierarchies.

Question 19

The phrases "boys will be boys" and "it's a girls' thing" reflect gender:

Accepted Answer

A)  stratification. 
B)  roles. 
C)  stereotypes. 
D)  performance. 
E)  construction. 
A)  stratification. 
B)  roles. 
C)  stereotypes. 
D)  performance. 
E)  construction.

Question 20

Through the Zar Cult of Sudan, women:

Accepted Answer

A)  joined forces to protest violence against women and children. 
B)  claimed that spirits moved them when working in factories. 
C)  resisted subordination by speaking out while in a trance state. 
D)  gained political power by pursuing higher education and literacy. 
E)  took up arms to fight alongside men during a bloody civil war. 
A)  joined forces to protest violence against women and children. 
B)  claimed that spirits moved them when working in factories. 
C)  resisted subordination by speaking out while in a trance state. 
D)  gained political power by pursuing higher education and literacy. 
E)  took up arms to fight alongside men during a bloody civil war.

Studies on women's participation in the industrialized labor force indicate that:

Studies of physical differences indicate that:

According to the text, increased participation in the global economy means that many women who migrate from the global South find work as ________ in industrialized nations.

Individuals whose culture identifies them as "neither man nor women" in India are called:

Ida Susser's initial research focused on:

The United States requires that individuals identify legally as:

Victims of gender-based violence are most likely to be assaulted:

Discuss ways that women's participation in the migratory process, including their role in "the global care chain," reflects both gender role stereotypes and economic inequalities in the twenty-first century.

Anne Fausto-Sterling's analysis of biological sexual identity identifies:

In the United States, ________ are those most subject to nonfatal intimate partner violence.

On average, human men weigh ________ more than women.

Inequalities of wealth, power, privilege, and access to resources, coupled with poor health that impacts victims' lives in painful ways, are known as:

For anthropologists, ________ refers to the observable physical differences between male and female human beings, especially the biological differences related to human reproduction.

Which of the following is a way that sports such as T-ball reinforce gender ideals in US children?

Rape of men and women was one of the most brutal and powerful ways that gender stratification was performed in:

The process through which a sense of gender becomes normative and seems natural is called:

The phrases "boys will be boys" and "it's a girls' thing" reflect gender:

Through the Zar Cult of Sudan, women:

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Exam 8: Gender

Studies on women's participation in the industrialized labor force indicate that:

Studies of physical differences indicate that:

According to the text, increased participation in the global economy means that many women who migrate from the global South find work as ________ in industrialized nations.

Individuals whose culture identifies them as "neither man nor women" in India are called:

Ida Susser's initial research focused on:

The United States requires that individuals identify legally as:

Victims of gender-based violence are most likely to be assaulted:

Discuss ways that women's participation in the migratory process, including their role in "the global care chain," reflects both gender role stereotypes and economic inequalities in the twenty-first century.

Anne Fausto-Sterling's analysis of biological sexual identity identifies:

In the United States, ________ are those most subject to nonfatal intimate partner violence.

On average, human men weigh ________ more than women.

Inequalities of wealth, power, privilege, and access to resources, coupled with poor health that impacts victims' lives in painful ways, are known as:

For anthropologists, ________ refers to the observable physical differences between male and female human beings, especially the biological differences related to human reproduction.

Which of the following is a way that sports such as T-ball reinforce gender ideals in US children?

Rape of men and women was one of the most brutal and powerful ways that gender stratification was performed in:

The process through which a sense of gender becomes normative and seems natural is called:

The phrases "boys will be boys" and "it's a girls' thing" reflect gender:

Through the Zar Cult of Sudan, women:

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

Filters