Question 1

What is the "manhood puzzle"?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a theory that argues that the more young boys are tested,the better men they become in later life. 
B) It is a psychological drama in which men and women play roles of opposition in order to construct a viable society. 
C) It is a game that anthropologists use to determine how challenging the rites of passage are for young men and women as they enter puberty. 
D) It is an actual maze through which young men must pass in order to be declared "men" - it is found among the Sambia (New Guinea). 
E) It is an approach that questions why attaining manhood is filled with obstacles in so many cultures. 
A) It is a theory that argues that the more young boys are tested,the better men they become in later life. 
B) It is a psychological drama in which men and women play roles of opposition in order to construct a viable society. 
C) It is a game that anthropologists use to determine how challenging the rites of passage are for young men and women as they enter puberty. 
D) It is an actual maze through which young men must pass in order to be declared "men" - it is found among the Sambia (New Guinea). 
E) It is an approach that questions why attaining manhood is filled with obstacles in so many cultures. E

Question 2

How would scholars best depict the relationship between women's status and the global economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have made dramatic advances in the global economy and now face little discrimination in the workforce. 
B) Women have confronted further erosion of their social status as a result of the global economy and are not in favor of continued expansion. 
C) Women have faced both advances and losses as a result of the global economy,but it has allowed more opportunity than traditional agriculture. 
D) As women's status rises,the global economy expands and improves. 
E) As women's status declines,the global economy suffers. 
A) Women have made dramatic advances in the global economy and now face little discrimination in the workforce. 
B) Women have confronted further erosion of their social status as a result of the global economy and are not in favor of continued expansion. 
C) Women have faced both advances and losses as a result of the global economy,but it has allowed more opportunity than traditional agriculture. 
D) As women's status rises,the global economy expands and improves. 
E) As women's status declines,the global economy suffers. C

Question 3

The Tlingit today continue to have gender egalitarianism despite,and also because of,European influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is the social and cultural significance of gender and gender relations? How does the construction of gender reflect the construction of society itself?

Accepted Answer

The social and cultural significance of

Question 5

What colonial power first settled among the Nukumanu?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain 
B) Holland 
C) Spain 
D) Germany 
E) France 
A) Great Britain 
B) Holland 
C) Spain 
D) Germany 
E) France

Question 6

Peggy Sanday argues that men's dominance is not universal and is attached to:

Accepted Answer

A) their productive duties. 
B) their association with hunting and wild animals. 
C) the public/private division of space. 
D) ecological stress and warfare. 
E) religious ideology. 
A) their productive duties. 
B) their association with hunting and wild animals. 
C) the public/private division of space. 
D) ecological stress and warfare. 
E) religious ideology.

Question 7

Which of the following societies had the highest amount of gender egalitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A) Tlingit 
B) Nukumanu 
C) Mundurucu 
D) Yanomamo 
E) Tuareg 
A) Tlingit 
B) Nukumanu 
C) Mundurucu 
D) Yanomamo 
E) Tuareg

Question 8

Name four functions of male rites of passage.

Accepted Answer

The functions include to reinf

Question 9

In which kind of society would you anticipate the greatest gender equity?

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral 
B) foraging 
C) industrial 
D) agricultural 
E) horticultural 
A) pastoral 
B) foraging 
C) industrial 
D) agricultural 
E) horticultural

Question 10

What is the cultural construction of gender?

Accepted Answer

It is the idea that gender cha

Question 11

In their extreme form,female genital operations are called:

Accepted Answer

A) female circumcision. 
B) female violation. 
C) female mutilation. 
D) genital mutilation. 
E) genital circumcision. 
A) female circumcision. 
B) female violation. 
C) female mutilation. 
D) genital mutilation. 
E) genital circumcision.

Question 12

All of the following conditions tend to increase the gender inequality in society and cause women to lose significant social status except:

Accepted Answer

A) wet rice agricultural production. 
B) the advent of foreign aid and development programs. 
C) the use of plows and mechanization in agriculture. 
D) involvement in the cash economy. 
E) increasing numbers of children. 
A) wet rice agricultural production. 
B) the advent of foreign aid and development programs. 
C) the use of plows and mechanization in agriculture. 
D) involvement in the cash economy. 
E) increasing numbers of children.

Question 13

Which of the following Mexican artists is best known for her aesthetic expression of gender ideology and political identity?

Accepted Answer

A) Angelina Beloff 
B) Malu Riviera 
C) Maritza Morillas 
D) Frida Kahlo 
E) Maria Ortiz 
A) Angelina Beloff 
B) Malu Riviera 
C) Maritza Morillas 
D) Frida Kahlo 
E) Maria Ortiz

Question 14

Constraints on women's lives and discrimination against women is called:

Accepted Answer

A) sexual egalitarianism. 
B) sexual hierarchy. 
C) sexual construction. 
D) gender stratification. 
E) gender ideology. 
A) sexual egalitarianism. 
B) sexual hierarchy. 
C) sexual construction. 
D) gender stratification. 
E) gender ideology.

Question 15

What is female circumcision,and why is it practiced in some African societies? Discuss this using a culturally relative point of view.

Accepted Answer

Female circumcision, also known as femal

Question 16

The main source of female solidarity in horticultural societies is:

Accepted Answer

A) proximity to neighbors. 
B) cooperation and bonds among female kin. 
C) the seclusion of men into men's houses. 
D) children. 
E) female rites of passage. 
A) proximity to neighbors. 
B) cooperation and bonds among female kin. 
C) the seclusion of men into men's houses. 
D) children. 
E) female rites of passage.

Question 17

Prior to the arrival of Europeans,the Tahitians initiated and expressed sexual intimacy by:

Accepted Answer

A) eating coconuts together. 
B) dancing provocatively for each other. 
C) singing to each other. 
D) smelling each other. 
E) kissing each other. 
A) eating coconuts together. 
B) dancing provocatively for each other. 
C) singing to each other. 
D) smelling each other. 
E) kissing each other.

Question 18

Female rites of passage tend to be performed:

Accepted Answer

A) at a young girl's birth. 
B) at menarche. 
C) at menopause. 
D) after a young woman becomes pregnant for the first time. 
E) at the time of first sexual intimacy. 
A) at a young girl's birth. 
B) at menarche. 
C) at menopause. 
D) after a young woman becomes pregnant for the first time. 
E) at the time of first sexual intimacy.

Question 19

Which of the following undermines the traditional Tuareg women's status today?

Accepted Answer

A) the exposure the Tuareg have had to neighboring patrilineal societies 
B) the incorporation of the Tuareg into a larger nation-state society 
C) the family incorporation into a wage economy 
D) the migration of men to cities 
E) All of these undermine their status today. 
A) the exposure the Tuareg have had to neighboring patrilineal societies 
B) the incorporation of the Tuareg into a larger nation-state society 
C) the family incorporation into a wage economy 
D) the migration of men to cities 
E) All of these undermine their status today.

Question 20

What do mahu,kathoey,and two-spirits have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are eunuchs. 
B) They are all individuals who are born male and female and live intersexed lives. 
C) They are groups of individuals in different cultures who cross over the gender divide between male and female. 
D) They are individuals in Native American cultures who are born male,but have their genitals surgically removed. 
E) They are different types of rituals in which androgynous individuals perform. 
A) They are eunuchs. 
B) They are all individuals who are born male and female and live intersexed lives. 
C) They are groups of individuals in different cultures who cross over the gender divide between male and female. 
D) They are individuals in Native American cultures who are born male,but have their genitals surgically removed. 
E) They are different types of rituals in which androgynous individuals perform.

What is the "manhood puzzle"?

How would scholars best depict the relationship between women's status and the global economy?

The Tlingit today continue to have gender egalitarianism despite,and also because of,European influence.

What is the social and cultural significance of gender and gender relations? How does the construction of gender reflect the construction of society itself?

What colonial power first settled among the Nukumanu?

Peggy Sanday argues that men's dominance is not universal and is attached to:

Which of the following societies had the highest amount of gender egalitarianism?

Name four functions of male rites of passage.

In which kind of society would you anticipate the greatest gender equity?

What is the cultural construction of gender?

In their extreme form,female genital operations are called:

All of the following conditions tend to increase the gender inequality in society and cause women to lose significant social status except:

Which of the following Mexican artists is best known for her aesthetic expression of gender ideology and political identity?

Constraints on women's lives and discrimination against women is called:

What is female circumcision,and why is it practiced in some African societies? Discuss this using a culturally relative point of view.

The main source of female solidarity in horticultural societies is:

Prior to the arrival of Europeans,the Tahitians initiated and expressed sexual intimacy by:

Female rites of passage tend to be performed:

Which of the following undermines the traditional Tuareg women's status today?

What do mahu,kathoey,and two-spirits have in common?

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Exam 8: Sex and Gender

What is the "manhood puzzle"?

How would scholars best depict the relationship between women's status and the global economy?

The Tlingit today continue to have gender egalitarianism despite,and also because of,European influence.

What is the social and cultural significance of gender and gender relations? How does the construction of gender reflect the construction of society itself?

What colonial power first settled among the Nukumanu?

Peggy Sanday argues that men's dominance is not universal and is attached to:

Which of the following societies had the highest amount of gender egalitarianism?

Name four functions of male rites of passage.

In which kind of society would you anticipate the greatest gender equity?

What is the cultural construction of gender?

In their extreme form,female genital operations are called:

All of the following conditions tend to increase the gender inequality in society and cause women to lose significant social status except:

Which of the following Mexican artists is best known for her aesthetic expression of gender ideology and political identity?

Constraints on women's lives and discrimination against women is called:

What is female circumcision,and why is it practiced in some African societies? Discuss this using a culturally relative point of view.

The main source of female solidarity in horticultural societies is:

Prior to the arrival of Europeans,the Tahitians initiated and expressed sexual intimacy by:

Female rites of passage tend to be performed:

Which of the following undermines the traditional Tuareg women's status today?

What do mahu,kathoey,and two-spirits have in common?

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters