Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Consider the general message and trends shown in Figure 13-3, Employment Rates of Men and Women (35 to 44 Years of Age) in Canada, 1971 to 2011. Describe what this figure tells you about gender inequality. Overall, how does the information in this figure make you feel about the gap between the genders? Is the information presented predominantly negative, positive, or both, do you think? Explain.

Discuss how your own gender might influence your reaction to the reading of the box Powerful Canadian Women. How might this differ from the other gender's reaction?

Engels claimed that men's desire to control their property brought about

The belief that one sex is innately superior to the other is known as

Which type of feminism accepts the basic organization of Canadian society, but seeks to give women the same rights and opportunities as men?

Feminist thinking is strongly political.

Which anthropologist is noted in the text as carrying out groundbreaking research on gender?

Which of the following statements is corrects about the average lifespan of men and women?

Evidence from the Israeli kibbutzim suggests that cultures have the ability to define what is masculine and feminine in various ways.

Liberal feminism seeks the elimination of gender itself.

Canadian women earn 71 cents for every one dollar earned by men.

Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers?

Intersection theory explains that which of the following is a source of social disadvantage?

The concept of gender refers to

Margaret Mead argued that gender was mostly a matter of biology rather than culture.

In 1993, _____________ became Canada's first, and only thus far, female Prime Minister.

Based on the map and discussion in the text, where would you go to find societies in which women's social power is lowest compared to that of men?

Sexual harassment became an issue in Canada in

What would a social researcher conclude about the status of women as a minority?

What six explanations are put forth for women earning 71% of the male dollar in Canada? Clearly identify each explanation and discuss each fully.