Question 1

Gender affects the opportunities and constraints each of us encounters throughout our lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is TRUE about sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It happens to men and women. 
B)  It has had little impact on the workplace. 
C)  It is always blatant and direct. 
D)  It never happens to men. 
A)  It happens to men and women. 
B)  It has had little impact on the workplace. 
C)  It is always blatant and direct. 
D)  It never happens to men.

Question 3

Looking back over Canadian history, we see a general trend by which women

Accepted Answer

A)  have gained opportunities and power. 
B)  have made little movement toward equality with men. 
C)  are steadily losing ground and becoming less equal to men. 
D)  have retained their position of dominance over men. 
A)  have gained opportunities and power. 
B)  have made little movement toward equality with men. 
C)  are steadily losing ground and becoming less equal to men. 
D)  have retained their position of dominance over men.

Question 4

The concept "glass ceiling" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top. 
B)  the fact that women's dreams are easily broken. 
C)  the fact that cleaning the home is all most women do. 
D)  the phenomenon where women are seen performing domestic chores in advertising. 
A)  the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top. 
B)  the fact that women's dreams are easily broken. 
C)  the fact that cleaning the home is all most women do. 
D)  the phenomenon where women are seen performing domestic chores in advertising.

Question 5

Patriarchy provides advantages, but not disadvantages, to males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research shows that young males have less mathematical ability but greater verbal ability than young females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Pink-collar" work refers to what type of jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  clerical 
B)  professional 
C)  housework 
D)  medical 
A)  clerical 
B)  professional 
C)  housework 
D)  medical

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a skill commonly associated with female peer groups of school-age children?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication 
B)  co-operation 
C)  aggression 
D)  nurturing 
A)  communication 
B)  co-operation 
C)  aggression 
D)  nurturing

Question 9

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

Accepted Answer

A)  men to take control of the workplace. 
B)  growing gender equality. 
C)  women to have more children. 
D)  growing gender inequality. 
A)  men to take control of the workplace. 
B)  growing gender equality. 
C)  women to have more children. 
D)  growing gender inequality.

Question 10

Sexism is the assertion that one sex is innately superior to the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Voice-overs on TV commercials are almost always male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What percentage of Canadian degrees, diplomas, and certificates did women receive between 1999 and 2003?

Accepted Answer

A)  58% 
B)  30% 
C)  45% 
D)  72% 
A)  58% 
B)  30% 
C)  45% 
D)  72%

Question 13

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of power relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchy. 
B)  matriarchy. 
C)  gender stratification. 
D)  sexism. 
A)  patriarchy. 
B)  matriarchy. 
C)  gender stratification. 
D)  sexism.

Question 15

Based on her research in New Guinea, what did Margaret Mead conclude about gender?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Mead concluded that gender role

Question 16

The concept of gender refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree of inequality between men and women in a society. 
B)  the secondary sex characteristics of individuals. 
C)  the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male. 
D)  patterns of sexual orientation. 
A)  the degree of inequality between men and women in a society. 
B)  the secondary sex characteristics of individuals. 
C)  the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male. 
D)  patterns of sexual orientation.

Question 17

Gender socialization begins in childhood and ends as we approach adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which province was the last to grant women the right to vote in 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontario 
B)  Manitoba 
C)  Quebec 
D)  B.C. 
A)  Ontario 
B)  Manitoba 
C)  Quebec 
D)  B.C.

Question 19

Which of the following does the social-conflict perspective believe to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender involves similarity in power, but difference in behaviour. 
B)  In hunting and gathering times, the activities of men were more important than the activities of women. 
C)  A productive surplus led to a concern by men to control the behaviour of women. 
D)  According to Engels, capitalism reduces male domination. 
A)  Gender involves similarity in power, but difference in behaviour. 
B)  In hunting and gathering times, the activities of men were more important than the activities of women. 
C)  A productive surplus led to a concern by men to control the behaviour of women. 
D)  According to Engels, capitalism reduces male domination.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. 
B)  Overall, men are physically superior to women. 
C)  Overall, women are physically superior to men. 
D)  There are no physical differences between men and women. 
A)  Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. 
B)  Overall, men are physically superior to women. 
C)  Overall, women are physically superior to men. 
D)  There are no physical differences between men and women.

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Gender affects the opportunities and constraints each of us encounters throughout our lives.

What is TRUE about sexual harassment?

Looking back over Canadian history, we see a general trend by which women

The concept "glass ceiling" refers to

Patriarchy provides advantages, but not disadvantages, to males.

Research shows that young males have less mathematical ability but greater verbal ability than young females.

"Pink-collar" work refers to what type of jobs?

Which of the following is NOT a skill commonly associated with female peer groups of school-age children?

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

Sexism is the assertion that one sex is innately superior to the other.

Voice-overs on TV commercials are almost always male.

What percentage of Canadian degrees, diplomas, and certificates did women receive between 1999 and 2003?

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of power relationships.

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

Based on her research in New Guinea, what did Margaret Mead conclude about gender?

The concept of gender refers to

Gender socialization begins in childhood and ends as we approach adulthood.

Which province was the last to grant women the right to vote in 1940?

Which of the following does the social-conflict perspective believe to be true?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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