Question 1

Liberal feminism seeks the elimination of gender itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  40 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 3

Which of the following statements is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ) tests. 
B)  Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C)  Women have only recently joined the U.S. armed forces. 
D)  Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill. 
A)  Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ) tests. 
B)  Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C)  Women have only recently joined the U.S. armed forces. 
D)  Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill.

Question 4

What does Naomi Wolf mean by the term "beauty myth"?

Accepted Answer

The term "beauty myth" was popularized b

Question 5

What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males?

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchy 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  monarchy 
D)  oligarchy 
A)  patriarchy 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  monarchy 
D)  oligarchy

Question 6

Unmarried women do less housework than unmarried men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

The chapter argues that gender is a matter of not just difference, but also of differences in:

Accepted Answer

A)  power. 
B)  wealth. 
C)  privileges. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  power. 
B)  wealth. 
C)  privileges. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

In global perspective, the region in which women have the least social power is North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians 
B)  corporate managers 
C)  college professors 
D)  elementary school teachers 
A)  physicians 
B)  corporate managers 
C)  college professors 
D)  elementary school teachers

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 12

Most cases of female genital mutilation occur in which of the following places?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  the United States 
C)  Africa 
D)  Asia 
A)  Latin America 
B)  the United States 
C)  Africa 
D)  Asia

Question 13

Sexual harassment is an important social issue because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it actually targets men more often than women. 
B)  half of working women report receiving unwanted sexual attention. 
C)  it almost always involves blatant threats. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  it actually targets men more often than women. 
B)  half of working women report receiving unwanted sexual attention. 
C)  it almost always involves blatant threats. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend toward _____ behavior, while females are more _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental expressive 
B)  expressive instrumental 
C)  egalitarian hierarchical 
D)  rational emotional 
A)  instrumental expressive 
B)  expressive instrumental 
C)  egalitarian hierarchical 
D)  rational emotional

Question 16

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  all societies define masculinity in much the same way. 
B)  all societies define femininity in much the same way. 
C)  some societies recognize gender differences some do not. 
D)  what is feminine to one society may be masculine to another. 
A)  all societies define masculinity in much the same way. 
B)  all societies define femininity in much the same way. 
C)  some societies recognize gender differences some do not. 
D)  what is feminine to one society may be masculine to another.

Question 17

Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  liberal feminism 
B)  socialist feminism 
C)  radical feminism 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Most women in the United States think of themselves as a minority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" about men in ballet illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  the stereotypical ways we define male gender roles. 
B)  all male ballet dancers are gay. 
C)  men really like wearing tights. 
D)  how easy it is for men to take over a previously female-dominated field. 
A)  the stereotypical ways we define male gender roles. 
B)  all male ballet dancers are gay. 
C)  men really like wearing tights. 
D)  how easy it is for men to take over a previously female-dominated field.

Question 20

In her famous study, Margaret Mead investigated gender in three African societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Liberal feminism seeks the elimination of gender itself.

Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?

Which of the following statements is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

What does Naomi Wolf mean by the term "beauty myth"?

What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males?

Unmarried women do less housework than unmarried men.

Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?

The chapter argues that gender is a matter of not just difference, but also of differences in:

In global perspective, the region in which women have the least social power is North America.

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

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

Most cases of female genital mutilation occur in which of the following places?

Sexual harassment is an important social issue because:

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

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend toward _____ behavior, while females are more _____.

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that:

Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?

Most women in the United States think of themselves as a minority.

The chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" about men in ballet illustrates:

In her famous study, Margaret Mead investigated gender in three African societies.

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