Question 1

Why is "earning an income" no longer a man's role in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Earning an income is no longer solely a

Question 2

In the United States, most engineers, judges, and college presidents are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Women have served in the U.S. armed forces:

Accepted Answer

A)  since World War II. 
B)  since the Vietnam War. 
C)  since the Persian Gulf War. 
D)  since colonial times. 
A)  since World War II. 
B)  since the Vietnam War. 
C)  since the Persian Gulf War. 
D)  since colonial times.

Question 4

In the United States, working women are concentrated in administrative support jobs and in service jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the United States in 2009, women in the labor force working full time earned _____ as much as men working full time.

Accepted Answer

A)  97 percent 
B)  87 percent 
C)  77 percent 
D)  57 percent 
A)  97 percent 
B)  87 percent 
C)  77 percent 
D)  57 percent

Question 6

What three factors account for most of the income disparity between women and men?

Accepted Answer

The income disparity between women and m

Question 7

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 8

Patriarchy provides advantages, but not disadvantages, to males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  educational reform. 
B)  widespread use of birth control. 
C)  monogamous marriage. 
D)  the rise of industry. 
A)  educational reform. 
B)  widespread use of birth control. 
C)  monogamous marriage. 
D)  the rise of industry.

Question 10

Minority women are more economically disadvantaged than white women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the United States today, women working for income is the rule rather than the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Throughout the life course, gender shapes:

Accepted Answer

A)  human feelings. 
B)  human thoughts. 
C)  human actions. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  human feelings. 
B)  human thoughts. 
C)  human actions. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 13

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 14

On average, do women or men live longer?

Accepted Answer

A)  On average, men outlive women by about one year. 
B)  On average, women outlive men by about one year. 
C)  On average, men outlive women by about five years. 
D)  On average, women outlive men by about five years. 
A)  On average, men outlive women by about one year. 
B)  On average, women outlive men by about one year. 
C)  On average, men outlive women by about five years. 
D)  On average, women outlive men by about five years.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which factor accounts for the greatest share of the difference in the earnings of working women and men in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in education 
B)  difference in family responsibilities 
C)  gender discrimination in the workplace 
D)  the type of work men and women do 
A)  differences in education 
B)  difference in family responsibilities 
C)  gender discrimination in the workplace 
D)  the type of work men and women do

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  class 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  class 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 18

For which of the following categories of the U.S. population is it True that women do most of the housework?

Accepted Answer

A)  employed people 
B)  married people 
C)  people with children 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  employed people 
B)  married people 
C)  people with children 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

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

Question 20

What is the importance of the term "glass ceiling"?

Accepted Answer

The term "glass ceiling" refers to an in

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Why is "earning an income" no longer a man's role in the United States?

In the United States, most engineers, judges, and college presidents are men.

Women have served in the U.S. armed forces:

In the United States, working women are concentrated in administrative support jobs and in service jobs.

In the United States in 2009, women in the labor force working full time earned _____ as much as men working full time.

What three factors account for most of the income disparity between women and men?

The concept of gender refers to:

Patriarchy provides advantages, but not disadvantages, to males.

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

Minority women are more economically disadvantaged than white women.

In the United States today, women working for income is the rule rather than the exception.

Throughout the life course, gender shapes:

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

On average, do women or men live longer?

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

Which factor accounts for the greatest share of the difference in the earnings of working women and men in the United States?

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

For which of the following categories of the U.S. population is it True that women do most of the housework?

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages:

What is the importance of the term "glass ceiling"?

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