Question 1

The glass ceiling is something that

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A) men experience in female-dominated occupations. 
B) women experience in male-dominated occupations. 
C) both men and women experience in occupations dominated by the other gender. 
D) transmen and transwomen experience in occupations dominated by the other gender. 
A) men experience in female-dominated occupations. 
B) women experience in male-dominated occupations. 
C) both men and women experience in occupations dominated by the other gender. 
D) transmen and transwomen experience in occupations dominated by the other gender.

Question 2

What is the motherhood penalty?

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A) the extra housework that women have,in addition to paid work outside the house 
B) the highest cost of health care for women who choose to have children 
C) a career path with fewer opportunities for raises,promotions,or even equal pay 
D) a loss in wages per hour on the job associated with becoming a mother 
A) the extra housework that women have,in addition to paid work outside the house 
B) the highest cost of health care for women who choose to have children 
C) a career path with fewer opportunities for raises,promotions,or even equal pay 
D) a loss in wages per hour on the job associated with becoming a mother

Question 3

Among the following,which would be the best example of emotion work?

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A) getting a drunk client to sit down without a fuss 
B) sitting up all night with your sick two-year-old child 
C) ignoring the coworkers who are abusive to you 
D) not complaining when you have to work overtime 
A) getting a drunk client to sit down without a fuss 
B) sitting up all night with your sick two-year-old child 
C) ignoring the coworkers who are abusive to you 
D) not complaining when you have to work overtime

Question 4

Gendered job segregation is

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A) relatively constant over time and place because it reflects gender dimorphism. 
B) extremely high (90 percent or more)in some occupations in the United States today. 
C) virtually gone from most U.S.occupations since the 1960s. 
D) the belief that men and women who do the same work should do it separately. 
A) relatively constant over time and place because it reflects gender dimorphism. 
B) extremely high (90 percent or more)in some occupations in the United States today. 
C) virtually gone from most U.S.occupations since the 1960s. 
D) the belief that men and women who do the same work should do it separately.

Question 5

A pharmacy is currently hiring for an open pharmacist position.Which candidate is MOST likely to be viewed the most favorably?

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A) a married man with no children 
B) a married man with children 
C) an unmarried woman with children 
D) a married woman with children 
A) a married man with no children 
B) a married man with children 
C) an unmarried woman with children 
D) a married woman with children

Question 6

When psychologists asked ten- and eleven-year-olds to evaluate fake jobs,the ones that the children were told were performed mostly by men were

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A) viewed as being low paying. 
B) seen as being more sexist. 
C) rated as higher status. 
D) seen as less desirable. 
A) viewed as being low paying. 
B) seen as being more sexist. 
C) rated as higher status. 
D) seen as less desirable.

Question 7

What does the concept androcentric pay scale refer to?

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A) the idea that business women need to act more like men in order earn equal pay 
B) the correlation between average wages and the average gender composition of a job 
C) the unwillingness of employers to pay women to do the most demanding jobs 
D) the gender wage gap between men and women within the same occupation (different pay for equal work) 
A) the idea that business women need to act more like men in order earn equal pay 
B) the correlation between average wages and the average gender composition of a job 
C) the unwillingness of employers to pay women to do the most demanding jobs 
D) the gender wage gap between men and women within the same occupation (different pay for equal work)

Question 8

The discrimination that employers show toward women with children compared to other women and men as actual or potential employees is called

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A) the ideal worker norm. 
B) the motherhood penalty. 
C) benevolent sexism. 
D) hostile sexism. 
A) the ideal worker norm. 
B) the motherhood penalty. 
C) benevolent sexism. 
D) hostile sexism.

Question 9

The gender pay gap is

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A) the difference between the average incomes of men and women who work full-time for pay. 
B) the actual salary gap between women and men regardless of the hours they work for pay. 
C) irrelevant,because today women and men make the same amount for the same jobs,but just have different jobs. 
D) the difference between women's and men's incomes in exactly the same job for the same employer. 
A) the difference between the average incomes of men and women who work full-time for pay. 
B) the actual salary gap between women and men regardless of the hours they work for pay. 
C) irrelevant,because today women and men make the same amount for the same jobs,but just have different jobs. 
D) the difference between women's and men's incomes in exactly the same job for the same employer.

Question 10

Celia just received her annual performance review from her male boss.She is interested in applying for a job in the pay grade above hers,so she needs to receive concrete feedback on the areas she needs to improve to strengthen her chances of being promoted.Her boss,however,doesn't want to hurt her feelings,so he provides vague feedback that is hard to interpret.Her boss is demonstrating how __________ can impede women's chances for advancement.

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A) benevolent sexism 
B) double binds 
C) glass ceilings 
D) hostile sexism 
A) benevolent sexism 
B) double binds 
C) glass ceilings 
D) hostile sexism

Question 11

Mary has recently been promoted to CEO of the bank where she works.The bank has been involved in a public relations scandal,and it is in serious danger of closing.Mary's promotion is a good example of the __________ women encounter in the workplace.

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A) glass ceiling 
B) glass cliff 
C) glass escalator 
D) glass ladder 
A) glass ceiling 
B) glass cliff 
C) glass escalator 
D) glass ladder

Question 12

The gender pay gap

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A) is similar in every U.S.state. 
B) is the same across all racial and ethnic groups. 
C) decreases at higher levels of education. 
D) increases across the life cycle. 
A) is similar in every U.S.state. 
B) is the same across all racial and ethnic groups. 
C) decreases at higher levels of education. 
D) increases across the life cycle.

The glass ceiling is something that

What is the motherhood penalty?

Among the following,which would be the best example of emotion work?

Gendered job segregation is

A pharmacy is currently hiring for an open pharmacist position.Which candidate is MOST likely to be viewed the most favorably?

When psychologists asked ten- and eleven-year-olds to evaluate fake jobs,the ones that the children were told were performed mostly by men were

What does the concept androcentric pay scale refer to?

The discrimination that employers show toward women with children compared to other women and men as actual or potential employees is called

The gender pay gap is

Mary has recently been promoted to CEO of the bank where she works.The bank has been involved in a public relations scandal,and it is in serious danger of closing.Mary's promotion is a good example of the __________ women encounter in the workplace.

The gender pay gap

Ideas

Bodies

Performances

Intersections

Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Politics

Filters

Exam 11: Work

The glass ceiling is something that

What is the motherhood penalty?

Among the following,which would be the best example of emotion work?

Gendered job segregation is

A pharmacy is currently hiring for an open pharmacist position.Which candidate is MOST likely to be viewed the most favorably?

When psychologists asked ten- and eleven-year-olds to evaluate fake jobs,the ones that the children were told were performed mostly by men were

What does the concept androcentric pay scale refer to?

The discrimination that employers show toward women with children compared to other women and men as actual or potential employees is called

The gender pay gap is

Mary has recently been promoted to CEO of the bank where she works.The bank has been involved in a public relations scandal,and it is in serious danger of closing.Mary's promotion is a good example of the __________ women encounter in the workplace.

The gender pay gap

Ideas

Bodies

Performances

Intersections

Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Politics

Filters