Exam 4: Gender

While mainstream feminist activism has focused primarily on the freedom of choice,poor women and women of color have fought for their right to ______.

Liberal feminism is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

In the United States,men are typically taught to be ______,while women are taught to be ______.

On average,U.S.women earn ______ less than men.

Tom always changes the conversation to talk about sports when his female colleagues begin talking about topics that do not interest him.This is an example of ______.

A sociological approach that seeks to uncover the taken-for-granted assumptions that lie behind the basic stuff of social life and interaction is ______.

Which theory objects to categories related to sexuality,such as gay,straight,lesbian,bisexual,and transsexual?

As recently as the 1970s,a husband who physically assaulted his wife or children in any state in the United States was not subject to public laws governing behavior.

The majority of domestic workers (nannies,housekeepers,and home health-care aides)in the United States are White women and immigrants.

The theory of doing gender is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

______ is the study of aspects of social life that may have deeper meaning but are typically taken for granted.

While sex role theory is associated with ______,liberal feminism is associated with ______.

Ben is an elementary school teacher and is happy with his job.The principal of his school has been encouraging him to give up teaching for a better paying position as a school administrator.Ben may be experiencing the ______ effect.

Sex role theory is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

Discuss the queer theory as a hybrid perspective on gender.What are the three basic characteristics of the queer theory? What are some of the solutions proposed by queer theorists?

Policies that encourage poor women to marry are most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?