Question 1

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the view that conditions of poverty are emasculating 
B)  the increasing representation of women among the poorest people 
C)  the popularity of feminist ideals among poor people 
D)  the recent campaign by feminists to work with the poor 
E)  the view that only women care about issues of poverty 
A)  the view that conditions of poverty are emasculating 
B)  the increasing representation of women among the poorest people 
C)  the popularity of feminist ideals among poor people 
D)  the recent campaign by feminists to work with the poor 
E)  the view that only women care about issues of poverty

Question 2

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the relationship between gender stratification and economic roles? Do these relationships apply equally to all types of societies, regardless of the type of productive activity? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Gender stratification refers to the uneq

Question 4

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the strides different countries have made to close the gender gap. Which region has done the least to correct gender-based inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Middle East/North Africa 
E)  Nordic countries 
A)  North America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Middle East/North Africa 
E)  Nordic countries

Question 5

Flexibility in sexual expression seems to be an aspect of our primate heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The relative gender equality found in horticultural societies most likely characterizes the most natural state of gender differentiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Women in matrilineal societies tend to occupy elevated status positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

This chapter's discussion on recurrent gender patterns stresses that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is the role of industrialized nations to correct patterns that are immoral. 
B)  the United Nations should become more involved in reversing these patterns. 
C)  exceptions to cross-cultural generalizations may involve societies or individuals. 
D)  these patterns are universals rather than generalities. 
E)  these generalities are based on bad data, because the studies did not use randomized sampling. 
A)  it is the role of industrialized nations to correct patterns that are immoral. 
B)  the United Nations should become more involved in reversing these patterns. 
C)  exceptions to cross-cultural generalizations may involve societies or individuals. 
D)  these patterns are universals rather than generalities. 
E)  these generalities are based on bad data, because the studies did not use randomized sampling.

Question 9

Gender roles are the instinctual behaviors that are the exclusive domain of each sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reasons why there are so many single-parent families headed by women include male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that women are responsible for the children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Transvestism, when members of one gender (usually males) dress as another (female), is

Accepted Answer

A)  very common in Brazil, given this country's general acceptance of alternative gender roles. 
B)  an example of the biological basis of sexual expression. 
C)  evidence of the cultural limits in determining gender roles. 
D)  perhaps the most common way of forming genders alternative to male and female. 
E)  increasingly popular among gay men in Brazil. 
A)  very common in Brazil, given this country's general acceptance of alternative gender roles. 
B)  an example of the biological basis of sexual expression. 
C)  evidence of the cultural limits in determining gender roles. 
D)  perhaps the most common way of forming genders alternative to male and female. 
E)  increasingly popular among gay men in Brazil.

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

What is the relationship between gender stratification and economic roles? Do these relationships apply equally to all types of societies, regardless of the type of productive activity? Why or why not?

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the strides different countries have made to close the gender gap. Which region has done the least to correct gender-based inequality?

Flexibility in sexual expression seems to be an aspect of our primate heritage.

The relative gender equality found in horticultural societies most likely characterizes the most natural state of gender differentiation.

Women in matrilineal societies tend to occupy elevated status positions.

This chapter's discussion on recurrent gender patterns stresses that

Gender roles are the instinctual behaviors that are the exclusive domain of each sex.

Reasons why there are so many single-parent families headed by women include male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that women are responsible for the children.

Transvestism, when members of one gender (usually males) dress as another (female), is

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Exam 18: Gender

What is meant by the term feminization of poverty?

Cross-culturally, the subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal.

What is the relationship between gender stratification and economic roles? Do these relationships apply equally to all types of societies, regardless of the type of productive activity? Why or why not?

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the strides different countries have made to close the gender gap. Which region has done the least to correct gender-based inequality?

Flexibility in sexual expression seems to be an aspect of our primate heritage.

The relative gender equality found in horticultural societies most likely characterizes the most natural state of gender differentiation.

Women in matrilineal societies tend to occupy elevated status positions.

This chapter's discussion on recurrent gender patterns stresses that

Gender roles are the instinctual behaviors that are the exclusive domain of each sex.

Reasons why there are so many single-parent families headed by women include male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that women are responsible for the children.

Transvestism, when members of one gender (usually males) dress as another (female), is

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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