Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

With the term sex,anthropologists are referring to biological differences.In contrast,they define gender as

Accepted Answer

A)  the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else. 
B)  a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women. 
C)  the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex. 
D)  the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures. 
E)  one's biological identity. 
A)  the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else. 
B)  a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women. 
C)  the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex. 
D)  the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures. 
E)  one's biological identity.

Question 3

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 4

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are sometimes characterized by a view that females are dangerous and polluting. 
B)  Their land and prestige are passed through the females. 
C)  They have strongly developed private-public dichotomies. 
D)  They have their prestige goods under male control. 
E)  They often practice polygyny and have patterns of intervillage raiding. 
A)  They are sometimes characterized by a view that females are dangerous and polluting. 
B)  Their land and prestige are passed through the females. 
C)  They have strongly developed private-public dichotomies. 
D)  They have their prestige goods under male control. 
E)  They often practice polygyny and have patterns of intervillage raiding.

Question 7

According to anthropologist Ann Stoler,the economic determinants of gender status include

Accepted Answer

A)  the level of interest rates and the price of oil. 
B)  controlling one's own and others' tendency toward overconsumption. 
C)  free will and overcoming ideas that associate sin with the desires of the flesh. 
D)  free will and overcoming ideas that split the mind and body. 
E)  freedom or autonomy in terms of disposing of one's labor and its fruits, and social power: control over the lives, labor, and produce of others. 
A)  the level of interest rates and the price of oil. 
B)  controlling one's own and others' tendency toward overconsumption. 
C)  free will and overcoming ideas that associate sin with the desires of the flesh. 
D)  free will and overcoming ideas that split the mind and body. 
E)  freedom or autonomy in terms of disposing of one's labor and its fruits, and social power: control over the lives, labor, and produce of others.

Question 8

Based on research in the 1960s,which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was thought to sap a man's vitality. 
B)  Women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches. 
C)  Such sex was permitted only a hundred days a year. 
D)  It was permitted to take place only in the couple's residence. 
E)  It was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death. 
A)  It was thought to sap a man's vitality. 
B)  Women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches. 
C)  Such sex was permitted only a hundred days a year. 
D)  It was permitted to take place only in the couple's residence. 
E)  It was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death.

Question 9

Intersex,a group of conditions involving discrepancy between external genitals and internal genitals,can have a variety of chromosomal causes that create a sex-gender difference.Which of the following chromosomal anomalies identifies a person with the chromosomes of a woman and female internal anatomy,but with male external genitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  XY Intersex person 
B)  True Gonadal Intersex person 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY configuration) 
D)  XX Intersex person 
E)  Turner syndrome 
A)  XY Intersex person 
B)  True Gonadal Intersex person 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY configuration) 
D)  XX Intersex person 
E)  Turner syndrome

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT among the four sexual orientations found throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  transsexuality. 
B)  homosexuality. 
C)  bisexuality. 
D)  heterosexuality. 
E)  asexuality. 
A)  transsexuality. 
B)  homosexuality. 
C)  bisexuality. 
D)  heterosexuality. 
E)  asexuality.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

With the term sex,anthropologists are referring to biological differences.In contrast,they define gender as

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?

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is NOT true?

According to anthropologist Ann Stoler,the economic determinants of gender status include

Based on research in the 1960s,which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT among the four sexual orientations found throughout the world?

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

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

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Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 18: Gender

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

With the term sex,anthropologists are referring to biological differences.In contrast,they define gender as

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?

Gender stratification tends to be extremely pronounced in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

The reason there are more modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" is that modern industry is even more physically demanding than it was during World War II.

Which of the following statements about groups with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex is NOT true?

According to anthropologist Ann Stoler,the economic determinants of gender status include

Based on research in the 1960s,which of the following statements about Etoro conceptions of heterosexual intercourse is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT among the four sexual orientations found throughout the world?

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

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

Filters