Question 1

____ involves boys playing stereotypically "girls" games and girls playing stereotypically "boys" games.

Accepted Answer

A) gender ideology 
B) boundary crossing 
C) gender identity 
D) gendered game play 
E) corner crossing 
A) gender ideology 
B) boundary crossing 
C) gender identity 
D) gendered game play 
E) corner crossing

Question 2

Thorne found that contests,chasing games,and other activities often involved self-segregation of boys and girls.She also saw many cases of boys and girls:

Accepted Answer

A) fighting 
B) getting each other into trouble 
C) avoid each other 
D) playing together 
E) all of these choices 
A) fighting 
B) getting each other into trouble 
C) avoid each other 
D) playing together 
E) all of these choices

Question 3

When Bill Gates said,"Well,let's hire two women because we can pay them half as much as we will have to pay a man,and we can give them all this other 'crap' work to do because they are women",he was engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) gender discrimination 
B) gender ideology 
C) gender roles 
D) sex and gender 
E) none of these choices 
A) gender discrimination 
B) gender ideology 
C) gender roles 
D) sex and gender 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

About 1 in every 30,000 people in North America is a:

Accepted Answer

A) transsexual 
B) transgendered person 
C) transvestite 
D) cross dresser 
E) all of these choices 
A) transsexual 
B) transgendered person 
C) transvestite 
D) cross dresser 
E) all of these choices

Question 5

Fashion models do not have much real effect on body dissatisfaction among many North American women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to evolutionary psychology,men evolve competitive and aggressive dispositions because:

Accepted Answer

A) it serves the interests of the social order 
B) it prepares men for warfare 
C) it enables men to compete with other men for sexual access to women 
D) it serves the interests of women 
E) all of these choices 
A) it serves the interests of the social order 
B) it prepares men for warfare 
C) it enables men to compete with other men for sexual access to women 
D) it serves the interests of women 
E) all of these choices

Question 7

The ceremonial dress of male Wodaabe nomads in Niger may,by Western standards,appear:

Accepted Answer

A) ambiguous 
B) feminine 
C) disturbing 
D) neutral 
E) transgendered 
A) ambiguous 
B) feminine 
C) disturbing 
D) neutral 
E) transgendered

Question 8

Society is so concerned with developing diversity that members of society are often eager to use emotional and physical violence and intimidation to allow for multiple forms of sexual behavior and sexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are transgendered people?

Accepted Answer

Transgendered people are indiv

Question 10

Scholars who see gender differences as a reflection of naturally evolved dispositions are approaching gender from which theoretical position?

Accepted Answer

A) essentialism 
B) social constructionism 
C) functionalism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
E) conflict theory 
A) essentialism 
B) social constructionism 
C) functionalism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
E) conflict theory

Question 11

In her research on school children,sociologist Barrie Thorne noticed quite a lot of ____ between boys and girls.Most commonly,boys accepted girls as participants in soccer,baseball,and basketball games if girls demonstrated skill at these sports.

Accepted Answer

A) gender ideology 
B) gender identity 
C) boundary crossing 
D) compulsory acceptance 
E) animosity 
A) gender ideology 
B) gender identity 
C) boundary crossing 
D) compulsory acceptance 
E) animosity

Question 12

Which strand of feminism advocates nonsexist methods of socialization and education,more sharing of domestic tasks between men and women,and extending to women equal educational,employment,and political rights?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) antiracist feminism 
E) postmodernist feminism 
A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) antiracist feminism 
E) postmodernist feminism

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an instrumental trait of masculinity according to Parsons.

Accepted Answer

A) rationality 
B) self-assuredness 
C) aggressiveness 
D) competitiveness 
E) none of the above 
A) rationality 
B) self-assuredness 
C) aggressiveness 
D) competitiveness 
E) none of the above

Question 14

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Accepted Answer

One possible question drawing on relevan

Question 15

The "Gender Empowerment Measure" (GEM)indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) The United States ranked 14th in gender-egalitarianism in the world. 
B) Scandinavian countries were the most gender-egalitarian. 
C) There is more gender equality in rich than in poor countries. 
D) American women still have a long way to go to achieve equality with men. 
E) All of the above. 
A) The United States ranked 14th in gender-egalitarianism in the world. 
B) Scandinavian countries were the most gender-egalitarian. 
C) There is more gender equality in rich than in poor countries. 
D) American women still have a long way to go to achieve equality with men. 
E) All of the above.

Question 16

About 18 out of every 100,000 babies are born with this condition.

Accepted Answer

A) unfinished hormonal systems 
B) ambiguous geniality 
C) intersexed 
D) secondary gentrification 
E) mixed regalia 
A) unfinished hormonal systems 
B) ambiguous geniality 
C) intersexed 
D) secondary gentrification 
E) mixed regalia

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the gender gap in earnings?

Accepted Answer

A) gender discrimination 
B) heavy domestic responsibilities,which reduce a woman's earnings 
C) women's tendency to be concentrated in information industries 
D) the tendency to consider work done by women less valuable than work done by men 
E) none of these choices 
A) gender discrimination 
B) heavy domestic responsibilities,which reduce a woman's earnings 
C) women's tendency to be concentrated in information industries 
D) the tendency to consider work done by women less valuable than work done by men 
E) none of these choices

Question 18

Gender discrimination has been illegal in the United States since:

Accepted Answer

A) 1865 
B) 1936 
C) 1964 
D) 1973 
E) 1903 
A) 1865 
B) 1936 
C) 1964 
D) 1973 
E) 1903

Question 19

Although there is widespread support for women's rights issues,some people,especially some men,oppose the women's movement.In recent years several antifeminist men's groups have sprung up to defend:

Accepted Answer

A) social order 
B) traditional male privilege 
C) social change 
D) the power and influence of upper-upper class women 
E) none of these choices 
A) social order 
B) traditional male privilege 
C) social change 
D) the power and influence of upper-upper class women 
E) none of these choices

Question 20

Why do parents gender-socialize their sons and daughters differently? What are the social consequences of these patterns in later life?

Accepted Answer

Parents gender-socialize their sons and

Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender

____ involves boys playing stereotypically "girls" games and girls playing stereotypically "boys" games.

Thorne found that contests,chasing games,and other activities often involved self-segregation of boys and girls.She also saw many cases of boys and girls:

When Bill Gates said,"Well,let's hire two women because we can pay them half as much as we will have to pay a man,and we can give them all this other 'crap' work to do because they are women",he was engaging in:

About 1 in every 30,000 people in North America is a:

Fashion models do not have much real effect on body dissatisfaction among many North American women.

According to evolutionary psychology,men evolve competitive and aggressive dispositions because:

The ceremonial dress of male Wodaabe nomads in Niger may,by Western standards,appear:

Society is so concerned with developing diversity that members of society are often eager to use emotional and physical violence and intimidation to allow for multiple forms of sexual behavior and sexuality.

What are transgendered people?

Scholars who see gender differences as a reflection of naturally evolved dispositions are approaching gender from which theoretical position?

In her research on school children,sociologist Barrie Thorne noticed quite a lot of ____ between boys and girls.Most commonly,boys accepted girls as participants in soccer,baseball,and basketball games if girls demonstrated skill at these sports.

Which strand of feminism advocates nonsexist methods of socialization and education,more sharing of domestic tasks between men and women,and extending to women equal educational,employment,and political rights?

Which of the following is NOT an instrumental trait of masculinity according to Parsons.

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

The "Gender Empowerment Measure" (GEM)indicates that:

About 18 out of every 100,000 babies are born with this condition.

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the gender gap in earnings?

Gender discrimination has been illegal in the United States since:

Although there is widespread support for women's rights issues,some people,especially some men,oppose the women's movement.In recent years several antifeminist men's groups have sprung up to defend:

Why do parents gender-socialize their sons and daughters differently? What are the social consequences of these patterns in later life?

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