Question 1

According to Deborah Tannen's research,male managers are inclined to say "I" in many situations where female managers are inclined to say "we." This tends to:

Accepted Answer

A) create consensus among workers,making them more productive 
B) camouflage women's accomplishments 
C) establish a team spirit 
D) create an open environment 
E) none of these choices 
A) create consensus among workers,making them more productive 
B) camouflage women's accomplishments 
C) establish a team spirit 
D) create an open environment 
E) none of these choices

Question 2

The text discusses a study in which subjects viewed videotape of a nine-month-old infant.Subjects labeled the baby's reaction "anger" if they were told the child was a boy,and "fear" if they were told the child was a girl.This was true:

Accepted Answer

A) in every instance 
B) about half the time 
C) whatever the infant's actual sex 
D) if the subjects in question were men 
E) if the subjects in question were women 
A) in every instance 
B) about half the time 
C) whatever the infant's actual sex 
D) if the subjects in question were men 
E) if the subjects in question were women

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major sociohistorical processes contributing to the growth of gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) long-distance warfare and conquest 
B) plow agriculture 
C) separation of public and private spheres 
D) political repression of women 
E) none of these choices 
A) long-distance warfare and conquest 
B) plow agriculture 
C) separation of public and private spheres 
D) political repression of women 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

Calling a boy a "sissy" is a means of:

Accepted Answer

A) enforcing playground norms 
B) unfair bullying 
C) enforcing conventional gender roles 
D) supporting gender role violations 
E) none of these choices 
A) enforcing playground norms 
B) unfair bullying 
C) enforcing conventional gender roles 
D) supporting gender role violations 
E) none of these choices

Question 5

Definitions of "male" and "female" traits vary across societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Your sex depends upon whether you born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who believes all humans instinctively try to ensure their genes are passed on to future generations?

Accepted Answer

A) essentialists 
B) sociobiologists 
C) literary critics 
D) sociologists 
E) all of these choices 
A) essentialists 
B) sociobiologists 
C) literary critics 
D) sociologists 
E) all of these choices

Question 8

Gender roles are maintained by everyday social interactions as well as by the reinforcement of the mass media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By playing with dolls and baking sets,girls tend to learn that social interaction is most often centered around:

Accepted Answer

A) maintaining cordial relationships 
B) avoiding conflict 
C) resolving differences of opinion 
D) using negotiation to solve problems 
E) all of these choices 
A) maintaining cordial relationships 
B) avoiding conflict 
C) resolving differences of opinion 
D) using negotiation to solve problems 
E) all of these choices

Question 10

According to the research of Barrie Thorne on a fourth- and fifth-grade American classroom,boys and girls were more likely to play together in a relaxed way in the relative privacy of their neighborhoods.By contrast,in the schoolyard,where they were under the close scrutiny of their peers,gender segregation and antagonism were more evident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Rewarding men and women differently for the same work is called:

Accepted Answer

A) gendered praise 
B) gender discrimination 
C) gender favoring 
D) gender role weight 
E) engendered system of reward 
A) gendered praise 
B) gender discrimination 
C) gender favoring 
D) gender role weight 
E) engendered system of reward

Question 12

The main lesson Brym and Lie draw from the story of baby Brenda is that:

Accepted Answer

A) biology is destiny 
B) biology establishes most of gender identity and society helps a little 
C) sex is organized around biological factors 
D) gender identity does not exist 
E) social learning of gender begins very early in life 
A) biology is destiny 
B) biology establishes most of gender identity and society helps a little 
C) sex is organized around biological factors 
D) gender identity does not exist 
E) social learning of gender begins very early in life

Question 13

According to the American Psychological Association,sexual orientation "emerges for most people in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience." This means that sexual orientation:

Accepted Answer

A) appears to be a choice 
B) does not appear to be a choice 
C) is completely flexible 
D) is fixed in certain countries 
E) none of these choices 
A) appears to be a choice 
B) does not appear to be a choice 
C) is completely flexible 
D) is fixed in certain countries 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

Gender differences are increasing rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What do we learn about gender socialization by analyzing Barbie dolls?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing Barbie dolls can provide insig

Question 16

The preference for members of the opposite sex as sexual partners is called:

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexuality 
B) gender 
C) sex 
D) gender identity 
E) gender role 
A) heterosexuality 
B) gender 
C) sex 
D) gender identity 
E) gender role

Question 17

Define one's gender.

Accepted Answer

Your gender is your sense of b

Question 18

What are sets of interrelated ideas about what constitutes appropriate masculine roles,feminine roles and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) gender identity 
B) gender ideology 
C) gender 
D) gender roles 
E) none of these choices 
A) gender identity 
B) gender ideology 
C) gender 
D) gender roles 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

Dr.Money's sexual reassignment of baby Brenda was successful because it occurred before he was two years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Based on the creation of a German cartoonist,Barbie is the first modern doll modeled after a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) goddess 
B) adult 
C) image 
D) fantasy 
E) ideal 
A) goddess 
B) adult 
C) image 
D) fantasy 
E) ideal

Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender

According to Deborah Tannen's research,male managers are inclined to say "I" in many situations where female managers are inclined to say "we." This tends to:

The text discusses a study in which subjects viewed videotape of a nine-month-old infant.Subjects labeled the baby's reaction "anger" if they were told the child was a boy,and "fear" if they were told the child was a girl.This was true:

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major sociohistorical processes contributing to the growth of gender inequality?

Calling a boy a "sissy" is a means of:

Definitions of "male" and "female" traits vary across societies.

Your sex depends upon whether you born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones.

Who believes all humans instinctively try to ensure their genes are passed on to future generations?

Gender roles are maintained by everyday social interactions as well as by the reinforcement of the mass media.

By playing with dolls and baking sets,girls tend to learn that social interaction is most often centered around:

Rewarding men and women differently for the same work is called:

The main lesson Brym and Lie draw from the story of baby Brenda is that:

According to the American Psychological Association,sexual orientation "emerges for most people in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience." This means that sexual orientation:

Gender differences are increasing rapidly.

What do we learn about gender socialization by analyzing Barbie dolls?

The preference for members of the opposite sex as sexual partners is called:

Define one's gender.

What are sets of interrelated ideas about what constitutes appropriate masculine roles,feminine roles and behavior?

Dr.Money's sexual reassignment of baby Brenda was successful because it occurred before he was two years old.

Based on the creation of a German cartoonist,Barbie is the first modern doll modeled after a(n):

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