Question 1

A movement to market gender-neutral toys arose in the 1960s and 1970s.It was very successful in changing the kinds of toys that children played with.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Brym and Lie,when girls play with Barbie dolls they learn:

Accepted Answer

A) to want to be slim,shapely,and exist mainly to please men 
B) to want to be totally independent 
C) to want to be smart,independent,and exist to advance their own interests 
D) to be smart consumers 
E) all of these choices 
A) to want to be slim,shapely,and exist mainly to please men 
B) to want to be totally independent 
C) to want to be smart,independent,and exist to advance their own interests 
D) to be smart consumers 
E) all of these choices

Question 3

What is quid pro quo sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

Quid pro quo sexual harassment

Question 4

According to critics of essentialism,gender and sexuality are highly variable.For example,women's tendency to stress the "good provider" role in selecting male partners and men's tendency to stress women's domestic skills:

Accepted Answer

A) increase in every society 
B) decrease in societies with high levels of gender inequality 
C) decrease in societies with low levels of gender inequality 
D) decrease in societies with low levels of industrialization 
E) increase in societies where women hold positions of political power 
A) increase in every society 
B) decrease in societies with high levels of gender inequality 
C) decrease in societies with low levels of gender inequality 
D) decrease in societies with low levels of industrialization 
E) increase in societies where women hold positions of political power

Question 5

Sociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists assume existing behavior patterns are designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) ensure the survival of the species 
B) organize the species 
C) define social pathology 
D) organize genetic research 
E) maximize genetic variation 
A) ensure the survival of the species 
B) organize the species 
C) define social pathology 
D) organize genetic research 
E) maximize genetic variation

Question 6

According to Talcott Parsons,men and women learn complementary gender roles by means of:

Accepted Answer

A) gender role actualization 
B) gender role socialization 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role sandwiching 
E) gender role cognition 
A) gender role actualization 
B) gender role socialization 
C) gender role conformity 
D) gender role sandwiching 
E) gender role cognition

Question 7

Conflict and feminist theorists disagree that behavioral differences between men and women result less from any essential differences between them than from men being in a position to forward their interests over the interests of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define transsexual.

Accepted Answer

Transsexuals believe they were born with

Question 9

Preschool boys who are presented with a simple toy choice between playing with a tool set and a dish set:

Accepted Answer

A) always choose the tool set 
B) choose the tool set more often than the dish set 
C) are about as likely to choose one as the other 
D) never choose the dish set 
E) none of these choices 
A) always choose the tool set 
B) choose the tool set more often than the dish set 
C) are about as likely to choose one as the other 
D) never choose the dish set 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

Some recent research suggests that some antigay crimes may result from repressed homosexual urges on the part of the aggressor.However,while this psychological explanation may account for some antigay violence,it seems inadequate because:

Accepted Answer

A) antigay violence is based on pathological reasoning 
B) antigay violence is spontaneous 
C) antigay violence follows no clear pattern 
D) research shows that antigay feeling is widespread and animosity against gays has various motivations 
E) none of these choices 
A) antigay violence is based on pathological reasoning 
B) antigay violence is spontaneous 
C) antigay violence follows no clear pattern 
D) research shows that antigay feeling is widespread and animosity against gays has various motivations 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

If gender reassignment occurs before the age of ____ it is usually successful.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 1 year 
C) 2 years 
D) 18 months 
E) none of these choices 
A) 6 months 
B) 1 year 
C) 2 years 
D) 18 months 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

What is the sociological explanation for rape? What can be done to combat rape?

Accepted Answer

The sociological explanation for rape is

Question 13

Which of the following are consequences of parents encouraging girls to play in cooperative,role-playing games while discouraging their daughters from engaging in boisterous and competitive play?

Accepted Answer

A) heightened development of verbal and emotional skills among girls 
B) heightened assertiveness 
C) heightened physical skills 
D) heightened math skills 
E) none of these choices 
A) heightened development of verbal and emotional skills among girls 
B) heightened assertiveness 
C) heightened physical skills 
D) heightened math skills 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

Describe affirmative action as it involves men vs.women.

Accepted Answer

Affirmative action involves hi

Question 15

Which of the following aspects of social interaction do girls learn by playing with dolls and baking sets?

Accepted Answer

A) differences of opinion are resolved using negotiations 
B) differences of opinion are resolved through conflict 
C) differences of opinion should never occur 
D) differences of opinion should be heightened whenever possible 
E) none of these choices 
A) differences of opinion are resolved using negotiations 
B) differences of opinion are resolved through conflict 
C) differences of opinion should never occur 
D) differences of opinion should be heightened whenever possible 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

The view that a woman has a bigger investment than a man in ensuring the survival of their offspring because a woman can only give birth to about 20 children is associated with which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) essentialism 
B) sociobiology and evolutionary psychology 
C) clinical psychology 
D) Freudian psychology 
E) symbolic interactionism 
A) essentialism 
B) sociobiology and evolutionary psychology 
C) clinical psychology 
D) Freudian psychology 
E) symbolic interactionism

Question 17

Women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) the female-male payment base 
B) the female-male earnings ratio 
C) the double shift 
D) valued work 
E) all of these choices 
A) the female-male payment base 
B) the female-male earnings ratio 
C) the double shift 
D) valued work 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

In Thorne's research on a fourth and fifth grade American classroom she noted that activities requiring cooperation such as a group radio show or an art project:

Accepted Answer

A) heightened attention to gender 
B) created mixed attention to gender 
C) did not change the kids' attention to gender 
D) lessened attention to gender 
E) none of these choices 
A) heightened attention to gender 
B) created mixed attention to gender 
C) did not change the kids' attention to gender 
D) lessened attention to gender 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

People who prefer sexual partners of the same sex are called:

Accepted Answer

A) transsexuals 
B) homosexuals 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) bisexuals 
A) transsexuals 
B) homosexuals 
C) transvestites 
D) cross dressers 
E) bisexuals

Question 20

Which of the following 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 low-wage occupations and industries 
D) the tendency to consider work done by women less valuable than work done by men 
E) all of these choices 
A) gender discrimination 
B) heavy domestic responsibilities,which reduce a woman's earnings 
C) women's tendency to be concentrated in low-wage occupations and industries 
D) the tendency to consider work done by women less valuable than work done by men 
E) all of these choices

Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender

A movement to market gender-neutral toys arose in the 1960s and 1970s.It was very successful in changing the kinds of toys that children played with.

According to Brym and Lie,when girls play with Barbie dolls they learn:

What is quid pro quo sexual harassment?

According to critics of essentialism,gender and sexuality are highly variable.For example,women's tendency to stress the "good provider" role in selecting male partners and men's tendency to stress women's domestic skills:

Sociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists assume existing behavior patterns are designed to:

According to Talcott Parsons,men and women learn complementary gender roles by means of:

Conflict and feminist theorists disagree that behavioral differences between men and women result less from any essential differences between them than from men being in a position to forward their interests over the interests of women.

Define transsexual.

Preschool boys who are presented with a simple toy choice between playing with a tool set and a dish set:

Some recent research suggests that some antigay crimes may result from repressed homosexual urges on the part of the aggressor.However,while this psychological explanation may account for some antigay violence,it seems inadequate because:

If gender reassignment occurs before the age of ____ it is usually successful.

What is the sociological explanation for rape? What can be done to combat rape?

Which of the following are consequences of parents encouraging girls to play in cooperative,role-playing games while discouraging their daughters from engaging in boisterous and competitive play?

Describe affirmative action as it involves men vs.women.

Which of the following aspects of social interaction do girls learn by playing with dolls and baking sets?

The view that a woman has a bigger investment than a man in ensuring the survival of their offspring because a woman can only give birth to about 20 children is associated with which theory?

Women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings is known as:

In Thorne's research on a fourth and fifth grade American classroom she noted that activities requiring cooperation such as a group radio show or an art project:

People who prefer sexual partners of the same sex are called:

Which of the following contribute to the gender gap in earnings?

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