Question 1

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. 
B) Overall, men are physically superior to women. 
C) Overall, women are physically superior to men. 
D) There are no physical differences between men and women. 
A) Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. 
B) Overall, men are physically superior to women. 
C) Overall, women are physically superior to men. 
D) There are no physical differences between men and women.

Question 2

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) all societies define masculinity in much the same way. 
B) all societies define femininity in much the same way. 
C) patterns involving gender are rooted in biology. 
D) traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another. 
A) all societies define masculinity in much the same way. 
B) all societies define femininity in much the same way. 
C) patterns involving gender are rooted in biology. 
D) traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another.

Question 3

Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers?

Accepted Answer

A) physicians 
B) corporate managers 
C) college professors 
D) elementary school teachers 
A) physicians 
B) corporate managers 
C) college professors 
D) elementary school teachers

Question 4

Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows

Accepted Answer

A) little or no change in female-male differences in performance. 
B) male performances are improving faster than female performances. 
C) women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances. 
D) women now outperform men in most athletic events. 
A) little or no change in female-male differences in performance. 
B) male performances are improving faster than female performances. 
C) women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances. 
D) women now outperform men in most athletic events.

Question 5

Apply the structural-functional and social-conflict approaches to the issue of gender.What are key insights offered by each theoretical approach? How does each approach view gender differences and gender inequality? How does each respond to the changes in gender across the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach to th

Question 6

One criticism of pornography is that it portrays women as weak and undeserving of respect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In what percentage of rapes and attempted rapes on college campuses does the woman know her attacker?

Accepted Answer

A) 5-10 percent 
B) 25-30 percent 
C) 65-70 percent 
D) 85-90 percent 
A) 5-10 percent 
B) 25-30 percent 
C) 65-70 percent 
D) 85-90 percent

Question 8

What is a reason to see women as a minority in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) At every class level, women have less income, wealth, education, and power than men do. 
B) Almost all women see themselves as a minority. 
C) In the United States, men outnumber women. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) At every class level, women have less income, wealth, education, and power than men do. 
B) Almost all women see themselves as a minority. 
C) In the United States, men outnumber women. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Which type of feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S.society, but seeks to give women the same rights and opportunities as men?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

For which of the following categories of the U.S.population is it true that women do most of the housework?

Accepted Answer

A) employed people 
B) married people 
C) people with children 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) employed people 
B) married people 
C) people with children 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) during the colonial era 
B) in the 1840s 
C) in the 1940s 
D) in the 1980s 
A) during the colonial era 
B) in the 1840s 
C) in the 1940s 
D) in the 1980s

Question 13

The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that

Accepted Answer

A) women learn to measure their personal importance in terms of physical appearance. 
B) beautiful women can dominate men. 
C) women prefer men who are physically attractive. 
D) women today are as physically attractive as today's men are. 
A) women learn to measure their personal importance in terms of physical appearance. 
B) beautiful women can dominate men. 
C) women prefer men who are physically attractive. 
D) women today are as physically attractive as today's men are.

Question 14

In which of the following nations does the political power of women come closest to that of men?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Norway 
C) China 
D) Cuba 
A) United States 
B) Norway 
C) China 
D) Cuba

Question 15

What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

Accepted Answer

A) Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ) tests. 
B) Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C) Women have only recently joined the U.S.armed forces. 
D) Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill. 
A) Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ) tests. 
B) Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C) Women have only recently joined the U.S.armed forces. 
D) Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill.

Question 16

Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

In the teaching profession, the share of teachers who are women increases as the grade level taught increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What criticism would feminists make of the current membership of our Congress?

Accepted Answer

Feminists might critique the current mem

Question 19

Liberal feminism seeks the elimination of gender itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does Naomi Wolf mean by the term "beauty myth"?

Accepted Answer

The term "beauty myth" was popularized b

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that

Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers?

Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows

Apply the structural-functional and social-conflict approaches to the issue of gender.What are key insights offered by each theoretical approach? How does each approach view gender differences and gender inequality? How does each respond to the changes in gender across the twentieth century?

One criticism of pornography is that it portrays women as weak and undeserving of respect.

In what percentage of rapes and attempted rapes on college campuses does the woman know her attacker?

What is a reason to see women as a minority in the United States?

Which type of feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S.society, but seeks to give women the same rights and opportunities as men?

For which of the following categories of the U.S.population is it true that women do most of the housework?

Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?

When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States?

The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that

In which of the following nations does the political power of women come closest to that of men?

What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?

In the teaching profession, the share of teachers who are women increases as the grade level taught increases.

What criticism would feminists make of the current membership of our Congress?

Liberal feminism seeks the elimination of gender itself.

What does Naomi Wolf mean by the term "beauty myth"?

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