Question 1

Is homosexuality a matter of choice? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The question of whether homosexuality is

Question 2

Shelley is a senior manager in government.Her team of employees appreciates her as a boss because, even when she does a great deal of the work, she shares the credit with her team.She and her team are therefore shocked when Shelley is bypassed for a promotion and the much-less-competent male manager gets it.According to Deborah Tannen's research, the fault lies with Shelley saying "we did it" instead of "I did it." What effect does Shelley's behaviour usually have?

Accepted Answer

A) It makes workers more productive and no one wants to see that changed. 
B) It camouflages Shelley's considerable accomplishments. 
C) It establishes team spirit, a valuable asset in short supply. 
D) It makes Shelley seem weak and frivolous. 
A) It makes workers more productive and no one wants to see that changed. 
B) It camouflages Shelley's considerable accomplishments. 
C) It establishes team spirit, a valuable asset in short supply. 
D) It makes Shelley seem weak and frivolous.

Question 3

Why do female child-care workers earn less money than male general office machine technicians?

Accepted Answer

A) because child-care work takes less skill 
B) because child-care work requires less training 
C) because female jobs are valued less than male jobs 
D) because technical jobs are harder work than child-care jobs 
A) because child-care work takes less skill 
B) because child-care work requires less training 
C) because female jobs are valued less than male jobs 
D) because technical jobs are harder work than child-care jobs

Question 4

At her new job, Maryanne is invited out to a working lunch by her boss and told that if she flatters and flirts with the clients he brings in, she will quickly advance in the company.What is this situation known as?

Accepted Answer

A) harassment 
B) sexual harassment 
C) quid pro quo sexual harassment 
D) hostile environment sexual harassment 
A) harassment 
B) sexual harassment 
C) quid pro quo sexual harassment 
D) hostile environment sexual harassment

Question 5

Which of the following contributed the most to growing acceptance of sexual diversity in twentieth-century North America?

Accepted Answer

A) sexologists and civil rights advocates 
B) feminists and civil rights advocates 
C) sexologists and sexual minorities 
D) feminists and sexual minorities 
A) sexologists and civil rights advocates 
B) feminists and civil rights advocates 
C) sexologists and sexual minorities 
D) feminists and sexual minorities

Question 6

How does gender ideology shape gender identity? Illustrate your answer using your own experience.

Accepted Answer

Gender ideology plays a significant role

Question 7

Most young Canadians have been brought up in a culture influenced by which of the following streams of feminism?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) radical feminism 
C) Marxist feminism 
D) postmodernist feminism 
A) liberal feminism 
B) radical feminism 
C) Marxist feminism 
D) postmodernist feminism

Question 8

Bruce works in construction with several other men while his wife Charlene works as a nurse, mainly with other women.Their situation reflects a pattern common across Canada.Which of the following refers to this pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) gender discrimination 
B) the glass ceiling 
C) occupational sex segregation 
D) gender gap 
A) gender discrimination 
B) the glass ceiling 
C) occupational sex segregation 
D) gender gap

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to the glass ceiling?

Accepted Answer

A) gender discrimination 
B) gender differences in education 
C) gender interaction styles 
D) gendered commitment to family responsibilities 
A) gender discrimination 
B) gender differences in education 
C) gender interaction styles 
D) gendered commitment to family responsibilities

Question 10

Which of the following is consistent with a person's gender?

Accepted Answer

A) chromosomes, hormones, and physiology 
B) culturally appropriate behaviour and attitudes 
C) sexual desires and behaviours 
D) self-identification 
A) chromosomes, hormones, and physiology 
B) culturally appropriate behaviour and attitudes 
C) sexual desires and behaviours 
D) self-identification

Question 11

What is the main lesson to be drawn from the textbook's story of Bruce/Brenda/David?

Accepted Answer

A) Social learning of gender begins very early in life. 
B) Gender identity is established mainly by biology. 
C) Sexuality is organized around a person's biological characteristics. 
D) Gender is not important for a person's identity. 
A) Social learning of gender begins very early in life. 
B) Gender identity is established mainly by biology. 
C) Sexuality is organized around a person's biological characteristics. 
D) Gender is not important for a person's identity.

Question 12

Ruby has always felt attracted to both men and women.At various times in her life she has had relationships with each.What is Ruby's sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexual 
B) homosexual 
C) asexual 
D) bisexual 
A) heterosexual 
B) homosexual 
C) asexual 
D) bisexual

Question 13

Which of the following forms of spousal violence is equally likely to be committed by a man or a woman?

Accepted Answer

A) intimate terrorism 
B) violent resistance 
C) common couple violence 
D) cohabiting violence 
A) intimate terrorism 
B) violent resistance 
C) common couple violence 
D) cohabiting violence

Question 14

Define heteronormativity.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Heteronormativity refers to the belief t

Question 15

Long-distance warfare and conquest is one of the historical conditions responsible for gender inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is used to calculate the Global Gender Gap Index?

Accepted Answer

A) rates of domestic violence 
B) domestic division of labour 
C) women's ownership of capital 
D) women's political influence 
A) rates of domestic violence 
B) domestic division of labour 
C) women's ownership of capital 
D) women's political influence

Question 17

Summarize the most important differences between socialist and radical feminism.

Accepted Answer

Socialist feminism and radical feminism

Question 18

Which of the following distinguishes transsexuals from transgendered people?

Accepted Answer

A) belief that sex is binary 
B) belief that sexuality is fluid 
C) belief that patriarchy is a thing of the past 
D) belief that matriarchy is the hope for the future 
A) belief that sex is binary 
B) belief that sexuality is fluid 
C) belief that patriarchy is a thing of the past 
D) belief that matriarchy is the hope for the future

Question 19

You have been hired by a local school board as a consultant to help decrease the level of gender self-segregation in schools.What research findings can you use to formulate your recommendations?

Accepted Answer

To formulate recommendations for decreas

Question 20

Summarize what is known about causes of heterosexuality and homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

The causes of heterosexuality and homose

Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Is homosexuality a matter of choice? Explain your answer.

Why do female child-care workers earn less money than male general office machine technicians?

At her new job, Maryanne is invited out to a working lunch by her boss and told that if she flatters and flirts with the clients he brings in, she will quickly advance in the company.What is this situation known as?

Which of the following contributed the most to growing acceptance of sexual diversity in twentieth-century North America?

How does gender ideology shape gender identity? Illustrate your answer using your own experience.

Most young Canadians have been brought up in a culture influenced by which of the following streams of feminism?

Bruce works in construction with several other men while his wife Charlene works as a nurse, mainly with other women.Their situation reflects a pattern common across Canada.Which of the following refers to this pattern?

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to the glass ceiling?

Which of the following is consistent with a person's gender?

What is the main lesson to be drawn from the textbook's story of Bruce/Brenda/David?

Ruby has always felt attracted to both men and women.At various times in her life she has had relationships with each.What is Ruby's sexual orientation?

Which of the following forms of spousal violence is equally likely to be committed by a man or a woman?

Define heteronormativity.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Long-distance warfare and conquest is one of the historical conditions responsible for gender inequality.

Which of the following is used to calculate the Global Gender Gap Index?

Summarize the most important differences between socialist and radical feminism.

Which of the following distinguishes transsexuals from transgendered people?

You have been hired by a local school board as a consultant to help decrease the level of gender self-segregation in schools.What research findings can you use to formulate your recommendations?

Summarize what is known about causes of heterosexuality and homosexuality.

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