Question 1

Female managers are less likely to be victims of sexual harassment than female temporary workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The percentage of women engineering students in Canada has decreased since the 1970s.Women licensed engineers in Canada are more likely to be immigrants than Canadian-born.Which of the following would explain why so few women in Canada are educated as engineers?

Accepted Answer

A) gender ideology 
B) gender identity 
C) gender normativity 
D) gender role modelling 
A) gender ideology 
B) gender identity 
C) gender normativity 
D) gender role modelling

Question 3

Hanne lives in one of the world's most gender-equal nations.In which of the following countries does she most likely live?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Norway 
C) United States 
D) Japan 
A) Canada 
B) Norway 
C) United States 
D) Japan

Question 4

According to the textbook, which of the following explains why women have earned less than men?

Accepted Answer

A) Skills in female-dominated jobs are undervalued. 
B) Unions have traditionally ignored women's interests. 
C) Women are excluded from networks that determine salaries. 
D) Women often engage in self-defeating workplace behaviours. 
A) Skills in female-dominated jobs are undervalued. 
B) Unions have traditionally ignored women's interests. 
C) Women are excluded from networks that determine salaries. 
D) Women often engage in self-defeating workplace behaviours.

Question 5

Every time Heidi looks in the mirror she sees increasing levels of fat on her body, even though she eats only a few frozen grapes and lettuce leaves, and works out at the gym for three to four hours each day.What condition does Heidi have?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder 
B) schizophrenia 
C) bulimia 
D) anorexia 
A) bipolar disorder 
B) schizophrenia 
C) bulimia 
D) anorexia

Question 6

How does the textbook explain cultural acceptance of an unrealistically thin body image?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing awareness of healthy living 
B) feminist revolt against frequent child-bearing 
C) widespread male preference for thin women 
D) interests of fitness, dieting, and cosmetic surgery industries 
A) increasing awareness of healthy living 
B) feminist revolt against frequent child-bearing 
C) widespread male preference for thin women 
D) interests of fitness, dieting, and cosmetic surgery industries

Question 7

Which of the following refers to people who are romantically and erotically attracted to members of both sexes?

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexuals 
B) homosexuals 
C) bisexuals 
D) transsexuals 
A) heterosexuals 
B) homosexuals 
C) bisexuals 
D) transsexuals

Question 8

The 1960s feminists believed that a woman who chose to be a homemaker betrayed the interests of all women.Which of the following strands in the women's movements is most likely to be critical of this belief?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) postfeminism 
A) liberal feminism 
B) socialist feminism 
C) radical feminism 
D) postfeminism

Question 9

Which of the following refers to a preference for the "opposite" sex as sexual partners?

Accepted Answer

A) sexuality 
B) heterosexuality 
C) homosexuality 
D) heteronormativity 
A) sexuality 
B) heterosexuality 
C) homosexuality 
D) heteronormativity

Question 10

Megan believes that the subordination of women developed alongside industrial capitalism, when men acquired increasing wealth and property and required a system of inheritance.Since men can never be sure of the parentage of their children in the same way women can, they developed a way to control women.Which theory is Megan's opinion consistent with?

Accepted Answer

A) feminism 
B) essentialism 
C) social constructionism 
D) conflict theory 
A) feminism 
B) essentialism 
C) social constructionism 
D) conflict theory

Question 11

What was the relative gender equality found in foraging societies based on?

Accepted Answer

A) women doing the same tasks as men 
B) men doing more childrearing tasks than women 
C) women being more likely to hold positions as tribal leaders and healers 
D) women producing up to 80 percent of the band's food 
A) women doing the same tasks as men 
B) men doing more childrearing tasks than women 
C) women being more likely to hold positions as tribal leaders and healers 
D) women producing up to 80 percent of the band's food

Question 12

Which of the following refers to people who believe they were born into the wrong body and wish to change that?

Accepted Answer

A) transsexuals 
B) transgendered people 
C) transvestites 
D) transculturals 
A) transsexuals 
B) transgendered people 
C) transvestites 
D) transculturals

Question 13

Compare the terms transgendered and transsexual.

Accepted Answer

The terms transgendered and transsexual

Question 14

Men are more likely to commit acts of aggression against women, because men are more physically powerful than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did Harvey Milk, the first openly gay holder of public office in the U.S., get elected?

Accepted Answer

A) by gaining support of the local police department 
B) by revealing his sexual identity only after he had been elected 
C) by forging an alliance with liberal, labour, black, and Latino movements 
D) by persuading the most powerful religious organizations to support him 
A) by gaining support of the local police department 
B) by revealing his sexual identity only after he had been elected 
C) by forging an alliance with liberal, labour, black, and Latino movements 
D) by persuading the most powerful religious organizations to support him

Question 16

Social constructionism explains apparently natural social phenomena such as gender differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Regarding gender differences in childrearing practices, what has research demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A) That most parents try to teach boys compliance early to curb their aggression. 
B) That fathers tend to enforce conventional gender roles more than mothers do. 
C) That girls are encouraged to play more competitively today than in the past and are rewarded for this behaviour. 
D) That boys are encouraged to engage in role-playing games, but are punished for games that seem too feminine. 
A) That most parents try to teach boys compliance early to curb their aggression. 
B) That fathers tend to enforce conventional gender roles more than mothers do. 
C) That girls are encouraged to play more competitively today than in the past and are rewarded for this behaviour. 
D) That boys are encouraged to engage in role-playing games, but are punished for games that seem too feminine.

Question 18

Which of the following refers to a type of sexual harassment involving sexual threats or bribery as a condition of employment decisions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What is often used as a means of enforcing conventional gender norms with those who stray?

Accepted Answer

A) physical and emotional violence 
B) conflict resolution strategies 
C) religious or spiritual guidance 
D) education and training 
A) physical and emotional violence 
B) conflict resolution strategies 
C) religious or spiritual guidance 
D) education and training

Question 20

"Transsexuals" are those who commit physical violence against homosexuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Female managers are less likely to be victims of sexual harassment than female temporary workers.

The percentage of women engineering students in Canada has decreased since the 1970s.Women licensed engineers in Canada are more likely to be immigrants than Canadian-born.Which of the following would explain why so few women in Canada are educated as engineers?

Hanne lives in one of the world's most gender-equal nations.In which of the following countries does she most likely live?

According to the textbook, which of the following explains why women have earned less than men?

Every time Heidi looks in the mirror she sees increasing levels of fat on her body, even though she eats only a few frozen grapes and lettuce leaves, and works out at the gym for three to four hours each day.What condition does Heidi have?

How does the textbook explain cultural acceptance of an unrealistically thin body image?

Which of the following refers to people who are romantically and erotically attracted to members of both sexes?

The 1960s feminists believed that a woman who chose to be a homemaker betrayed the interests of all women.Which of the following strands in the women's movements is most likely to be critical of this belief?

Which of the following refers to a preference for the "opposite" sex as sexual partners?

What was the relative gender equality found in foraging societies based on?

Which of the following refers to people who believe they were born into the wrong body and wish to change that?

Compare the terms transgendered and transsexual.

Men are more likely to commit acts of aggression against women, because men are more physically powerful than women.

How did Harvey Milk, the first openly gay holder of public office in the U.S., get elected?

Social constructionism explains apparently natural social phenomena such as gender differences.

Regarding gender differences in childrearing practices, what has research demonstrated?

Which of the following refers to a type of sexual harassment involving sexual threats or bribery as a condition of employment decisions?

What is often used as a means of enforcing conventional gender norms with those who stray?

"Transsexuals" are those who commit physical violence against homosexuals.

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