Question 1

If left to themselves, boys and girls of school age do not interact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Heteronormativity includes suppression of both homosexuality and lesbianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following refers to a type of sexual harassment involving sexual jokes, comments, and touching that interferes with work?

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 4

According to an evolutionary psychology or sociobiology perspective, why would women be more invested in ensuring the survival of their children than men would be?

Accepted Answer

A) because women are biologically incapable of being egocentric 
B) because when a woman gets pregnant, a part of her brain that ensures altruism is activated 
C) because most women can only have around 20 children, while men can have many more 
D) because women have a gene that triggers nurturing behaviour as soon as a pregnancy occurs 
A) because women are biologically incapable of being egocentric 
B) because when a woman gets pregnant, a part of her brain that ensures altruism is activated 
C) because most women can only have around 20 children, while men can have many more 
D) because women have a gene that triggers nurturing behaviour as soon as a pregnancy occurs

Question 5

According to the textbook, which of the following groups of children is exposed to a model of body shape that is the most unlikely to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A) Africans 
B) Asians 
C) boys 
D) girls 
A) Africans 
B) Asians 
C) boys 
D) girls

Question 6

During a class discussion, Rivka argues that gender is the most important organizing principle of social relations.Which of the following theories does her argument follow?

Accepted Answer

A) feminism 
B) queer theory 
C) essentialism 
D) transgendered theory 
A) feminism 
B) queer theory 
C) essentialism 
D) transgendered theory

Question 7

Before what age is a gender reassignment more likely to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months 
A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months

Question 8

Approximately how long has substantial gender inequality existed?

Accepted Answer

A) 500 years 
B) 2500 years 
C) 6000 years 
D) throughout human history 
A) 500 years 
B) 2500 years 
C) 6000 years 
D) throughout human history

Question 9

Why does rape occur on a wide scale during war?

Accepted Answer

A) because male soldiers are away from home and need to have no access to consenting sexual partners 
B) because male soldiers miss their wives and girlfriends, and want to be close to someone 
C) because male soldiers use rape as a method of humiliating their enemies 
D) because male soldiers are unaware that what they are doing is rape, since military training teaches that aggression is normal 
A) because male soldiers are away from home and need to have no access to consenting sexual partners 
B) because male soldiers miss their wives and girlfriends, and want to be close to someone 
C) because male soldiers use rape as a method of humiliating their enemies 
D) because male soldiers are unaware that what they are doing is rape, since military training teaches that aggression is normal

Question 10

Ellen is the CEO for a large multinational advertising firm.Most of her employees consider her highly competitive and aggressive.She is married and has a child.Her husband, a musician, stays at home with the child.What does the existence of this couple suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct. 
B) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are incorrect. 
C) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates a genetic mutation. 
D) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates how culture can overpower biology in a rare cases. 
A) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct. 
B) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are incorrect. 
C) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates a genetic mutation. 
D) Essentialist arguments for innate gender differences are correct, but this couple demonstrates how culture can overpower biology in a rare cases.

Question 11

According to the textbook, by what age is gender identity developed in most people?

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) twelve 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) twelve

Question 12

According to the textbook, when did significant dissent appear in the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

A) in the 1920s 
B) in the 1940s 
C) in the 1960s 
D) in the 1980s 
A) in the 1920s 
B) in the 1940s 
C) in the 1960s 
D) in the 1980s

Question 13

Which of the following impedes women from earnings equal to those of men in the labour force?

Accepted Answer

A) children and housework 
B) education and training 
C) experience and attitude 
D) knowledge and skills 
A) children and housework 
B) education and training 
C) experience and attitude 
D) knowledge and skills

Question 14

Define the two types of sexual harassment.Give one example of each.

Accepted Answer

The two types of sexual harassment are q

Question 15

Summarize the messages that Barbie and G.I.Joe, respectively, relay to children who play with them.

Accepted Answer

Barbie dolls often convey messages of em

Question 16

Which of the following best illustrates pornification of culture?

Accepted Answer

A) thin female and muscular male models in advertisements 
B) wide availability of stripper pole exercise classes 
C) increasingly unrealistic body shapes of models 
D) availability of pornography on the internet 
A) thin female and muscular male models in advertisements 
B) wide availability of stripper pole exercise classes 
C) increasingly unrealistic body shapes of models 
D) availability of pornography on the internet

Question 17

Which of the following refers to cultural expectations about the ways that males and females should act?

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) gender role 
C) gender identity 
D) gender assignment 
A) gender 
B) gender role 
C) gender identity 
D) gender assignment

Question 18

Which of the following constitutes a person's sexuality?

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 19

Summarize the most important difference between the ways women and men are portrayed in the mass media.

Accepted Answer

The most important difference in the por

Question 20

The position that views gender as created by social structure and culture is known as social constructionism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

If left to themselves, boys and girls of school age do not interact.

Heteronormativity includes suppression of both homosexuality and lesbianism.

Which of the following refers to a type of sexual harassment involving sexual jokes, comments, and touching that interferes with work?

According to an evolutionary psychology or sociobiology perspective, why would women be more invested in ensuring the survival of their children than men would be?

According to the textbook, which of the following groups of children is exposed to a model of body shape that is the most unlikely to achieve?

During a class discussion, Rivka argues that gender is the most important organizing principle of social relations.Which of the following theories does her argument follow?

Before what age is a gender reassignment more likely to be successful?

Approximately how long has substantial gender inequality existed?

Why does rape occur on a wide scale during war?

Ellen is the CEO for a large multinational advertising firm.Most of her employees consider her highly competitive and aggressive.She is married and has a child.Her husband, a musician, stays at home with the child.What does the existence of this couple suggest?

According to the textbook, by what age is gender identity developed in most people?

According to the textbook, when did significant dissent appear in the women's movement?

Which of the following impedes women from earnings equal to those of men in the labour force?

Define the two types of sexual harassment.Give one example of each.

Summarize the messages that Barbie and G.I.Joe, respectively, relay to children who play with them.

Which of the following best illustrates pornification of culture?

Which of the following refers to cultural expectations about the ways that males and females should act?

Which of the following constitutes a person's sexuality?

Summarize the most important difference between the ways women and men are portrayed in the mass media.

The position that views gender as created by social structure and culture is known as social constructionism.

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