Question 1

According to functionalists, which of the following is necessary for the proper functioning of society with regard to gender?

Accepted Answer

A) That people allow their innate masculine and feminine tendencies to flourish. 
B) That children be taught explicitly who should do what in the home. 
C) That religions instill in people lessons about appropriate sexual choices. 
D) To instill fear in people that they will be unattractive as mates if they stray from conventional gender socialization. 
A) That people allow their innate masculine and feminine tendencies to flourish. 
B) That children be taught explicitly who should do what in the home. 
C) That religions instill in people lessons about appropriate sexual choices. 
D) To instill fear in people that they will be unattractive as mates if they stray from conventional gender socialization.

Question 2

According to the textbook, what do all forms of sexual assault involve?

Accepted Answer

A) quid pro quo harassment 
B) domination and humiliation 
C) strong sexual urges 
D) psychological disorders 
A) quid pro quo harassment 
B) domination and humiliation 
C) strong sexual urges 
D) psychological disorders

Question 3

What decision did preschool boys make when presented with the choice of playing with a dish set or with a tool set?

Accepted Answer

A) They almost always chose the tool set. 
B) They chose the tool set more often than the dish set. 
C) They were as likely to choose one set as another. 
D) They almost never chose the dish set. 
A) They almost always chose the tool set. 
B) They chose the tool set more often than the dish set. 
C) They were as likely to choose one set as another. 
D) They almost never chose the dish set.

Question 4

High-quality, government-subsidized, affordable child care is widely available in Canada today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the textbook, the social function of conventional gender roles is to maintain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) social solidarity 
B) social tensions 
C) social inequality 
D) social equality 
A) social solidarity 
B) social tensions 
C) social inequality 
D) social equality

Question 6

Which of the following theories can best explain variations in gender ideologies through history?

Accepted Answer

A) social constructionism 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) sociobiology 
D) essentialism 
A) social constructionism 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) sociobiology 
D) essentialism

Question 7

Which of the following theorists of gender would be most likely to support the nineteenth-century idea that women are naturally domestic?

Accepted Answer

A) a social constructionist 
B) an essentialist 
C) a feminist 
D) a queer theorist 
A) a social constructionist 
B) an essentialist 
C) a feminist 
D) a queer theorist

Question 8

Which of the following does the TV series Toddlers & Tiaras illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) sexualization 
B) pornification 
C) heteronormativity 
D) essentialism 
A) sexualization 
B) pornification 
C) heteronormativity 
D) essentialism

Question 9

Which of the following refers to the alignment of sex, sexuality, gender, and gender roles in relations based on the binary categories of male and female?

Accepted Answer

A) gender identity 
B) sex roles 
C) heterosexuality 
D) heteronormativity 
A) gender identity 
B) sex roles 
C) heterosexuality 
D) heteronormativity

Question 10

Which of the following does the textbook propose in order to eliminate gender gap in earnings?

Accepted Answer

A) higher union membership among women 
B) higher political participation among women 
C) high quality, affordable child care 
D) high quality, affordable education 
A) higher union membership among women 
B) higher political participation among women 
C) high quality, affordable child care 
D) high quality, affordable education

Question 11

Which of the following refers to people who wish to alter their bodies, through surgery and hormone therapy, to become neither conventionally male nor conventionally female?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Define heteronormativity and the main variations in sexuality that challenge it.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Heteronormativity is the belief that het

Question 13

Describe the main strains in the feminist movement.What are their respective goals and have they been successful in achieving them?

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement is a diverse and m

Question 14

Gerald has always been romantically attracted to boys and men, and he had his first sexual encounter with a man while at band camp.What is Gerald's sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) gay 
B) lesbian 
C) bisexual 
D) asexual 
A) gay 
B) lesbian 
C) bisexual 
D) asexual

Question 15

In a class discussion, Inger states that equality before the law, employment equity, and similar policies benefit mostly middle-class women.Which stream of feminism does Inger likely support?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Freedom to choose programs of study in high school contributes to gender gap in pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the textbook, what should be done to eliminate gender gap in pay in Canada? What public policies would you suggest as most effective to achieve this goal?

Accepted Answer

According to the textbook, the gender ga

Question 18

Anna and Mitch have a daughter.They encourage her to play cooperatively with other children in role-playing games, but they do not allow any kind of competitive, noisy, or rowdy play.Which of the following is a likely consequence of their parenting style?

Accepted Answer

A) The daughter will have heightened aggression. 
B) The daughter will have heightened physical and spatial abilities. 
C) The daughter will have heightened cognitive skills. 
D) The daughter will have heightened verbal and emotional skills. 
A) The daughter will have heightened aggression. 
B) The daughter will have heightened physical and spatial abilities. 
C) The daughter will have heightened cognitive skills. 
D) The daughter will have heightened verbal and emotional skills.

Question 19

Women get passed over for promotion to upper management because, according to Deborah Tannen, they appear too accommodating and indecisive at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a barrier to women's full-time, full-year employment?

Accepted Answer

A) the presence of a double standard 
B) the presence of sexual harassment 
C) the lack of affordable child care 
D) the lack of equal pay for equal work 
A) the presence of a double standard 
B) the presence of sexual harassment 
C) the lack of affordable child care 
D) the lack of equal pay for equal work

Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

According to functionalists, which of the following is necessary for the proper functioning of society with regard to gender?

According to the textbook, what do all forms of sexual assault involve?

What decision did preschool boys make when presented with the choice of playing with a dish set or with a tool set?

High-quality, government-subsidized, affordable child care is widely available in Canada today.

According to the textbook, the social function of conventional gender roles is to maintain which of the following?

Which of the following theories can best explain variations in gender ideologies through history?

Which of the following theorists of gender would be most likely to support the nineteenth-century idea that women are naturally domestic?

Which of the following does the TV series Toddlers & Tiaras illustrate?

Which of the following refers to the alignment of sex, sexuality, gender, and gender roles in relations based on the binary categories of male and female?

Which of the following does the textbook propose in order to eliminate gender gap in earnings?

Which of the following refers to people who wish to alter their bodies, through surgery and hormone therapy, to become neither conventionally male nor conventionally female?

Define heteronormativity and the main variations in sexuality that challenge it.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Describe the main strains in the feminist movement.What are their respective goals and have they been successful in achieving them?

Gerald has always been romantically attracted to boys and men, and he had his first sexual encounter with a man while at band camp.What is Gerald's sexual orientation?

In a class discussion, Inger states that equality before the law, employment equity, and similar policies benefit mostly middle-class women.Which stream of feminism does Inger likely support?

Freedom to choose programs of study in high school contributes to gender gap in pay.

According to the textbook, what should be done to eliminate gender gap in pay in Canada? What public policies would you suggest as most effective to achieve this goal?

Anna and Mitch have a daughter.They encourage her to play cooperatively with other children in role-playing games, but they do not allow any kind of competitive, noisy, or rowdy play.Which of the following is a likely consequence of their parenting style?

Women get passed over for promotion to upper management because, according to Deborah Tannen, they appear too accommodating and indecisive at work.

Which of the following is a barrier to women's full-time, full-year employment?

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