Question 1

Although women now outnumber men in terms of college enrollment,men still dominate which fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociology and math 
B)  math and physics 
C)  physics and economics 
D)  sociology and economics 
A)  sociology and math 
B)  math and physics 
C)  physics and economics 
D)  sociology and economics

Question 2

Explain why John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus can be considered essentialist.How might a sociologist view the same phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

John Gray uses an essentialist explanati

Question 3

What argument do Reskin and Roos (1990)use to support the reason women end up in lower-paid jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most women are mothers. 
B)  Women are not motivated to compete with men. 
C)  These jobs are not attractive to men. 
D)  Women don't have access to higher education. 
A)  Most women are mothers. 
B)  Women are not motivated to compete with men. 
C)  These jobs are not attractive to men. 
D)  Women don't have access to higher education.

Question 4

Many people believe sex to be an either-or situation (either male or female),but sociologists believe natural sex is:

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A)  distinctly different. 
B)  strictly biological. 
C)  an absolute. 
D)  more of an ideal than an absolute. 
A)  distinctly different. 
B)  strictly biological. 
C)  an absolute. 
D)  more of an ideal than an absolute.

Question 5

In his book The History of Sexuality (1978),Michel Foucault contends that the change in the view of homosexuality to one of deviance was a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of scientific ways of thinking and classifying, which included classifying humans. 
B)  people actually started talking about sex, which previously had been considered impolite. 
C)  government bureaucrats were attempting to assert their power over people. 
D)  the rise in gay pride and the institution of gay marriage legislation. 
A)  the rise of scientific ways of thinking and classifying, which included classifying humans. 
B)  people actually started talking about sex, which previously had been considered impolite. 
C)  government bureaucrats were attempting to assert their power over people. 
D)  the rise in gay pride and the institution of gay marriage legislation.

Question 6

Which of the following situations provides an example of how the social categories of gender influence the biology of sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  parents who refuse to let their three-year-old son paint his fingernails 
B)  how people react differently to two women who hold hands in public versus two men who hold hands in public 
C)  the decision to raise a male infant born with a small penis (e.g., a phallus measuring less than 2 centimeters in length) as a female 
D)  how a one-sex model of human bodies dominated thinking among ancient Greeks, but a two-sex model dominates current Western biological thought 
A)  parents who refuse to let their three-year-old son paint his fingernails 
B)  how people react differently to two women who hold hands in public versus two men who hold hands in public 
C)  the decision to raise a male infant born with a small penis (e.g., a phallus measuring less than 2 centimeters in length) as a female 
D)  how a one-sex model of human bodies dominated thinking among ancient Greeks, but a two-sex model dominates current Western biological thought

Question 7

A statistical technique called individual fixed effects compares an outcome across time as some factor changes.All of the following are examples of this technique EXCEPT analyzing:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether having children makes people happier by asking couples before they have their first child and then again afterward. 
B)  whether people who exercise three times a week have more energy by asking individuals before they start their exercise regimes and then again after they've been exercising for a set period of time. 
C)  the effects of gender by comparing people's experiences before undergoing sex changes and then again after their sex changes (e.g., like the Donald to Deirdre case mentioned in your text). 
D)  whether vegetarians are less depressed than nonvegetarians by comparing the depression levels of vegetarians and nonvegetarians. 
A)  whether having children makes people happier by asking couples before they have their first child and then again afterward. 
B)  whether people who exercise three times a week have more energy by asking individuals before they start their exercise regimes and then again after they've been exercising for a set period of time. 
C)  the effects of gender by comparing people's experiences before undergoing sex changes and then again after their sex changes (e.g., like the Donald to Deirdre case mentioned in your text). 
D)  whether vegetarians are less depressed than nonvegetarians by comparing the depression levels of vegetarians and nonvegetarians.

Question 8

When we use sociological imagination,we question how social forces (including history)affect our day-to-day behaviors.In the past,women gave up their family names when they got married and took the last names of their new husbands.At the time,this practice indicated that a woman,who was a piece of property,was being transferred from one male (the father)to another (the new husband).Men didn't change their names because they were owners,not property.
Drawing on your reading of the gender chapter,why might this practice persist today? The concept of hegemonic masculinity or patriarchy may be helpful to you in your answer (but feel free to draw on a different line of thought).

Accepted Answer

You will get a wide range of answers.Thi

Question 9

What is the woman question? Explain the woman question from a functional perspective and a feminist perspective.What are some problems with each of these perspectives?

Accepted Answer

The woman question explains the nearly u

Question 10

What is the term that refers to desire,sexual preference,sexual identity,and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation 
B)  sexuality 
C)  sex 
D)  gender 
A)  sexual orientation 
B)  sexuality 
C)  sex 
D)  gender

Question 11

Your text mentions several reasons why American teenagers are rapidly spreading STDs.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most don't know they are infected. 
B)  Teens believe if they don't climax they will not get STDs. 
C)  Romantic interludes tend to be short. 
D)  Many teens have had genital contact with a partner without intercourse. 
A)  Most don't know they are infected. 
B)  Teens believe if they don't climax they will not get STDs. 
C)  Romantic interludes tend to be short. 
D)  Many teens have had genital contact with a partner without intercourse.

Question 12

Similar to hegemonic masculinity,social problems that exist within a dominant group in a society tend to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly visible and therefore cause for concern. 
B)  invisible because they are regarded as the norm. 
C)  not cause for questioning for sociologists, as they undermine the social order. 
D)  highly funded and therefore easier to solve. 
A)  highly visible and therefore cause for concern. 
B)  invisible because they are regarded as the norm. 
C)  not cause for questioning for sociologists, as they undermine the social order. 
D)  highly funded and therefore easier to solve.

Question 13

According to your text,a hijra in India is a group of men who opt to have their penises surgically removed and renounce sexual desire and practice.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hijra identity is secret, and no one can tell who is or isn't a hijra. 
B)  Much of what it means to be a hijra has nothing to do with gender. 
C)  The hijra's life is marked by self-sacrifice, poverty, and a highly stigmatized identity. 
D)  If a man becomes a hijra, his identity becomes his master status. 
A)  The hijra identity is secret, and no one can tell who is or isn't a hijra. 
B)  Much of what it means to be a hijra has nothing to do with gender. 
C)  The hijra's life is marked by self-sacrifice, poverty, and a highly stigmatized identity. 
D)  If a man becomes a hijra, his identity becomes his master status.

Question 14

Under the sex/gender system,men universally perform the kinds of tasks that:

Accepted Answer

A)  require more strength. 
B)  are accorded higher value than those done by women. 
C)  require more intelligence. 
D)  require more education. 
A)  require more strength. 
B)  are accorded higher value than those done by women. 
C)  require more intelligence. 
D)  require more education.

Question 15

Patricia Hill Collins claims that gender intersects with race,class,nationality,and religion.Which group has made the case that early liberal feminism was largely by,about,and for white middle-class women?

Accepted Answer

A)  social feminists 
B)  radical feminists 
C)  black feminists 
D)  Freudian feminists 
A)  social feminists 
B)  radical feminists 
C)  black feminists 
D)  Freudian feminists

Question 16

Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein coined the term deceptive distinctions to refer to the behavioral differences between men and women that arise because of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  matriarchal society we live in. 
B)  different roles they come to occupy. 
C)  biological differences between them. 
D)  myths surrounding maleness and femaleness. 
A)  matriarchal society we live in. 
B)  different roles they come to occupy. 
C)  biological differences between them. 
D)  myths surrounding maleness and femaleness.

Question 17

Describe the nadle in the Navajo society of Native Americans or the hijra in India.How do these so-called third genders challenge our traditional notions of sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

Nadle individuals are born with ambiguou

Question 18

In comparison to boys,girls are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be victimized by violent crime. 
B)  smoke cigarettes. 
C)  be suspended and/or drop out of school. 
D)  succeed in killing themselves. 
A)  be victimized by violent crime. 
B)  smoke cigarettes. 
C)  be suspended and/or drop out of school. 
D)  succeed in killing themselves.

Question 19

Race,birth order,generational cohort,sex,and parental wealth are key sociological variables that are said to resist fixed effects because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  can't be changed. 
B)  are relatively stable characteristics of an individual. 
C)  are constantly changing. 
D)  are impervious to inspection. 
A)  can't be changed. 
B)  are relatively stable characteristics of an individual. 
C)  are constantly changing. 
D)  are impervious to inspection.

Question 20

When examining the woman question,why is it important to include the intersection of sexual orientation,race,class,nationality,ability,and other factors? Use examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

As Patricia Hill Collins points out,"wom

Although women now outnumber men in terms of college enrollment,men still dominate which fields?

Explain why John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus can be considered essentialist.How might a sociologist view the same phenomenon?

What argument do Reskin and Roos (1990)use to support the reason women end up in lower-paid jobs?

Many people believe sex to be an either-or situation (either male or female),but sociologists believe natural sex is:

In his book The History of Sexuality (1978),Michel Foucault contends that the change in the view of homosexuality to one of deviance was a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following situations provides an example of how the social categories of gender influence the biology of sex?

A statistical technique called individual fixed effects compares an outcome across time as some factor changes.All of the following are examples of this technique EXCEPT analyzing:

What is the woman question? Explain the woman question from a functional perspective and a feminist perspective.What are some problems with each of these perspectives?

What is the term that refers to desire,sexual preference,sexual identity,and behavior?

Your text mentions several reasons why American teenagers are rapidly spreading STDs.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?

Similar to hegemonic masculinity,social problems that exist within a dominant group in a society tend to be:

According to your text,a hijra in India is a group of men who opt to have their penises surgically removed and renounce sexual desire and practice.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to your text?

Under the sex/gender system,men universally perform the kinds of tasks that:

Patricia Hill Collins claims that gender intersects with race,class,nationality,and religion.Which group has made the case that early liberal feminism was largely by,about,and for white middle-class women?

Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein coined the term deceptive distinctions to refer to the behavioral differences between men and women that arise because of the:

Describe the nadle in the Navajo society of Native Americans or the hijra in India.How do these so-called third genders challenge our traditional notions of sex and gender?

In comparison to boys,girls are more likely to:

Race,birth order,generational cohort,sex,and parental wealth are key sociological variables that are said to resist fixed effects because they:

When examining the woman question,why is it important to include the intersection of sexual orientation,race,class,nationality,ability,and other factors? Use examples in your answer.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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Exam 8: Gender

Although women now outnumber men in terms of college enrollment,men still dominate which fields?

Explain why John Gray's book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus can be considered essentialist.How might a sociologist view the same phenomenon?

What argument do Reskin and Roos (1990)use to support the reason women end up in lower-paid jobs?

Many people believe sex to be an either-or situation (either male or female),but sociologists believe natural sex is:

In his book The History of Sexuality (1978),Michel Foucault contends that the change in the view of homosexuality to one of deviance was a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following situations provides an example of how the social categories of gender influence the biology of sex?

A statistical technique called individual fixed effects compares an outcome across time as some factor changes.All of the following are examples of this technique EXCEPT analyzing:

What is the woman question? Explain the woman question from a functional perspective and a feminist perspective.What are some problems with each of these perspectives?

What is the term that refers to desire,sexual preference,sexual identity,and behavior?

Your text mentions several reasons why American teenagers are rapidly spreading STDs.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?

Similar to hegemonic masculinity,social problems that exist within a dominant group in a society tend to be:

According to your text,a hijra in India is a group of men who opt to have their penises surgically removed and renounce sexual desire and practice.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to your text?

Under the sex/gender system,men universally perform the kinds of tasks that:

Patricia Hill Collins claims that gender intersects with race,class,nationality,and religion.Which group has made the case that early liberal feminism was largely by,about,and for white middle-class women?

Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein coined the term deceptive distinctions to refer to the behavioral differences between men and women that arise because of the:

Describe the nadle in the Navajo society of Native Americans or the hijra in India.How do these so-called third genders challenge our traditional notions of sex and gender?

In comparison to boys,girls are more likely to:

Race,birth order,generational cohort,sex,and parental wealth are key sociological variables that are said to resist fixed effects because they:

When examining the woman question,why is it important to include the intersection of sexual orientation,race,class,nationality,ability,and other factors? Use examples in your answer.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters