Question 1

A majority of U.S.women in which of the following categories enter the labor force?

Accepted Answer

A) married women with no children 
B) single women with no children 
C) divorced women with no children 
D) married,single,and divorced women with children. 
A) married women with no children 
B) single women with no children 
C) divorced women with no children 
D) married,single,and divorced women with children.

Question 2

Minority women are more economically disadvantaged than white women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Feminists do not support

Accepted Answer

A) ending gender stratification. 
B) ending sexual violence. 
C) weakening the importance of gender in people's lives. 
D) limiting sexual freedom. 
A) ending gender stratification. 
B) ending sexual violence. 
C) weakening the importance of gender in people's lives. 
D) limiting sexual freedom.

Question 4

Looking back over U.S.history,we see a general trend by which women

Accepted Answer

A) have gained opportunities and power. 
B) have made little movement towards equality with men. 
C) are steadily losing ground and becoming less equal to men. 
D) have retained their position of dominance over men. 
A) have gained opportunities and power. 
B) have made little movement towards equality with men. 
C) are steadily losing ground and becoming less equal to men. 
D) have retained their position of dominance over men.

Question 5

In the United States,women gained the right to vote in 1820.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States,administrative support jobs and service jobs have a high concentration of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When it comes to gender and schooling,

Accepted Answer

A) boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with a learning disability. 
B) more girls than boys are placed in special education classes. 
C) most disciplinary problems in schools involve girls. 
D) disciplinary problems in schools involve boys and girls equally. 
A) boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with a learning disability. 
B) more girls than boys are placed in special education classes. 
C) most disciplinary problems in schools involve girls. 
D) disciplinary problems in schools involve boys and girls equally.

Question 8

The beauty myth is the idea that beauty is the key to success in a career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

Accepted Answer

A) Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ)tests. 
B) Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C) Women have only recently joined the U.S.armed forces. 
D) Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill. 
A) Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ)tests. 
B) Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. 
C) Women have only recently joined the U.S.armed forces. 
D) Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill.

Question 10

The concept of "comparable worth" means that

Accepted Answer

A) women should hold political offices in proportion to their numbers in the population. 
B) people should be paid according to the level of skill and responsibility involved in the work. 
C) the market system should determine the pay for any job. 
D) all jobs should be rewarded equally. 
A) women should hold political offices in proportion to their numbers in the population. 
B) people should be paid according to the level of skill and responsibility involved in the work. 
C) the market system should determine the pay for any job. 
D) all jobs should be rewarded equally.

Question 11

Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers?

Accepted Answer

A) physicians 
B) corporate managers 
C) college professors 
D) elementary school teachers 
A) physicians 
B) corporate managers 
C) college professors 
D) elementary school teachers

Question 12

In the United States,a majority of bachelor's degrees are earned by men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) power differences. 
B) complementarity. 
C) violence. 
D) the sexual objectification of women. 
A) power differences. 
B) complementarity. 
C) violence. 
D) the sexual objectification of women.

Question 14

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior,while females are more _____.

Accepted Answer

A) instrumental; expressive 
B) expressive; instrumental 
C) egalitarian; hierarchical 
D) rational; emotional 
A) instrumental; expressive 
B) expressive; instrumental 
C) egalitarian; hierarchical 
D) rational; emotional

Question 15

Opposition to feminism is

Accepted Answer

A) expressed by a majority of people in the United States. 
B) directed mostly at socialist and radical feminism. 
C) just about gone in the United States now. 
D) increasing over time. 
A) expressed by a majority of people in the United States. 
B) directed mostly at socialist and radical feminism. 
C) just about gone in the United States now. 
D) increasing over time.

Question 16

_______ refers to social organization in which males dominate females.

Accepted Answer

A) patriarchy 
B) matriarchy 
C) monarchy 
D) oligarchy 
A) patriarchy 
B) matriarchy 
C) monarchy 
D) oligarchy

Question 17

Sexual harassment became an issue in the United States in

Accepted Answer

A) the 1990s. 
B) the 1960s. 
C) the 1890s. 
D) the 1780s. 
A) the 1990s. 
B) the 1960s. 
C) the 1890s. 
D) the 1780s.

Question 18

An important exception to male domination of the U.S.workplace is that

Accepted Answer

A) women now own more than 8 million entrepreneurial businesses. 
B) women hold 80 percent of pink-collar jobs. 
C) most college and university faculty are women. 
D) a majority of corporate executives are women. 
A) women now own more than 8 million entrepreneurial businesses. 
B) women hold 80 percent of pink-collar jobs. 
C) most college and university faculty are women. 
D) a majority of corporate executives are women.

Question 19

The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that

Accepted Answer

A) gender is rooted in biology. 
B) women can dominate men. 
C) cultures define gender in different ways. 
D) boys and girls must be raised by biological parents. 
A) gender is rooted in biology. 
B) women can dominate men. 
C) cultures define gender in different ways. 
D) boys and girls must be raised by biological parents.

Question 20

According to Janet Lever's observations of children at play,

Accepted Answer

A) gender has little effect on young children. 
B) girls spend much more time at play than boys do. 
C) boys favor games with clear winners and losers. 
D) boys favor games that encourage communication and cooperation. 
A) gender has little effect on young children. 
B) girls spend much more time at play than boys do. 
C) boys favor games with clear winners and losers. 
D) boys favor games that encourage communication and cooperation.

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

A majority of U.S.women in which of the following categories enter the labor force?

Minority women are more economically disadvantaged than white women.

Feminists do not support

Looking back over U.S.history,we see a general trend by which women

In the United States,women gained the right to vote in 1820.

In the United States,administrative support jobs and service jobs have a high concentration of women.

When it comes to gender and schooling,

The beauty myth is the idea that beauty is the key to success in a career.

What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

The concept of "comparable worth" means that

Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers?

In the United States,a majority of bachelor's degrees are earned by men.

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior,while females are more _____.

Opposition to feminism is

_______ refers to social organization in which males dominate females.

Sexual harassment became an issue in the United States in

An important exception to male domination of the U.S.workplace is that

The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that

According to Janet Lever's observations of children at play,

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