Question 1

Traditional conceptions paint masculine and feminine in opposing terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Today,women represent ______ of all students on college campuses across the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 37 percent 
B) 57 percent 
C) 77 percent 
D) 97 percent 
A) 37 percent 
B) 57 percent 
C) 77 percent 
D) 97 percent

Question 3

On average,young men show greater ____ ability than young women; young women show greater _____ ability than young men.

Accepted Answer

A) intellectual; sensory 
B) mathematical; verbal 
C) verbal; mathematical 
D) sensory; intellectual 
A) intellectual; sensory 
B) mathematical; verbal 
C) verbal; mathematical 
D) sensory; intellectual

Question 4

On average,do women or men live longer?

Accepted Answer

A) On average,men outlive women by about one year. 
B) On average,women outlive men by about one year. 
C) On average,men outlive women by about five years. 
D) On average,women outlive men by about five years. 
A) On average,men outlive women by about one year. 
B) On average,women outlive men by about one year. 
C) On average,men outlive women by about five years. 
D) On average,women outlive men by about five years.

Question 5

Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows

Accepted Answer

A) little or no change in female-male differences in performance. 
B) male performances are improving faster than female performances. 
C) women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances. 
D) women now outperform men in most athletic events. 
A) little or no change in female-male differences in performance. 
B) male performances are improving faster than female performances. 
C) women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances. 
D) women now outperform men in most athletic events.

Question 6

A social-conflict account of the history of gender stratification was developed by Friedrich Engels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 39 percent 
B) 49 percent 
C) 59 percent 
D) 69 percent 
A) 39 percent 
B) 49 percent 
C) 59 percent 
D) 69 percent

Question 8

Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

Accepted Answer

A) primary sex characteristics 
B) sexual orientation 
C) gender roles 
D) secondary sex characteristics 
A) primary sex characteristics 
B) sexual orientation 
C) gender roles 
D) secondary sex characteristics

Question 9

The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that

Accepted Answer

A) women learn to measure their personal importance in terms of physical appearance. 
B) beautiful women can dominate men. 
C) women prefer men who are physically attractive. 
D) women today are as physically attractive as today's men are. 
A) women learn to measure their personal importance in terms of physical appearance. 
B) beautiful women can dominate men. 
C) women prefer men who are physically attractive. 
D) women today are as physically attractive as today's men are.

Question 10

In which job categories are the workers mostly women?

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 11

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of power relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which factor has helped increase the share of women in the paid labor force over the course of the last century?

Accepted Answer

A) the increase in the number of people working on farms 
B) a rising divorce rate 
C) the increasing size of U.S.families 
D) the fact that working women earn more than working men 
A) the increase in the number of people working on farms 
B) a rising divorce rate 
C) the increasing size of U.S.families 
D) the fact that working women earn more than working men

Question 13

Gender affects the opportunities and constraints each of us encounter throughout our lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a global perspective,the region where women have the least social power in relation to men is North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At every class level

Accepted Answer

A) women have less income,wealth,education,and power than men do. 
B) women and men have equal amounts of income,wealth,education,and power. 
C) men outnumber women. 
D) women see themselves as a minority. 
A) women have less income,wealth,education,and power than men do. 
B) women and men have equal amounts of income,wealth,education,and power. 
C) men outnumber women. 
D) women see themselves as a minority.

Question 16

Margaret Mead argued that gender was mostly a matter of biology rather than culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Like race or social class,gender is a major dimension of social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In today's U.S.work force,

Accepted Answer

A) men and women have the same types of jobs. 
B) women and men receive the same pay. 
C) women are concentrated in several categories of jobs. 
D) a majority of working women hold "pink collar" jobs. 
A) men and women have the same types of jobs. 
B) women and men receive the same pay. 
C) women are concentrated in several categories of jobs. 
D) a majority of working women hold "pink collar" jobs.

Question 19

When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) during the colonial era 
B) in the 1840s 
C) in the 1940s 
D) in the 1980s 
A) during the colonial era 
B) in the 1840s 
C) in the 1940s 
D) in the 1980s

Question 20

According to intersection theory,___________ is a source of social disadvantage.

Accepted Answer

A) only gender 
B) only race 
C) only class 
D) gender,race,and class 
A) only gender 
B) only race 
C) only class 
D) gender,race,and class

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

Traditional conceptions paint masculine and feminine in opposing terms.

Today,women represent ______ of all students on college campuses across the United States.

On average,young men show greater ____ ability than young women; young women show greater _____ ability than young men.

On average,do women or men live longer?

Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows

A social-conflict account of the history of gender stratification was developed by Friedrich Engels.

Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?

Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that

In which job categories are the workers mostly women?

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of power relationships.

Which factor has helped increase the share of women in the paid labor force over the course of the last century?

Gender affects the opportunities and constraints each of us encounter throughout our lives.

In a global perspective,the region where women have the least social power in relation to men is North America.

At every class level

Margaret Mead argued that gender was mostly a matter of biology rather than culture.

Like race or social class,gender is a major dimension of social stratification.

In today's U.S.work force,

When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States?

According to intersection theory,___________ is a source of social disadvantage.

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