Exam 10: Gender Inequality

Reskin and Roos used the term _____ to describe the process by which prestige and pay decline when women move into what were considered male jobs.

The most common job for women today, as well as 60 years ago, is

_____ refers to the pattern whereby women and men are situated in different jobs throughout the labor force.

Although modern technology has freed women from the need to stay at home and has allowed them to work at jobs formerly requiring great strength, _____ believe that distinct and separate roles are good for society.

Which term is used to mean the beliefs and placements that value men over women and that institutionalize male control of socially valued resources?

The hierarchical placement of the sexes that gives women unequal opportunities, resources, and power is known as gender

Which term refers to the invisible barriers that limit women's mobility despite their motivation and capacity for positions of power and prestige?

_____ theory is based on the idea that the major factor in the different work experiences of men and women is the individual characteristics they bring to their jobs.

The gender _____ approach emphasizes factors that are external to individuals, such as the social structures and social interactions that reward women and men differently.

Television commercials have long presented the sexes in _____ ways, showing women doing domestic chores well and men doing them badly.

In the Jones household, John goes out of the home every day and is the primary breadwinner, while Mary stays home and takes care of their young children. This division of labor represents

Which term refers to the integration of traditional feminine and masculine characteristics in the same individual?

Which of the following is NOT identified in the chapter as a reason the earnings gap between men and women continues to persist.

A 1972 study of children's books found that

_____, many women are making advances within established churches and leaving their mark on the ministerial profession.

The gender _____ approach emphasizes traits that individuals acquire during the course of socialization, such as independent or dependent behaviors and ways of relating.

Every known society makes _____ a major category for organizing social life.

Which of the following countries has never had a female head of state?

Human _____ is the profit-seeking system whereby women and children are moved from one place to another in order to perform sexual work for money, usually by force or coercion.

Some research finds that _____ is particularly prevalent in male-dominated jobs in which women are new hires, because it is a way for male workers to dominate and control women who should be their equals.