Question 1

The "Dick and Jane" readers

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A)  were gender-neutral. 
B)  conveyed the idea that women were destined to be mothers and companions of men. 
C)  were declared illegal in the early 1960s. 
D)  promoted feminist ideas. 
A)  were gender-neutral. 
B)  conveyed the idea that women were destined to be mothers and companions of men. 
C)  were declared illegal in the early 1960s. 
D)  promoted feminist ideas.

Question 2

A gender gap in pay occurs in

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A)  the West exclusively. 
B)  all industrialized nations. 
C)  the East exclusively. 
D)  some but not all industrialized nations. 
A)  the West exclusively. 
B)  all industrialized nations. 
C)  the East exclusively. 
D)  some but not all industrialized nations.

Question 3

In ancient hunter-gatherer societies, it is thought that women contributed about _____ of the group's total food.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  60% 
D)  90% 
A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  60% 
D)  90%

Question 4

Sociologists have the task of discovering how _____ modify/modifies _____, particularly to determine how "different" becomes translated into "unequal."

Accepted Answer

A)  biology; social factors 
B)  social factors; biology 
C)  sex; gender 
D)  primary sex characteristics; biology 
A)  biology; social factors 
B)  social factors; biology 
C)  sex; gender 
D)  primary sex characteristics; biology

Question 5

The philosophy that men and women should be politically, economically, and socially equal is

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A)  sexist. 
B)  referred to as gender tracking. 
C)  called feminism. 
D)  accepted at all levels of society and government. 
A)  sexist. 
B)  referred to as gender tracking. 
C)  called feminism. 
D)  accepted at all levels of society and government.

Question 6

To give an idea of the scope of date rape, approximately _____ college women were victims of sexual assault within the past six months.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  250,000 
D)  500,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  250,000 
D)  500,000

Question 7

Does gender have a sociological significance? If so, what?

Accepted Answer

Yes, gender does have a sociological sig

Question 8

The legal definition of sexual harassment

Accepted Answer

A)  includes desire as a necessary element. 
B)  is murky concerning whether a heterosexual harassing a homosexual constitutes sexual harassment. 
C)  does not include sexual desire as a necessary element. 
D)  is murky concerning whether a transgendered employee harassing another transgendered employee constitutes sexual harassment. 
A)  includes desire as a necessary element. 
B)  is murky concerning whether a heterosexual harassing a homosexual constitutes sexual harassment. 
C)  does not include sexual desire as a necessary element. 
D)  is murky concerning whether a transgendered employee harassing another transgendered employee constitutes sexual harassment.

Question 9

One potentially effective step in closing the pay gap that women can take immediately is to

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A)  threaten the employer. 
B)  ask for a large raise. 
C)  quit. 
D)  ask for a modest raise. 
A)  threaten the employer. 
B)  ask for a large raise. 
C)  quit. 
D)  ask for a modest raise.

Question 10

In terms of the number of women in politics, the United States is

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A)  far above the average. 
B)  slightly above the average. 
C)  average. 
D)  below average 
A)  far above the average. 
B)  slightly above the average. 
C)  average. 
D)  below average

Question 11

From Murdoch's classic cross-cultural survey, we can see that

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A)  nothing about biology requires men and women to be assigned different work. 
B)  women in the developing world never work in construction. 
C)  biology itself is what requires men and women to be assigned different work. 
D)  hunting was an exclusively male activity. 
A)  nothing about biology requires men and women to be assigned different work. 
B)  women in the developing world never work in construction. 
C)  biology itself is what requires men and women to be assigned different work. 
D)  hunting was an exclusively male activity.

Question 12

Because there are more females than males, how can females be considered a minority group?

Accepted Answer

The term minority group refers

Question 13

The percentage of women in the work force

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A)  is equal from state to state. 
B)  is higher in Texas than in Vermont. 
C)  peaks at 69% in North Dakota. 
D)  peaks at 54% in Alabama. 
A)  is equal from state to state. 
B)  is higher in Texas than in Vermont. 
C)  peaks at 69% in North Dakota. 
D)  peaks at 54% in Alabama.

Question 14

In each passing year of graduate school, the proportion of men

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A)  declines. 
B)  stays the same. 
C)  increases. 
D)  decreases in the sciences. 
A)  declines. 
B)  stays the same. 
C)  increases. 
D)  decreases in the sciences.

Question 15

_____ refers to the biological characteristics that distinguish females and males.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender 
B)  Sex 
C)  Gender stratification 
D)  Nurture 
A)  Gender 
B)  Sex 
C)  Gender stratification 
D)  Nurture

Question 16

In societies such as Afghanistan, India, and Jordan, a woman thought to have brought disgrace on her family may be

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A)  condemned to go without speaking for a year. 
B)  killed by a male relative in a so-called "honor killing." 
C)  asked to emigrate abroad. 
D)  forbidden to marry. 
A)  condemned to go without speaking for a year. 
B)  killed by a male relative in a so-called "honor killing." 
C)  asked to emigrate abroad. 
D)  forbidden to marry.

Question 17

An example of surgical sexism is

Accepted Answer

A)  the real danger of cancer. 
B)  unnecessary hysterectomies. 
C)  remaining neutral as to the need for hysterectomies. 
D)  refusing to perform hysterectomies that are necessary. 
A)  the real danger of cancer. 
B)  unnecessary hysterectomies. 
C)  remaining neutral as to the need for hysterectomies. 
D)  refusing to perform hysterectomies that are necessary.

Question 18

The goals of the second wave of feminism

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A)  continue today. 
B)  have been met. 
C)  mainly concerned voting. 
D)  are captured in the "Dick and Jane' readers. 
A)  continue today. 
B)  have been met. 
C)  mainly concerned voting. 
D)  are captured in the "Dick and Jane' readers.

Question 19

The number of women physicians grew from _____ in 1970 to _____ in 2012.

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A)  0%; 25% 
B)  5%; 39% 
C)  8%; 48% 
D)  20%; 61% 
A)  0%; 25% 
B)  5%; 39% 
C)  8%; 48% 
D)  20%; 61%

Question 20

In 1940, what were the percentages of women and men in U.S. colleges?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% women, 75% men 
B)  35% women, 65% men 
C)  48% women, 52% men 
D)  53% women, 47% men 
A)  25% women, 75% men 
B)  35% women, 65% men 
C)  48% women, 52% men 
D)  53% women, 47% men

Exam 11: Sex and Gender

The "Dick and Jane" readers

A gender gap in pay occurs in

In ancient hunter-gatherer societies, it is thought that women contributed about _____ of the group's total food.

Sociologists have the task of discovering how _____ modify/modifies _____, particularly to determine how "different" becomes translated into "unequal."

The philosophy that men and women should be politically, economically, and socially equal is

To give an idea of the scope of date rape, approximately _____ college women were victims of sexual assault within the past six months.

Does gender have a sociological significance? If so, what?

The legal definition of sexual harassment

One potentially effective step in closing the pay gap that women can take immediately is to

In terms of the number of women in politics, the United States is

From Murdoch's classic cross-cultural survey, we can see that

Because there are more females than males, how can females be considered a minority group?

The percentage of women in the work force

In each passing year of graduate school, the proportion of men

_____ refers to the biological characteristics that distinguish females and males.

In societies such as Afghanistan, India, and Jordan, a woman thought to have brought disgrace on her family may be

An example of surgical sexism is

The goals of the second wave of feminism

The number of women physicians grew from _____ in 1970 to _____ in 2012.

In 1940, what were the percentages of women and men in U.S. colleges?

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Sociologists have the task of discovering how _ modify/modifies _, particularly to determine how "different" becomes translated into "unequal."

The number of women physicians grew from _ in 1970 to _ in 2012.