Question 1

In 2012, women were what percent of the U.S. military personnel fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 5 
C) 15 
D) 45 ( 
A) 0 
B) 5 
C) 15 
D) 45 ( C

Question 2

The 2010 median pay for full-time employed workers was $49,398 for men; for women it was

Accepted Answer

A) $17,791. 
B) $27,791. 
C) $37,791. 
D) $47,791. 
A) $17,791. 
B) $27,791. 
C) $37,791. 
D) $47,791. C

Question 3

Gender stereotypes divide humanity by constructing femininity and masculinity in

Accepted Answer

A) completely factual ways. 
B) different and often opposing terms. 
C) ways that favor women. 
D) exactly the same terms. 
A) completely factual ways. 
B) different and often opposing terms. 
C) ways that favor women. 
D) exactly the same terms. B

Question 4

Reforms to ensure that women have the same rights and opportunities as men is the goal of

Accepted Answer

A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism. 
A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism.

Question 5

Social-conflict theories of gender

Accepted Answer

A) focus on the gender inequalities by which men have had power over women. 
B) put a human face on gender, showing how gender is at work in everyday life. 
C) help explain how gender roles have, throughout history, been useful to society's operation. 
D) promote the integration of society. 
A) focus on the gender inequalities by which men have had power over women. 
B) put a human face on gender, showing how gender is at work in everyday life. 
C) help explain how gender roles have, throughout history, been useful to society's operation. 
D) promote the integration of society.

Question 6

The claim that equality for women requires following a Marxist path is made by

Accepted Answer

A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism. 
A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism.

Question 7

Which of the following is a pattern noted in symbolic-interaction research involving gender?

Accepted Answer

A) Men have a tendency to listen politely while women speak. 
B) Women have a tendency to interrupt men when men are speaking. 
C) Men have a tendency to interrupt women when women are speaking. 
D) Women smile less often than men do. 
A) Men have a tendency to listen politely while women speak. 
B) Women have a tendency to interrupt men when men are speaking. 
C) Men have a tendency to interrupt women when women are speaking. 
D) Women smile less often than men do.

Question 8

Which major armed conflict marked the first time the government officially opened the military to both sexes?

Accepted Answer

A) the Revolutionary War 
B) the Civil War 
C) World War II 
D) the Iraq War 
A) the Revolutionary War 
B) the Civil War 
C) World War II 
D) the Iraq War

Question 9

A society's unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called

Accepted Answer

A) patriarchy. 
B) matriarchy. 
C) gender stratification. 
D) sexual orientation. 
A) patriarchy. 
B) matriarchy. 
C) gender stratification. 
D) sexual orientation.

Question 10

Which sociological theory of gender inequality looks at gender from a macro-level and identifies gender as a problem?

Accepted Answer

A) societal-norm theory 
B) social-conflict theory 
C) symbolic-interaction theory 
D) structural-functional theory 
A) societal-norm theory 
B) social-conflict theory 
C) symbolic-interaction theory 
D) structural-functional theory

Question 11

What milestone in the feminist movement occurred in 1920?

Accepted Answer

A) Women gained the right to vote. 
B) The first woman was appointed to the Presidential Cabinet. 
C) The U.S.congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. 
D) The first woman was sworn in as Vice-President of the United States. 
A) Women gained the right to vote. 
B) The first woman was appointed to the Presidential Cabinet. 
C) The U.S.congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. 
D) The first woman was sworn in as Vice-President of the United States.

Question 12

Minority women earn less than white women, and they also earn less than minority men. This pattern is the focus of

Accepted Answer

A) intersection theory. 
B) structural-functional theory. 
C) symbolic-interaction theory. 
D) radical-race theory. 
A) intersection theory. 
B) structural-functional theory. 
C) symbolic-interaction theory. 
D) radical-race theory.

Question 13

Lakshmi lives in a rural part of India. She fed her second baby daughter poisonous oleander instead of milk, until the baby died. The practice of female infanticide in countries like India and China is still prevalent because

Accepted Answer

A) the Indian government only allows one child per family. 
B) she wanted to inherit the baby's fortune. 
C) there is a strong pro-male bias in many poor countries. 
D) of untreated postpartum depression. 
A) the Indian government only allows one child per family. 
B) she wanted to inherit the baby's fortune. 
C) there is a strong pro-male bias in many poor countries. 
D) of untreated postpartum depression.

Question 14

The claim that society must eliminate the concept of gender is made by

Accepted Answer

A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism. 
A) radical feminism. 
B) socialist feminism. 
C) liberal feminism. 
D) opponents of feminism.

Question 15

Naomi Wolf links which element of our culture to men having power over women?

Accepted Answer

A) our cultural ideas about parenting 
B) our cultural ideas about sports 
C) our cultural ideas about beauty 
D) our cultural ideas about work 
A) our cultural ideas about parenting 
B) our cultural ideas about sports 
C) our cultural ideas about beauty 
D) our cultural ideas about work

Question 16

Gender shapes the language we use because

Accepted Answer

A) men typically use male pronouns to describe possessions such as cars or boats. 
B) women's traditional titles are often more positive than men's. 
C) the English language tends to treat what is masculine as having more value than what is feminine. 
D)  men are as likely to take a woman's name after marriage as women are to take a man's name. 
A) men typically use male pronouns to describe possessions such as cars or boats. 
B) women's traditional titles are often more positive than men's. 
C) the English language tends to treat what is masculine as having more value than what is feminine. 
D)  men are as likely to take a woman's name after marriage as women are to take a man's name.

Question 17

The symbolic-interaction approach provides what type of analysis of gender?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict-focused 
B) macro-level 
C) micro-level 
D) function-focused 
A) conflict-focused 
B) macro-level 
C) micro-level 
D) function-focused

Question 18

Which political viewpoint expresses concern that increased gender equality has weakened families?

Accepted Answer

A) radical left 
B) liberal 
C) conservative 
D) feminist 
A) radical left 
B) liberal 
C) conservative 
D) feminist

Question 19

Which theoretical analysis of gender roles highlights women experiencing frequent pregnancies and caring for children, and points to men's greater size and strength as placing them in charge of hunting and warfare?

Accepted Answer

A) social-conflict analysis 
B) liberal analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) symbolic-interaction analysis 
A) social-conflict analysis 
B) liberal analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) symbolic-interaction analysis

Question 20

Symbolic-interaction analysis of gender

Accepted Answer

A) focuses on the gender inequalities by which men have had power over women. 
B) focuses on the experience of gender in familiar dimensions of everyday life. 
C) helps explain how gender roles have, throughout history, been useful to society's operation. 
D) promotes the integration of society. 
A) focuses on the gender inequalities by which men have had power over women. 
B) focuses on the experience of gender in familiar dimensions of everyday life. 
C) helps explain how gender roles have, throughout history, been useful to society's operation. 
D) promotes the integration of society.

In 2012, women were what percent of the U.S. military personnel fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?

The 2010 median pay for full-time employed workers was $49,398 for men; for women it was

Gender stereotypes divide humanity by constructing femininity and masculinity in

Reforms to ensure that women have the same rights and opportunities as men is the goal of

Social-conflict theories of gender

The claim that equality for women requires following a Marxist path is made by

Which of the following is a pattern noted in symbolic-interaction research involving gender?

Which major armed conflict marked the first time the government officially opened the military to both sexes?

A society's unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called

Which sociological theory of gender inequality looks at gender from a macro-level and identifies gender as a problem?

What milestone in the feminist movement occurred in 1920?

Minority women earn less than white women, and they also earn less than minority men. This pattern is the focus of

Lakshmi lives in a rural part of India. She fed her second baby daughter poisonous oleander instead of milk, until the baby died. The practice of female infanticide in countries like India and China is still prevalent because

The claim that society must eliminate the concept of gender is made by

Naomi Wolf links which element of our culture to men having power over women?

Gender shapes the language we use because

The symbolic-interaction approach provides what type of analysis of gender?

Which political viewpoint expresses concern that increased gender equality has weakened families?

Which theoretical analysis of gender roles highlights women experiencing frequent pregnancies and caring for children, and points to men's greater size and strength as placing them in charge of hunting and warfare?

Symbolic-interaction analysis of gender

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Exam 4: Gender Inequality

In 2012, women were what percent of the U.S. military personnel fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?

The 2010 median pay for full-time employed workers was $49,398 for men; for women it was

Gender stereotypes divide humanity by constructing femininity and masculinity in

Reforms to ensure that women have the same rights and opportunities as men is the goal of

Social-conflict theories of gender

The claim that equality for women requires following a Marxist path is made by

Which of the following is a pattern noted in symbolic-interaction research involving gender?

Which major armed conflict marked the first time the government officially opened the military to both sexes?

A society's unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called

Which sociological theory of gender inequality looks at gender from a macro-level and identifies gender as a problem?

What milestone in the feminist movement occurred in 1920?

Minority women earn less than white women, and they also earn less than minority men. This pattern is the focus of

Lakshmi lives in a rural part of India. She fed her second baby daughter poisonous oleander instead of milk, until the baby died. The practice of female infanticide in countries like India and China is still prevalent because

The claim that society must eliminate the concept of gender is made by

Naomi Wolf links which element of our culture to men having power over women?

Gender shapes the language we use because

The symbolic-interaction approach provides what type of analysis of gender?

Which political viewpoint expresses concern that increased gender equality has weakened families?

Which theoretical analysis of gender roles highlights women experiencing frequent pregnancies and caring for children, and points to men's greater size and strength as placing them in charge of hunting and warfare?

Symbolic-interaction analysis of gender

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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