Question 1

Men working in female-identified occupations:

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A)  are promoted less rapidly than women with comparable training and experience. 
B)  receive rapid promotions "up" to more masculine administrative positions. 
C)  report being made to feel uncomfortable by sexual harassment and other forms of hostility from female co-workers. 
D)  are pressured out of the occupation over time. 
A)  are promoted less rapidly than women with comparable training and experience. 
B)  receive rapid promotions "up" to more masculine administrative positions. 
C)  report being made to feel uncomfortable by sexual harassment and other forms of hostility from female co-workers. 
D)  are pressured out of the occupation over time.

Question 2

Parents who are likely to punish their children for exhibiting cross-gender behaviors are:

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A)  more likely to punish girls for behaving "like a boy." 
B)  more likely to punish boys for behaving "like a girl." 
C)  about equally as likely to punish both boys and girls for behaving like the other. 
D)  usually embarrassed to admit that they punish their children for such behavior. 
A)  more likely to punish girls for behaving "like a boy." 
B)  more likely to punish boys for behaving "like a girl." 
C)  about equally as likely to punish both boys and girls for behaving like the other. 
D)  usually embarrassed to admit that they punish their children for such behavior.

Question 3

In Karin Martin's study of preschoolers,she noted that boys were:

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A)  discouraged from playing "dress-up." 
B)  encouraged to play "dress-up." 
C)  discouraged from being loud. 
D)  more likely to be disciplined. 
A)  discouraged from playing "dress-up." 
B)  encouraged to play "dress-up." 
C)  discouraged from being loud. 
D)  more likely to be disciplined.

Question 4

Support for lesbian and gay rights is highest among:

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A)  urban dwellers. 
B)  people with less education. 
C)  Southerners. 
D)  religious communities. 
A)  urban dwellers. 
B)  people with less education. 
C)  Southerners. 
D)  religious communities.

Question 5

The activities that individuals engage in to affirm that they understand what is expected of them as male or female it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  accessorizing gender. 
B)  doing gender. 
C)  labeling. 
D)  domesticization of gender. 
A)  accessorizing gender. 
B)  doing gender. 
C)  labeling. 
D)  domesticization of gender.

Question 6

Which of the following would a woman be more likely to say than a man?

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A)  "The SUV is nicer than the sedan." 
B)  "I like the SUV the best." 
C)  "Don't you think the SUV is nicer than the sedan?" 
D)  "SUVs are cooler than sedans." 
A)  "The SUV is nicer than the sedan." 
B)  "I like the SUV the best." 
C)  "Don't you think the SUV is nicer than the sedan?" 
D)  "SUVs are cooler than sedans."

Question 7

Why aren't girls thought to be good at math? Explain the biological and social factors that contribute to this.Do you think biological or social explanations are more important? Give evidence to support your opinion.

Accepted Answer

Girls not being thought to be good at ma

Question 8

Discuss the economic disadvantage of women in our society.What are the reasons for workplace segregation and for women's lower earnings? What other factors contribute to female economic hardships?

Accepted Answer

The economic disadvantage of women in ou

Question 9

About ________ of American adults admit to recent homosexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-3% 
B)  2-6% 
C)  10-15% 
D)  20-30% 
A)  1-3% 
B)  2-6% 
C)  10-15% 
D)  20-30%

Question 10

Since 1950,the ratio of female earnings to male earnings has increased substantially (become more equal).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a study of women at gyms,after being told by trainers that they could lift weights without fear because they would not "bulk up," it was discovered that:

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A)  nearly all the women began strenuous weightlifting programs. 
B)  most women did not lift weights at all or limited their weightlifting. 
C)  by the end of two years a majority of the women had developed fairly defined muscles. 
D)  the women were not really afraid of "bulking up." 
A)  nearly all the women began strenuous weightlifting programs. 
B)  most women did not lift weights at all or limited their weightlifting. 
C)  by the end of two years a majority of the women had developed fairly defined muscles. 
D)  the women were not really afraid of "bulking up."

Question 12

What is a sociological reason for men being more susceptible to heart disease than women?

Accepted Answer

Men's disadvantage-at least in

Question 13

Gender roles refer to:

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A)  the rights and obligations that are normative for men and women in a particular culture. 
B)  behaviors that can only be performed by one sex or the other (e.g., only females can bear children). 
C)  biological differences between men and women. 
D)  innate tendencies for males to be masculine and females to be feminine. 
A)  the rights and obligations that are normative for men and women in a particular culture. 
B)  behaviors that can only be performed by one sex or the other (e.g., only females can bear children). 
C)  biological differences between men and women. 
D)  innate tendencies for males to be masculine and females to be feminine.

Question 14

All of the following reinforce biological sex differences EXCEPT:

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A)  doctors giving hormone shots to boys to prevent them from being "too short." 
B)  doctors prescribing birth control pills to women to prevent menstrual cramps. 
C)  plastic surgeons performing breast implants on women. 
D)  plastic surgeons performing pectoral impacts on men. 
A)  doctors giving hormone shots to boys to prevent them from being "too short." 
B)  doctors prescribing birth control pills to women to prevent menstrual cramps. 
C)  plastic surgeons performing breast implants on women. 
D)  plastic surgeons performing pectoral impacts on men.

Question 15

It may be argued that a gendered division of labor is functional because specialization will:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the expertise of each sex in its own tasks. 
B)  prevent competition between men and women that might damage the family. 
C)  strengthen family bonds by making men dependent on women and vice versa. 
D)  All of these are reasons that a gendered division of labor may be functional. 
A)  increase the expertise of each sex in its own tasks. 
B)  prevent competition between men and women that might damage the family. 
C)  strengthen family bonds by making men dependent on women and vice versa. 
D)  All of these are reasons that a gendered division of labor may be functional.

Question 16

Young children's ideas about what it means to be a boy or girl:

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A)  tend to be fairly gender-neutral. 
B)  do not begin to form until the child goes to school. 
C)  tend to be rigid. 
D)  are very flexible until they reach puberty. 
A)  tend to be fairly gender-neutral. 
B)  do not begin to form until the child goes to school. 
C)  tend to be rigid. 
D)  are very flexible until they reach puberty.

Question 17

According to the text,________ have no observable physical differences between themselves and others of the same sex,but they psychologically feel as if they were born into the wrong body.

Accepted Answer

A)  transvestites 
B)  transsexuals 
C)  intersex people 
D)  bisexuals 
A)  transvestites 
B)  transsexuals 
C)  intersex people 
D)  bisexuals

Question 18

Compared with white women,African American women:

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A)  have always been more likely to work outside of the home. 
B)  have had less to lose and more to gain from abandoning conventional gender roles. 
C)  earn very similar incomes. 
D)  All of these are true about African American women. 
A)  have always been more likely to work outside of the home. 
B)  have had less to lose and more to gain from abandoning conventional gender roles. 
C)  earn very similar incomes. 
D)  All of these are true about African American women.

Question 19

Men who work in non-traditional fields are likely to encounter rapid promotions up.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the glass ceiling. 
B)  overzealous advancement. 
C)  the glass escalator. 
D)  the glass-bottomed boat. 
A)  the glass ceiling. 
B)  overzealous advancement. 
C)  the glass escalator. 
D)  the glass-bottomed boat.

Question 20

Heteronormativity is reinforced in all these ways except:

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A)  media representations of heterosexual romance. 
B)  parents explaining sex with no mention of homosexuality. 
C)  recognition of same-sex marriage. 
D)  employers offering benefits only to heterosexual married couples. 
A)  media representations of heterosexual romance. 
B)  parents explaining sex with no mention of homosexuality. 
C)  recognition of same-sex marriage. 
D)  employers offering benefits only to heterosexual married couples.

Men working in female-identified occupations:

Parents who are likely to punish their children for exhibiting cross-gender behaviors are:

In Karin Martin's study of preschoolers,she noted that boys were:

Support for lesbian and gay rights is highest among:

The activities that individuals engage in to affirm that they understand what is expected of them as male or female it is called:

Which of the following would a woman be more likely to say than a man?

Why aren't girls thought to be good at math? Explain the biological and social factors that contribute to this.Do you think biological or social explanations are more important? Give evidence to support your opinion.

Discuss the economic disadvantage of women in our society.What are the reasons for workplace segregation and for women's lower earnings? What other factors contribute to female economic hardships?

About ________ of American adults admit to recent homosexual activity.

Since 1950,the ratio of female earnings to male earnings has increased substantially (become more equal).

In a study of women at gyms,after being told by trainers that they could lift weights without fear because they would not "bulk up," it was discovered that:

What is a sociological reason for men being more susceptible to heart disease than women?

Gender roles refer to:

All of the following reinforce biological sex differences EXCEPT:

It may be argued that a gendered division of labor is functional because specialization will:

Young children's ideas about what it means to be a boy or girl:

According to the text,________ have no observable physical differences between themselves and others of the same sex,but they psychologically feel as if they were born into the wrong body.

Compared with white women,African American women:

Men who work in non-traditional fields are likely to encounter rapid promotions up.This is known as:

Heteronormativity is reinforced in all these ways except:

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Exam 9: Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Men working in female-identified occupations:

Parents who are likely to punish their children for exhibiting cross-gender behaviors are:

In Karin Martin's study of preschoolers,she noted that boys were:

Support for lesbian and gay rights is highest among:

The activities that individuals engage in to affirm that they understand what is expected of them as male or female it is called:

Which of the following would a woman be more likely to say than a man?

Why aren't girls thought to be good at math? Explain the biological and social factors that contribute to this.Do you think biological or social explanations are more important? Give evidence to support your opinion.

Discuss the economic disadvantage of women in our society.What are the reasons for workplace segregation and for women's lower earnings? What other factors contribute to female economic hardships?

About ________ of American adults admit to recent homosexual activity.

Since 1950,the ratio of female earnings to male earnings has increased substantially (become more equal).

In a study of women at gyms,after being told by trainers that they could lift weights without fear because they would not "bulk up," it was discovered that:

What is a sociological reason for men being more susceptible to heart disease than women?

Gender roles refer to:

All of the following reinforce biological sex differences EXCEPT:

It may be argued that a gendered division of labor is functional because specialization will:

Young children's ideas about what it means to be a boy or girl:

According to the text,________ have no observable physical differences between themselves and others of the same sex,but they psychologically feel as if they were born into the wrong body.

Compared with white women,African American women:

Men who work in non-traditional fields are likely to encounter rapid promotions up.This is known as:

Heteronormativity is reinforced in all these ways except:

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

Filters