Question 1

Using the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert,the bacha posh in Afghanistan,and the nádleehí in Navajo culture as support,discuss how gender can be seen as a social construction.

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Question 2

Norah Vincent's 2006 book Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man illustrates how:

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A) gender is pervasive in structuring social life 
B) biological differences make it difficult for a woman to pretend to be a man 
C) gender is irrelevant in most everyday encounters 
D) hormones can deepen a woman's voice 
E) voice training cannot help a woman sound like a man 
A) gender is pervasive in structuring social life 
B) biological differences make it difficult for a woman to pretend to be a man 
C) gender is irrelevant in most everyday encounters 
D) hormones can deepen a woman's voice 
E) voice training cannot help a woman sound like a man

Question 3

What does the research on monkeys castrated a birth and the story of identical twins raised as different genders suggest about the role of social interaction and social context in explaining gender differences?

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Question 4

A political office is more likely to be considered "man's work," the:

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A) more time the politician spends in the spotlight 
B) more often it is held by a Democrat 
C) farther from home the political office 
D) closer to home the political office 
E) fewer people a politician has on staff 
A) more time the politician spends in the spotlight 
B) more often it is held by a Democrat 
C) farther from home the political office 
D) closer to home the political office 
E) fewer people a politician has on staff

Question 5

In 2009,the ratio of women's to men's earnings among full-time,year-round workers was:

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A) 52.3 percent 
B) 62.4 percent 
C) 72.2 percent 
D) 82.1 percent 
E) 92.3 percent 
A) 52.3 percent 
B) 62.4 percent 
C) 72.2 percent 
D) 82.1 percent 
E) 92.3 percent

Question 6

Over the past fifty years,women's participation in the paid labor force:

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A) has risen continuously 
B) has dropped continuously 
C) has remained the same 
D) has gone up and down with no clear pattern 
E) rose for the first twenty-five years but dropped for the last twenty-five 
A) has risen continuously 
B) has dropped continuously 
C) has remained the same 
D) has gone up and down with no clear pattern 
E) rose for the first twenty-five years but dropped for the last twenty-five

Question 7

Betty Dukes,along with her coworkers,filed a class-action lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with preventing women from achieving upward mobility in the company.In this example,Betty and her coworkers claim they:

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A) are hitting the glass ceiling 
B) are riding the glass escalator 
C) are experiencing gender typing 
D) are experiencing sex segregation 
E) are experiencing comparable worth 
A) are hitting the glass ceiling 
B) are riding the glass escalator 
C) are experiencing gender typing 
D) are experiencing sex segregation 
E) are experiencing comparable worth

Question 8

What agency has helped develop ties among women's movements in countries around the world?

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A) the men's movement 
B) the International Roundtable of Global Corporations (IRG
C)  
C) the United Nations Conference on Women 
D) the National Security Administration 
E) None of the above; no such ties currently exist 
A) the men's movement 
B) the International Roundtable of Global Corporations (IRG
C)  
C) the United Nations Conference on Women 
D) the National Security Administration 
E) None of the above; no such ties currently exist

Question 9

A promotion barrier that prevents a woman's upward mobility within an organization is called:

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A) a glass ceiling 
B) a glass escalator 
C) gender typing 
D) sex segregation 
E) comparable worth 
A) a glass ceiling 
B) a glass escalator 
C) gender typing 
D) sex segregation 
E) comparable worth

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of aggression that is consistent with female gender role socialization?

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A) interpersonal aggression 
B) malicious gossip 
C) bad-mouthing 
D) physical fights 
E) all of the above 
A) interpersonal aggression 
B) malicious gossip 
C) bad-mouthing 
D) physical fights 
E) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning Afghanistan and the bacha posh,daughters transformed into sons,is true?

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A) It is a myth that some families transform one young daughter into a son. 
B) Most of the time, a bacha posh returns to womanhood when the child enters puberty. 
C) Parents of bacha posh consider transforming their girls into boys to be cruel. 
D) Girls are highly prized. 
E) Families with only sons often experience shame and pity. 
A) It is a myth that some families transform one young daughter into a son. 
B) Most of the time, a bacha posh returns to womanhood when the child enters puberty. 
C) Parents of bacha posh consider transforming their girls into boys to be cruel. 
D) Girls are highly prized. 
E) Families with only sons often experience shame and pity.

Question 12

Which of the following groups does the most housework?

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A) unmarried childless women 
B) married women with children 
C) unmarried childless men 
D) married men with children 
E) unmarried men with children 
A) unmarried childless women 
B) married women with children 
C) unmarried childless men 
D) married men with children 
E) unmarried men with children

Question 13

In the United States,men generally have more status,power,and prestige than women.This is an example of:

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A) gender conformity 
B) matriarchy 
C) masculinity 
D) berdache 
E) gender inequality 
A) gender conformity 
B) matriarchy 
C) masculinity 
D) berdache 
E) gender inequality

Question 14

Six of the ten richest self-made women in the world are:

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A) American 
B) Chinese 
C) German 
D) Indian 
E) Russian 
A) American 
B) Chinese 
C) German 
D) Indian 
E) Russian

Question 15

With respect to the study conducted in Great Britain investigating views of managers interviewing female applicants for positions as technical staff members in the health services mentioned in your textbook,which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A) Interviewers always asked the women about whether they had, or intended to have, children. 
B) Interviewers always asked the men about whether they had, or intended to have, children. 
C) Most interviewers saw asking women about whether they had, or intended to have, children as part of their task in assessing whether a female applicant would prove to be a reliable colleague. 
D) Most interviewers accepted the principle that women should have the same career opportunities as men. 
E) All of the above statements are true. 
A) Interviewers always asked the women about whether they had, or intended to have, children. 
B) Interviewers always asked the men about whether they had, or intended to have, children. 
C) Most interviewers saw asking women about whether they had, or intended to have, children as part of their task in assessing whether a female applicant would prove to be a reliable colleague. 
D) Most interviewers accepted the principle that women should have the same career opportunities as men. 
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 16

Which form of feminist theory believes that gender inequality is produced by unequal access to civil rights and certain social resources?

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A) liberal feminism 
B) radical feminism 
C) black feminism 
D) Parsonian functionalism 
E) Marxism 
A) liberal feminism 
B) radical feminism 
C) black feminism 
D) Parsonian functionalism 
E) Marxism

Question 17

In 1975,only __________ of married women with preschool-age children (under six years old)were in the labor force,yet this figure had increased to __________ by 2009.

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A) 19 percent; 77.9 percent 
B) 19 percent; 57.9 percent 
C) 39 percent; 77.9 percent 
D) 39 percent; 57.9 percent 
E) 59 percent; 37.9 percent 
A) 19 percent; 77.9 percent 
B) 19 percent; 57.9 percent 
C) 39 percent; 77.9 percent 
D) 39 percent; 57.9 percent 
E) 59 percent; 37.9 percent

Question 18

Childcare work is considered "women's work," and construction work is considered "men's work." Childcare workers generally make less than construction workers.This situation exemplifies:

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A) masculinity 
B) gender socialization 
C) gender typing 
D) the glass ceiling 
E) the glass escalator 
A) masculinity 
B) gender socialization 
C) gender typing 
D) the glass ceiling 
E) the glass escalator

Question 19

Which of the following differential behaviors was NOT a pattern found in schools?

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A) Male students interacted more with their teachers than female students did. 
B) Boys were more often scolded and punished than girls. 
C) Teachers are more likely to solicit information from boys than girls. 
D) Girls were more likely to call out answers in class than boys. 
E) When girls tried to bring attention to themselves by calling out in class without raising their hands, they were reprimanded. 
A) Male students interacted more with their teachers than female students did. 
B) Boys were more often scolded and punished than girls. 
C) Teachers are more likely to solicit information from boys than girls. 
D) Girls were more likely to call out answers in class than boys. 
E) When girls tried to bring attention to themselves by calling out in class without raising their hands, they were reprimanded.

Question 20

As a result of differential treatment in schools,girls are socialized to be:

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A) quiet 
B) inquisitive 
C) outspoken 
D) active problem solvers 
E) none of the above; boys and girls are not treated differently in schools 
A) quiet 
B) inquisitive 
C) outspoken 
D) active problem solvers 
E) none of the above; boys and girls are not treated differently in schools

Using the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert,the bacha posh in Afghanistan,and the nádleehí in Navajo culture as support,discuss how gender can be seen as a social construction.

Norah Vincent's 2006 book Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man illustrates how:

What does the research on monkeys castrated a birth and the story of identical twins raised as different genders suggest about the role of social interaction and social context in explaining gender differences?

A political office is more likely to be considered "man's work," the:

In 2009,the ratio of women's to men's earnings among full-time,year-round workers was:

Over the past fifty years,women's participation in the paid labor force:

Betty Dukes,along with her coworkers,filed a class-action lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with preventing women from achieving upward mobility in the company.In this example,Betty and her coworkers claim they:

What agency has helped develop ties among women's movements in countries around the world?

A promotion barrier that prevents a woman's upward mobility within an organization is called:

Which of the following is NOT an example of aggression that is consistent with female gender role socialization?

Which of the following statements concerning Afghanistan and the bacha posh,daughters transformed into sons,is true?

Which of the following groups does the most housework?

In the United States,men generally have more status,power,and prestige than women.This is an example of:

Six of the ten richest self-made women in the world are:

With respect to the study conducted in Great Britain investigating views of managers interviewing female applicants for positions as technical staff members in the health services mentioned in your textbook,which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which form of feminist theory believes that gender inequality is produced by unequal access to civil rights and certain social resources?

In 1975,only of married women with preschool-age children (under six years old)were in the labor force,yet this figure had increased to by 2009.

Childcare work is considered "women's work," and construction work is considered "men's work." Childcare workers generally make less than construction workers.This situation exemplifies:

Which of the following differential behaviors was NOT a pattern found in schools?

As a result of differential treatment in schools,girls are socialized to be:

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Exam 9: Gender Inequality

Using the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert,the bacha posh in Afghanistan,and the nádleehí in Navajo culture as support,discuss how gender can be seen as a social construction.

Norah Vincent's 2006 book Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man illustrates how:

What does the research on monkeys castrated a birth and the story of identical twins raised as different genders suggest about the role of social interaction and social context in explaining gender differences?

A political office is more likely to be considered "man's work," the:

In 2009,the ratio of women's to men's earnings among full-time,year-round workers was:

Over the past fifty years,women's participation in the paid labor force:

Betty Dukes,along with her coworkers,filed a class-action lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with preventing women from achieving upward mobility in the company.In this example,Betty and her coworkers claim they:

What agency has helped develop ties among women's movements in countries around the world?

A promotion barrier that prevents a woman's upward mobility within an organization is called:

Which of the following is NOT an example of aggression that is consistent with female gender role socialization?

Which of the following statements concerning Afghanistan and the bacha posh,daughters transformed into sons,is true?

Which of the following groups does the most housework?

In the United States,men generally have more status,power,and prestige than women.This is an example of:

Six of the ten richest self-made women in the world are:

With respect to the study conducted in Great Britain investigating views of managers interviewing female applicants for positions as technical staff members in the health services mentioned in your textbook,which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which form of feminist theory believes that gender inequality is produced by unequal access to civil rights and certain social resources?

In 1975,only __________ of married women with preschool-age children (under six years old)were in the labor force,yet this figure had increased to __________ by 2009.

Childcare work is considered "women's work," and construction work is considered "men's work." Childcare workers generally make less than construction workers.This situation exemplifies:

Which of the following differential behaviors was NOT a pattern found in schools?

As a result of differential treatment in schools,girls are socialized to be:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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In 1975,only of married women with preschool-age children (under six years old)were in the labor force,yet this figure had increased to by 2009.