Exam 10: Gender and Age

Joan and Jim were both hired to do the same work at the Acme Tool Company,although Jim's title is slightly different from Joan's. Jim has received a higher starting salary. What do sociologists call this form of employment discrimination?

What is the difference between sex and gender?

How have television advertisements and other forms of cultural media typically portrayed the elderly?

Based on the symbolic interactionist perspective,why do people in Western cultures have a difficult time applying the label "old" to themselves?

Gender stratification refers to the unequal access to power,property,and prestige of males and females based on their sex.

When many students graduate from college,they are able to earn an extra $1,465 a month between the ages of 25 and 65. These students manage to earn this bonus by ________.

Which wave of the women's movement focused on the problems of women in the Least Industrialized Nations?

Which of the following statements BEST describes how feminists view sexual harassment?

Define the term "graying of America," and describe the consequences of this social transformation.

Based the same levels of academic achievement,where does the greatest pay gap exist between men and women over their lifetime?

Which statement BEST summarizes the relationship between killers and their victims?

What three factors are believed to account for the long life of the Abkhasians?

-Examine Figure 10.2 "Changes in College Enrollment,by Sex." Provide several possible reasons why the enrollment trends reversed between 1970 and 1980.

Who proposed the concept that women are better prepared biologically for "mothering" than men,which is overlaid with culture?

What is "feminism"? Describe how it has evolved in the United States.

How has the perception of sexual harassment evolved in American society? How is this related to symbolic interactionism?

In the opening passage,the author describes the structure and social control that Amsterdam authorities have over prostitutes,as well as their medical checkups,certificates of operation,set prices,and retirement benefits. If such a structure were applied to prostitution in the U.S. with added features such as brothels only allowed in certain sections of certain cities,do you think it would find acceptance among the American people? Why or why not?

What classification or terminology do sociologists apply to women that describe their inability to gain equal access to power,property,and prestige?

Prejudice,discrimination,and hostility directed against people because of their age is called ________.

-Review Figure 10.3 "College Students by Sex and Race-Ethnicity." Name some reasons why women outnumber men in every category of race-ethnicity.