Question 1

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) 1953 
B) 1963 
C) 1973 
D) 1983 
A) 1953 
B) 1963 
C) 1973 
D) 1983

Question 2

Taking into account age,education,marital status,children,occupational specialization,work experience,and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define the concept of a glass ceiling and discuss how it might apply differently to corporations and less-corporate work structures,like that of public education.

Accepted Answer

The concept of a glass ceiling refers to

Question 5

Members of Congress have successfully blocked foreign aid to countries that might use the funds to encourage abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding men in our society,which is run by male-dominated institutions?

Accepted Answer

A) Men have lower reported rates of most types of mental illness. 
B) Men have a lower likelihood of death due to heart attack. 
C) Men feel intense competitive stress from pressure to succeed at work. 
D) Women hold the majority of middle-management positions in U.S.corporations,but only a tiny minority of upper-management positions. 
A) Men have lower reported rates of most types of mental illness. 
B) Men have a lower likelihood of death due to heart attack. 
C) Men feel intense competitive stress from pressure to succeed at work. 
D) Women hold the majority of middle-management positions in U.S.corporations,but only a tiny minority of upper-management positions.

Question 7

According to Muslim traditions,

Accepted Answer

A) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B) a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C) there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families,but a woman's feet must always be covered. 
A) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families. 
B) a woman's feet must always be covered. 
C) there are no restrictions on men's clothing. 
D) women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families,but a woman's feet must always be covered.

Question 8

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-was the subject of analysis by

Accepted Answer

A) Letty Cottin Pogrebin. 
B) Heidi Hartmann. 
C) Susan Shaw. 
D) Arlie Hochschild. 
A) Letty Cottin Pogrebin. 
B) Heidi Hartmann. 
C) Susan Shaw. 
D) Arlie Hochschild.

Question 9

When did the second wave of feminism emerge and come into full force?

Accepted Answer

A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) both the 1960s and 1970s 
A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) both the 1960s and 1970s

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) In 2012,five of the nation's 50 states had a female governor. 
B) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Janet Reno are the only females to have ever been members of the U.S.Supreme Court. 
C) Only one woman,Hillary Rodham Clinton,has ever been a candidate for Vice President of the U.S. 
D) In 2012,nearly 65 percent of the House of Representatives were comprised of women. 
A) In 2012,five of the nation's 50 states had a female governor. 
B) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Janet Reno are the only females to have ever been members of the U.S.Supreme Court. 
C) Only one woman,Hillary Rodham Clinton,has ever been a candidate for Vice President of the U.S. 
D) In 2012,nearly 65 percent of the House of Representatives were comprised of women.

Question 11

Choose two different occupations and write a detailed support for why you wouldn't want either a man or woman performing these tasks.Remember to be honest with both yourself and your audience.When finished,trade your piece with a classmate and start a dialogue about why you both chose the occupations you did and whether the conversation might get you to reconsider your original statement.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry,

Question 12

The belief in social,economic,and political equality for women is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) social equality. 
B) glass escalator. 
C) feminism. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) social equality. 
B) glass escalator. 
C) feminism. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

Worldwide,women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S.were women as of 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 34 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 34 percent

Question 15

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the richest countries 
B) the poorest countries 
C) all countries 
D) Housework is equal in all countries. 
A) the richest countries 
B) the poorest countries 
C) all countries 
D) Housework is equal in all countries.

Question 16

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The veil may be seen as a rejection of ________ prevalent in Western societies.

Accepted Answer

A) strict standards of modesty 
B) the beauty myth 
C) human rights standards 
D) the respect for women 
A) strict standards of modesty 
B) the beauty myth 
C) human rights standards 
D) the respect for women

Question 18

A scientific company lays off employees by seniority,retaining those that have been employed the longest.The majority of the female employees had been hired in the last 10 years and were educated as part of the push to get more females into math and sciences.This situation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) instrumentality. 
B) expressiveness. 
C) institutional discrimination. 
D) pluralism. 
A) instrumentality. 
B) expressiveness. 
C) institutional discrimination. 
D) pluralism.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Women grow half the world's food,but they rarely own land. 
B) Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs. 
C) Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries. 
D) According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women,issued by the World Bank in 2012,the lives of girls and women have changed very little over the past quarter century. 
A) Women grow half the world's food,but they rarely own land. 
B) Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs. 
C) Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries. 
D) According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women,issued by the World Bank in 2012,the lives of girls and women have changed very little over the past quarter century.

Question 20

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

Accepted Answer

A) 95 percent 
B) 90 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 95 percent 
B) 90 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 80 percent

Exam 35: Women: the Oppressed Majority

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

Taking into account age,education,marital status,children,occupational specialization,work experience,and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.

The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.

Define the concept of a glass ceiling and discuss how it might apply differently to corporations and less-corporate work structures,like that of public education.

Members of Congress have successfully blocked foreign aid to countries that might use the funds to encourage abortion.

Which of the following is true regarding men in our society,which is run by male-dominated institutions?

According to Muslim traditions,

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-was the subject of analysis by

When did the second wave of feminism emerge and come into full force?

Which of the following statements is true?

The belief in social,economic,and political equality for women is referred to as

Worldwide,women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.

What percentage of all physicians in the U.S.were women as of 2011?

Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?

Women are often more advantaged when working in male occupations because of the existence of the glass ceiling.

The veil may be seen as a rejection of ________ prevalent in Western societies.

A scientific company lays off employees by seniority,retaining those that have been employed the longest.The majority of the female employees had been hired in the last 10 years and were educated as part of the push to get more females into math and sciences.This situation is an example of

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

Women earn what percent of every dollar a man earns?

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