Question 1

Male involvement in child rearing is quite common among which group?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maasai
B)   Azande
C)   Navajo
D)   Pokat
E)   Dinka C

Question 2

Sambian men of New Guinea always retain a dual role as homosexuals and heterosexuals in their adult lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The text defines gender as:

Accepted Answer

A)   the biological differences in males and females.
B)   the way members of the two sexes are perceived, evaluated, and expected to behave.
C)   the differences in males and females due to the greater strength of males.
D)   universally-recognizable male aggressiveness and female maternalism.
E)   a continuum of biological sexual characteristics. B

Question 4

Margaret Mead's study of three New Guinea societies determined that:

Accepted Answer

A)   males in all three societies were more nurturing than were the women.
B)   men's and women's gender roles are not defined in the same ways in all societies.
C)   women in these three groups were fiercely aggressive while men's behavior varied.
D)   men in these three groups were fiercely aggressive while women's behavior varied.
E)   women were nurturing and men were aggressive.

Question 5

"Genderlects" refers to linguistic gender differences in the United States,where:

Accepted Answer

A)   women's speech tends to be cooperative in character.
B)   women engage in "report-talk," while men engage in "rapport-talk."
C)   women emphasize establishing a place in the competitive social hierarchy.
D)   men tend to engage more often than women do in "active listening."
E)   women tend to use more qualifiers than men in their speech, making it difficult to converse.

Question 6

The World Bank has found that financial credit given to women is good business because of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   women are more reliable than men in terms of paying back the loans.
B)   women tend to spend their profits on better nutrition for their children.
C)   women tend to spend their profits on their children's education.
D)   women tend to carry a heavier burden of financial inequality than men.
E)   women do approximately one third of the work throughout the world.

Question 7

Discuss some of the variations in male homosexuality throughout the world.

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Question 8

Gender ideology in most societies is used to justify:

Accepted Answer

A)   male violence.
B)   male dominance.
C)   female dominance.
D)   female infanticide.
E)   wage disparities.

Question 9

What types of gender roles are frequently shared between men and women cross culturally?

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Question 10

Women's roles must always be compatible with pregnancy,breast feeding,and childcare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Expected ways of behaving based on a society's definition of masculinity and femininity is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the sexual division of labor.
B)   human sexuality.
C)   gender.
D)   sexual roles.
E)   gender roles.

Question 12

Generalized male dominance is buttressed by gender ideology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Deborah Tannen,women in the U.S.engage in "report talk" while men engage in "rapport talk."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Genderlects" represent sexual symmetry in language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

List three types of exploitation caused by gender ideology.

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Question 16

Which of the following statements about South Korea is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their society has been based on Confucian values, but as the economy expands, the trend is moving toward greater balance between the sexes.
B)   Their society used to be Confucian-based, but it has now changed and females are being valued much more than males.
C)   They are becoming more and more gender imbalanced as they prefer males.
D)   They are becoming more and more gender imbalanced as they prefer females.
E)   They are one of the most sex-balanced countries in the world.

Question 17

The preference for male children:

Accepted Answer

A)   is universal.
B)   doesn't really exist and only appears in the anthropological literature because of the male bias in anthropology.
C)   is only found in food collecting (foraging)  societies.
D)   is much more common than the rare preference for female children.
E)   ultimately creates a healthy and balanced society.

Question 18

From 1980 to 2000,it is estimated that stay-at-home dads grew by nearly what percent?

Accepted Answer

A)   50%
B)   100%
C)   200%
D)   400%
E)   700%

Question 19

What is the relationship between subsistence and gender? Consider at least three different types of societies (hunting and gathering,horticultural,pastoral,or agrarian)and compare and contrast the effects of subsistence on male and female status.

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Question 20

In the United States,occupational segregation along gender lines:

Accepted Answer

A)   has disappeared because of the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
B)   is still high, with a number of occupations, such as those with supervisory positions, being primarily reserved for females.
C)   has dramatically declined in most areas.
D)   has actually become more severe over the last four decades.
E)   is aggravated by race.

Exam 11: Sex and Gender

Male involvement in child rearing is quite common among which group?

Sambian men of New Guinea always retain a dual role as homosexuals and heterosexuals in their adult lives.

The text defines gender as:

Margaret Mead's study of three New Guinea societies determined that:

"Genderlects" refers to linguistic gender differences in the United States,where:

The World Bank has found that financial credit given to women is good business because of all of the following except:

Discuss some of the variations in male homosexuality throughout the world.

Gender ideology in most societies is used to justify:

What types of gender roles are frequently shared between men and women cross culturally?

Women's roles must always be compatible with pregnancy,breast feeding,and childcare.

Expected ways of behaving based on a society's definition of masculinity and femininity is called:

Generalized male dominance is buttressed by gender ideology.

According to Deborah Tannen,women in the U.S.engage in "report talk" while men engage in "rapport talk."

"Genderlects" represent sexual symmetry in language.

List three types of exploitation caused by gender ideology.

Which of the following statements about South Korea is true?

The preference for male children:

From 1980 to 2000,it is estimated that stay-at-home dads grew by nearly what percent?

What is the relationship between subsistence and gender? Consider at least three different types of societies (hunting and gathering,horticultural,pastoral,or agrarian)and compare and contrast the effects of subsistence on male and female status.

In the United States,occupational segregation along gender lines: