Question 1

Alternative,or multiple sexes and genders have been found only in Native North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

For Muslims,wearing the hijab:

Accepted Answer

A)  Varies substantially from culture to culture.
B)  Is the same in all Muslim cultures since the Qur'an is the same sacred text.
C)  Is generally required only of married women.
D)  Is far more common in rural areas than in cities.
E)  Is a practice that is rapidly disappearing. A

Question 3

Men in "San Blas," Spain assert that all women are "seductresses and whores."

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Female initiation rites in New Guinea stress the powers that women have over men.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An important source of status for women in Nukumanu was:

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A)  Drinking kareve.
B)  Controlling swamp taro lands.
C)  Weaving.
D)  Fishing.
E)  Wage labor.

Question 6

Describe gender relations in foraging societies.

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Question 7

In some Muslim countries,such as Tunisia,the wearing of the veil is discouraged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research on female initiation rites in New Guinea suggests that the principal idea expressed in such rites is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The duty of women to serve their husbands.
B)  The secret ritual dominance of women over men in these societies.
C)  The fact that even though they marry,their primary obligations are to their own families,not their husbands'.
D)  The principle of patrilineality.
E)  The complementarity of male and female.

Question 9

All of the following are arguments commonly used to explain the existence of a gender hierarchy except:

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A)  Women's lowered status is due to the private/public dichotomy.
B)  Women's status is higher in societies where they do not have any domestic duties and work,instead,outside of the home.
C)  Women and men have differential status based on their distribution and exchange of resources.
D)  The expansion of capitalism and colonialism has had enormous impact on non-Western gender hierarchies.
E)  Male dominance correlates with the existence of ecological stress and warfare.

Question 10

The important contribution of Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa was:

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A)  To introduce American readers to Pacific Island lifestyles.
B)  To support the notion that you could have a socially conservative society with sexually permissive lifestyles.
C)  To prove that homosexuality was one variety of normal sexual behavior.
D)  To show that American ideas of adolescence were not universal.
E)  To demonstrate the value of rites of passage in maintaining social solidarity.

Question 11

In recent years,women in Iran have moved away from wearing the burka in public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What do anthropologists explain as the primary importance of male initiation rites?

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Question 13

What do anthropologists mean by saying that there is a "cultural construction of gender"?

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Question 14

What is meant by the concept of "gender hierarchy"?

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Question 15

According to David Gilmore,similar ideas of manhood are almost a universal aspect of male behavior because:

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A)  Those who possess it are likely to be more successful in the search for mates.
B)  Those who possess it are likely to be more economically successful.
C)  It helps to assure that men fill their roles as procreators,protectors,and providers.
D)  The need to establish hierarchy is a fundamental aspect of all human societies.
E)  Women universally harass men who do not demonstrate machismo.

Question 16

One reason that some societies allow women to take on male roles is:

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A)  To assure that there are enough sexual partners for everyone.
B)  To allow every individual to fulfill their potential.
C)  To assure that there are people to fill all important kin positions.
D)  To grant recognition to women in societies that generally oppress women.
E)  To allow elite women to represent their families.

Question 17

Describe theoretical contributions of Margaret Mead in the area of gender studies in anthropology.

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Question 18

The idea that gender is "constructed" means that:

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A)  Most cultures have few expectations about behavior as it relates to gender.
B)  In a free society,like the United States,we can take on any gender characteristics we like.
C)  Masculine and feminine are essentially the same in all cultures,and any differences across cultures are relatively superficial.
D)  Gender is established by social norms and values rather than biology.
E)  Gender traits are best analyzed with reference to material items,especially the built environment.

Question 19

How is sexual behavior also a cross-cultural value?

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Question 20

Some sexual interactions,such as kissing,are practiced universally,while others are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Gender

Alternative,or multiple sexes and genders have been found only in Native North America.

For Muslims,wearing the hijab:

Men in "San Blas," Spain assert that all women are "seductresses and whores."

Female initiation rites in New Guinea stress the powers that women have over men.

An important source of status for women in Nukumanu was:

Describe gender relations in foraging societies.

In some Muslim countries,such as Tunisia,the wearing of the veil is discouraged.

Research on female initiation rites in New Guinea suggests that the principal idea expressed in such rites is:

All of the following are arguments commonly used to explain the existence of a gender hierarchy except:

The important contribution of Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa was:

In recent years,women in Iran have moved away from wearing the burka in public.

What do anthropologists explain as the primary importance of male initiation rites?

What do anthropologists mean by saying that there is a "cultural construction of gender"?

What is meant by the concept of "gender hierarchy"?

According to David Gilmore,similar ideas of manhood are almost a universal aspect of male behavior because:

One reason that some societies allow women to take on male roles is:

Describe theoretical contributions of Margaret Mead in the area of gender studies in anthropology.

The idea that gender is "constructed" means that:

How is sexual behavior also a cross-cultural value?

Some sexual interactions,such as kissing,are practiced universally,while others are not.