Question 1

When people become gender-typed,they

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A) become aware of their biological sex. 
B) realize their biological sex is permanent. 
C) ascribe to themselves cultural traits,behaviors,and roles normative for people of their sex. 
D) realize their gender is permanent.

Question 2

Around the world,__________ are more likely than ___________ to endorse hostile sexism

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A) women;men 
B) men;women 
C) children;adults 
D) adults;children

Question 3

in which gender cues shift from one to the other illustrates

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A) people work hard to figure out someone's gender. 
B) when a person is expected to behave in a particular way,they probably will. 
C) sex is a more statistically differentiating characteristic than is race or age. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 4

______________ can be defined as the traits making up masculinity and femininity

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A) Sex 
B) Gender 
C) Gender identity 
D) Sexual identity

Question 5

Lower-status people are most likely to initiate which type of touch?

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A) handshakes 
B) touching of the arm or shoulder 
C) less intrusive touch 
D) a and c

Question 6

When talking with men,women are more likely to be the ones who

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A) look away while the man talks. 
B) smile. 
C) turn their faces or bodies away. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 7

When the Taliban governed in Afghanistan,it denied women and girls basic human rights such as health care,education,and freedom of movement.This systematic pattern of prejudice and discrimination is called

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A) heterosexism. 
B) oppression. 
C) social dominance. 
D) visual dominance.

Question 8

When people ascribe to themselves the traits,behaviors,and roles normative for people of their sex in their culture,they are becoming

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A) gender-typed. 
B) sexually typed. 
C) encultured. 
D) stereotyped.

Question 9

How is sex different from gender?

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Question 10

Discuss how men communicate differently than women in a cross-gender conversation.

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Question 11

In the 1970's,women met to talk about their lives as women;in the process,they realized their problems were related to society's devaluation of women.The groups developed were referred to as _____________ groups.

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A) gender-typing 
B) anti-oppression 
C) consciousness-raising 
D) anti-sexism

Question 12

The phrase "Women should be cherished and protected by men" demonstrates a ____________ belief.

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A) hostile sexism 
B) benevolent sexism 
C) nonsexism 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 13

A woman is about to start a new job as an executive in a male-dominated company.She feels discouraged because she's heard about various studies showing if she behaves in traditionally feminine ways she'll be devalued,but if she behaves in traditionally masculine ways she'll be disliked and negatively evaluated.Is she correct to be concerned?

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Question 14

Women's expectations of lower pay than men for comparable work,lack of personal entitlement,loss of self-esteem and confidence in their academic ability,and the tendency to suffer from disturbances in body image are all examples of

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A) gender-related differences with biological origins. 
B) androcentric evaluations of women's behaviors. 
C) the consequences of a gender as a system. 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 15

When people present themselves in a way confirming others' beliefs about them,they create a

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A) fundamental attribution error. 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) dispositional confirmation effect. 
D) self-categorization phenomenon.

Question 16

Men are more likely than women to try to take over the conversation using

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A) the outgroup homogeneity effect. 
B) androgyny. 
C) intrusive interruptions. 
D) body language.

Question 17

Which behavior do most people see as rudest?

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A) a man interrupting a man 
B) a man interrupting a woman 
C) a woman interrupting a man 
D) a woman interrupting a woman

Question 18

found

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A) sex was mentioned as the first or second characteristic close to half the time. 
B) sex was more likely to be mentioned when it was statistically useful. 
C) sex was mentioned as the first or second characteristic 100% of the time. 
D) race and age were mentioned more frequently,as token sellers were all women.

Question 19

Explain why violence against women cannot be separated from the social context.

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Question 20

Women often face situations in which they are "damned if they do,damned if they don't." These situations are called

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A) gender typing. 
B) neosexism. 
C) double binds. 
D) stereotype threats.

Exam 2: Gender, Status, and Power