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20 Cards in this Set
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The culturally-determined traits associated with maleness and femaleness are termed ________. |
gender. |
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The U. S. public sees which of the following as similar to the term "mental patient?" |
The typical female role |
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Catholic doctrine has always been generally accepting of homosexuality as a legitimate alternative lifestyle. |
False |
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What was the estimate given in the chapter of the percentage of males who had been exclusively homosexual all of their lives? |
4% |
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Which is true of female owned businesses? |
BOTH They are common in the service sector. They tend to be smaller in size than male owned businesses. |
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What is the largest sector of the U. S. economy in recent decades? |
Service sector |
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The child-saving movement was composed mostly of ________. |
middle class women. |
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The child-saving movement seemed to fail in terms of preventing young persons from experiencing contact with the juvenile justice system. |
True |
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According to Anthony Platt, the women's child-saving movement should be considered to be ________. |
a conservative movement. |
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What has happened to the survival rate of women compared to men in the U. S. in recent decades? |
It has increased considerably. |
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Who popularized the idea that sexual orientation should be measured on a scale from totally heterosexual to totally homosexual? |
Alfred Kinsey |
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When boys' and girls' childhood play groups are compared, which is found to have more complex structure? |
Boys |
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Questions that ask you what your sex is can be considered identical to a question that asks you what your gender is. |
False |
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A large majority of transsexuals are homosexual in erotic preference. |
False |
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The American Psychiatric Association continues to define homosexuality as a mental illness. |
False |
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According to the chart in the chapter, the gap between men and women's income varies widely in percentage difference when we examine the data for different levels of education. |
False |
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Women can expect to fall further behind men in terms of the wage and income gaps in the next couple of decades. |
False |
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The "Eagle Forum" is a social movement organization that has had great success in helping to advance "Women's Liberation." |
False |
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Gary Allen Fine analyzed the nature of friendship groups among boys and found the key leaders tended to be less extreme in their masculinity and very disinclined to stereotype members of outgroups. |
False |
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Gerson found that nearly all the women in her study who were raised in stable traditional homes rejected the image of the independent working woman in favor of choosing the role of homemaker and mother. |
False |
