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The concept of gender refers to:
A: the degree of inequality between men and women in a society. B: the secondary sex characteristics of individuals. C: the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male. D: patterns of sexual orientation. |
C. The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male |
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The chapter argues that gender is a matter of not just difference but also of differences in: A: power. B: wealth. C: privileges. D: All of the above are correct. |
D. All of the above are correct. |
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Which of the following statements is most accurate? A: Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. B: Overall, men are physically superior to women. C: Overall, women are physically superior to men. D: There are no physical differences between men and women. |
A. Men and women differ physically in some limited ways. |
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The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called: A: sexism B: gender equality C: gender stratification D: gender bias |
C. gender stratification |
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Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows: A: little or no change in female-male differences if performance B: male performances are improving faster than female performances C: women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances D: no comparison of athletes has ever been made in a systematic way |
C. women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances |
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On average, young men show greater ____ ability than young women; young women showgreater _____ ability than young men. A: intellectual; sensory B: mathematical; verbal C: verbal; mathematical D: sensory; intellectual |
B. mathematical; verbal |
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Which anthropologist is noted in the text as carrying out groundbreaking research ongender?
A: Emile Durkheim B: Beverley McLachlin C: Margaret Mead D: Anna Porter |
C. Margaret Mead |
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Which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which males dominatefemales? A: patriarchy B: matriarchy C: monarchy D: oligarchy |
A. Patriarchy |
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What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males? A: patriarchy B: matriarchy C: monarchy D: oligarchy |
B. Matriarchy |
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Throughout the life course, gender shapes: A: human feelings. B: human thoughts. C: human actions. D: All of the above are correct. |
D. All of the above are correct |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of gender division in advertising? A: voice-overs are typically female B: women predominate in ads for cars and alcoholic beverages C: men predominate in ads for new appliances D: women predominate in ads for cleaning products |
D. Women predominate in ads for cleaning products |
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Which of the following helps explain the rising share of women in the paid labor force during the last century? A: the increase in the number of people working on farms B: a high divorce rate C: the increasing size of Canadian families D: the fact that working women earn more than working men |
B. A high divorce rate |
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“Pink-collar” work refers to what type of jobs? A: clerical B: professional C: housework D: medical |
A. Clerical |
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The concept "glass ceiling" refers to: A: the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top B: the fact that women's dreams are easily broken C: the fact that cleaning the home is all most women do D: the fact that cleaning the home is all most women do |
A. The barrier that prevents women from reaching the top |
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Which of the following job categories has mostly women as workers? A: physicians B: corporate managers C: college professors D: elementary school teachers |
D. Elementary school teachers |
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The housework that women do after returning from the workplace is referred to bysociologists as: A: shared responsibility B: a cultural liability C: second shift D: women’s “lot” |
C. Second shift |
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What concept refers to an invisible, yet real, barrier that prevents many women from risingbeyond middle management positions? A: glass ceiling B: hidden sexism C: polite discrimination D: imaginary discrimination |
A. Glass ceiling |
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Intersection theory explains that which of the following is a source of social disadvantage? A: gender B: race C: class D: All of the above are correct. |
D. All of the above are correct. |
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Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages: A: men to take control of the workplace. B: growing gender equality. C: women to have more children. D: All of the above are correct. |
B. Growing gender equality. |
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Friedrich Engels claimed that capitalism: A: reduced all forms of inequality. B: reduced patriarchy. C: had little effect on patriarchy. D: increased patriarchy. |
D: Increased patriarchy. |
