Deck 11: Gender Stratification

Question 1

Shakira is a 16-year-old who believes that girls should work to be sexy, slender, and curvy. This myth is a part of:

A) The Glass Ceiling
B) Matriarchy
C) The Lolita Effect
D) FGM

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Myrtle is writing a paper on the two groups of the Bugis that are most comparable to gender in the U.S. Myrtle is writing a paper on:

A) The oroane and the makkunrai
B) The calalai and the calabai
C) The bissu and the calalai
D) The bissu and the calabai

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Andres believes that males are physically, emotionally, and intellectually superior to females. This is an example of:

A) Patriarchy
B) Matriarchy
C) Sexism
D) The Glass Ceiling

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Professor Martinelli is showing a video of the Bugis people that showcases people who embody the perfect mixture of male and female. The video highlights the:

A) Calalai
B) Calabai
C) Oroane
D) Bissu

Question 5

Most of the family television shows in the U.S depict the father as the head of the family, with males having authority over women and children. Such shows portray:

A) Patriarchy
B) Matriarchy
C) The Glass Ceiling
D) Feminism

Question 6

The guest speaker in class today is an anatomically correct male who adheres to some of the responsibilities of women. The Bugis people refer to the guest speaker as an):

A) Calalai
B) Calabai
C) Bissu
D) Oroane

Question 7

Rita is 44-years-old. She is undergoing plastic surgery to hide her age. She believes that in order to be sexy, she should appear younger. Rita has been influenced by a myth that is called:

A) The Glass Ceiling
B) Matriarchy
C) The Lolita Effect
D) FGM

Question 8

Wonder Woman is a super hero. She is from the Amazon society where women are the main authority and hold power over men. The Amazon society is an example of:

A) Patriarchy
B) Matriarchy
C) Glass Elevator
D) The Glass Ceiling

Question 9

Terry and Bob have six children; three boys and three girls. According to Michael Messner's research, the parents are:

A) More likely to notice similarities in the boys and the girls
B) More likely to notice the differences between the boys and the girls
C) Equally likely to notice similarities and differences in boys and girls
D) None of the Above

Question 10

According to Margaret Mead, gender roles are largely dependent on:

A) The Glass Ceiling
B) Sexism
C) Culture
D) Feminism

Question 11

Todd is a four year old and he has a strong perception of himself as a male. He does not want to wear the same types of clothes nor play with the same types of toys as his sister Bonnie. This perception reflects Todd's:

A) Sex
B) Androgyny
C) Gender Identity
D) Sexism

Question 12

Katrina works as an accountant and her husband Ralph works as a radiologist. They both leave for work at the same time each morning and arrive home from work at the same time each evening. However, when Katrina gets home from work, she cooks dinner, washes the dishes, and does the laundry while Ralph relaxes. The work that Katrina does after coming home is called:

A) The Second Shift
B) The Glass Ceiling
C) Sexism
D) Androgyny

Question 13

Margaret Mead found that in one society the men and the women were both masculine. This practice was found among the people.

A) Bugis
B) Mundgumor
C) Arapesh
D) Tchambuli

Question 14

In Somalia, the genital organs of most women are removed for religious reasons. This practice is called:

A) Female Circumcision
B) Female Genital Mutilation
C) FGM
D) All of the Above

Question 15

In traditional American society, women typically cooked and cared for the children, while men worked outside of the home. These personal traits associated with being a male or a female in traditional society illustrate:

A) Sex
B) Gender
C) Androgyny
D) Sexism

Question 16

Margaret Mead found that in one society, the men stayed home and raised the children while the women provided for the household. This practice was found among the people.

A) Bugis
B) Mundgumor
C) Arapesh
D) Tchambuli

Question 17

Patricia and Patrick are twins. While Patricia received a doll for her 7^th birthday, Patrick received a football. These toys indicate to the children that society has certain expectations of how females and males should act and think. These toys are shaping the children's:

A) Sexism
B) Gender Roles
C) Sex
D) Machismo

Question 18

Cheryl is a new mother. When her baby was born, the doctor looked at the baby's body parts, or biological makeup, and announced that Cheryl had delivered a boy. The doctor announced the child's:

A) Sex
B) Gender
C) Androgyny
D) Sexism

Question 19

The sociology class is taking a study abroad trip to the island of Sulawesi. While there, the students will meet with an anatomical female who assumes the characteristics of men. The Bugis people refer to this member of society as:

A) Calalai
B) Calabai
C) Bissu
D) Oroane

Question 20

Margaret Mead found that in one society the men and the women were both feminine. This practice was found among the people.

A) Bugis
B) Mundgumor
C) Arapesh
D) Tchambuli

Question 21

Luella is a middle-class, stay-at-home mother. She is reading the book, "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan. The book suggests that women should:

A) Seek personal fulfillment within the home and family
B) Seek personal fulfillment outside of the home and family
C) Be more concerned abouulfilling their husband's needs
D) None of the Above

Question 22

Dr. Meyers believes that men and women typically work in different types of jobs because they bring different natural skills to the workplace. Dr. Meyers' belief is in line with the model.

A) choice
B) matriarchy
C) patriarchy
D) human capital

Question 23

Professor Buresch explains the income gap by the fact that women tend to major in fields that pay very little money. The professor's ideas are in line with the model.

A) choice
B) matriarchy
C) patriarchy
D) human capital

Question 24

Tameka teaches her daughter that we live in a male dominated society that doesn't allow women to hold upper-tier jobs. Tameka's views are in line with the model.

A) choice
B) matriarchy
C) patriarchy
D) human capital

Question 25

Cindy is actively involved in the feminist punk movement. She is a recording artist who addresses issues like rape, domestic abuse, and female empowerment in her songs. Cindy is a part of the movement called:

A) Take Back the Night Organization
B) The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
C) Riot Grrrl Movement
D) The National Organization of Women

Question 26

Chuiya believes that men and women have different, but complementary, roles in the traditional household. Both the man and the woman of the house complete necessary jobs. Chuiya's beliefs are in line with:

A) Symbolic Interactionism
B) Conflict Theory
C) Feminist Theory
D) Functionalism

Question 27

Spelman College is an all-female college. Morehouse College is an all-male school. Research on gender and education predicts that:

A) Morehouse will grant more art, music and social science degrees than Spelman
B) Spelman will grant more art, music and social science degrees than Morehouse
C) Morehouse and Spelman will grant an equal number of art, music and social science degrees
D) None of the Above

Question 28

Jason is studying women's initial fighor reproductive rights and protection from domestic and sexual violence. Jason is studying the:

A) First-Wave Feminism
B) Second-Wave Feminism
C) Third-Wave Feminism
D) Fourth-Wave Feminism

Question 29

Bonita is employed by the largeseminist organization in the United States. She works for the:

A) National Organization for Women
B) Take Back the Night Organization
C) Riot Grrrl Movement
D) The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance

Question 30

Pauline is studying women's fighor equality in the work place and in education. She is concerned with the:

A) First-Wave Feminism
B) Second-Wave Feminism
C) Third-Wave Feminism
D) Fourth-Wave Feminism

Question 31

At the annual Friends of Susan B. Anthony luncheon, guests celebrate the Amendment, which prohibited denying the vote to anyone based on sex.

A) 17^th
B) 18^th
C) 19^th
D) 20^th

Question 32

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were involved in:

A) First-Wave Feminism
B) Second-Wave Feminism
C) Third-Wave Feminism
D) Fourth-Wave Feminism

Question 33

Today, Professor Sledge is teaching his sociology class about gender, education, and income. He will inform the class that:

A) The income gap between men and women decreases with higher levels of education
B) The income gap between men and women increases with higher levels of education
C) The income gap between men and women is not related to level of education
D) None of the Above

Question 34

Candace is studying attitudes toward the women's suffrage movement in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. This era reflects the:

A) First-Wave Feminism
B) Second-Wave Feminism
C) Third-Wave Feminism
D) Fourth-Wave Feminism

Question 35

Today, Professor Fuentes is teaching her sociology class about gender and educational differences in the U.S. She will inform her class that currently:

A) Women earn the majority of bachelor's degrees
B) Men earn the majority of bachelor's degrees
C) Men and women earn an equal number of bachelor's degrees
D) None of the Above

Question 36

Maya believes in social equality for all people and she stresses that women deserve the same opportunities as men. Maya's beliefs are in line with:

A) The Glass Ceiling
B) Feminism
C) The Glass Elevator
D) Sexism

Question 37

Okim is a volunteer at an organization that raises awareness and offers support to victims of rape and sexual assault. Okim volunteers with the:

A) National Organization of Women
B) Take Back The Night Group
C) Dress For Success Organization
D) Riot Grrrl Movement

Question 38

Scott is a male nurse. Since the field is traditionally dominated by women, Scott had many advantages when applying for jobs. These advantages are called the:

A) Glass Ceiling
B) Second Shift
C) Gender Identity
D) Glass Elevator

Question 39

Joan has been promoted through the company for 23-years-and is now a vice president. Joan realizes that she will never be promoted to president because of an invisible barrier that prevents women from reaching the top-level position. This example illustrates:

A) Complementary Roles
B) The Patriarchy Model
C) The Glass Ceiling
D) Gender Identity

Question 40

Rebecca believes that women naturally make better elementary school teachers than men because she thinks that women are more nurturing. Rebecca's beliefs support the model.

A) human capital
B) choice
C) patriarchy
D) matriarchy

Question 41

Gender specific pronouns like he and she exist among the Bugis people.

Question 42

Women with the same education as a man, are likely to earn the same amount of money.

Question 43

Female circumcision is most common in the U.S.

Question 44

About 25% of women have been raped or physically assaulted.

Question 45

On the 2009 Fortune 500 list, women headed only 15 companies.

Question 46

Men typically work the second shift.

Question 47

In the U.S. the median income for men and women is equal.

Question 48

The Equal Rights Amendment was passed in 1823.

Question 49

The biological makeup of a male or female is called .

Question 50

The personal traits in society connected with being male or female is called .

Question 51

The social system in which women are the main authority and hold power over men is called a
.

Question 52

Whenever Jake and Brian come into each other's presence, they spar and exchange light blows. This overt and exaggerated display of masculinity is called:

A) The Glass Ceiling
B) The Glass Elevator
C) Riot Grrrl
D) Machismo

Question 53

The social system in which the father serves as head of the family, and men have authority over women and children is called .

Question 54

Thomasina believes that women should receive the same pay as men, have equal opportunities in the workplace, and be free from domestic violence. Thomasina is a feminist.

A) radical
B) liberal
C) riot
D) machismo

Question 55

Sharon is conducting research on how women tend to choose fields that are associated with femininity, like teaching, nursing, and social work while males tend to choose careers in fields that are associated with masculinity, like engineering, medicine, and architecture. Sharon's research is in line with:

A) Symbolic Interactionism
B) Conflict Theory
C) Feminist Theory
D) Functionalism

Question 56

Today, Professor Scanzoni will explain how gender roles benefit males in society because the role of breadwinner gives men power and control. This lecture is in line with:

A) Symbolic Interactionism
B) Conflict Theory
C) Feminist Theory
D) Functionalism

Question 57

Our perception of ourselves as male or female is called .

Question 58

Barbara believes that patriarchy is deeply rooted in society. She thinks that women should avoid traditional activities like childbearing because it involves women subordinating their goals to their husbands and their families. Barbara is a feminist.

A) radical
B) liberal
C) riot
D) machismo

Question 59

The gender roles in the U.S. are less pronounced than
they once were.

Question 60

Women earn more bachelor's degrees than men in the U.S. .

Question 61

The subculture movement that produces music, art, and magazines that address issues like rape, domestic abuse, female empowerment, and sexuality is called .

Question 62

The wave of feminism focused on the women's suffrage movement

Question 63

are anatomical females in Bugis society who assume the characteristics of men.

Question 64

The model explains the income gap by analyzing the kinds of jobs women choose.

Question 65

The is the largeseminist organization in the United States.

Question 66

The myths about sex and sexuality that work to undermine girl's self confidence, condone female objectification, and promote sex crimes are called the .

Question 67

is a vast collection of social movements and theories about gender differences, proposing social equality for all people.

Question 68

The belief that one sex is superior to the other is called .

Question 69

The advantages that men experience in gaining employment in female-dominated occupations are called the .

Question 70

The alteration or removal of parts of the female genital organs for no medical purpose is called
.

Question 71

Overt and exaggerated displays of masculinity are called .

Question 72

Society's expectations of how males and females should act and think are called
.

Question 73

The wave of feminism included multiple racial and socioeconomic groups.

Question 74

The is an invisible barrier preventing women from reaching executive-level positions in the workplace.

Question 75

The wave of feminism focused on reproductive rights and equality in the workplace.

Question 76

The model assumes that we have a male-dominated society that doesn't allow women to hold upper-tier jobs.

Question 77

The Amendment prohibited denying the vote to anyone based on sex.

Question 78

The model assumes that men and women bring different natural skills to the workplace.

Question 79

The androgynous members of Bugis society who embody the perfect mixture of male and female are called .

Question 80

are anatomical males in Bugis society who adhere to some of the responsibilities of women.