Deck 12: Youve Come a Long Way, Baby

Question 1

Research indicates that gender typing ______.

A) is ultimately beneficial in the socialization process
B) does not occur until children enter grade school
C) begins in (or before) infancy
D) hurts boys more than it hurts girls

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the essay on gender, ______.

A) children tend to resist gender typing lessons
B) children with older siblings of the same sex tend to engage in more gender-typed behaviors than those with older siblings of the opposite sex
C) having older siblings of the same sex tends to discourage gender typing
D) only children tend not to exhibit gender-typed behaviors

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Research on the neural development of infants suggests that ______.

A) babies are quite resistant to suggestion
B) babies' brains are extremely malleable
C) babies are resistant to gender stereotypes
D) gender stereotypes don't register with children until late infancy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Research on television commercials reveals that ______.

A) gender equality exists in this forum
B) given their purchasing power, women tend to dominate this arena
C) gender types are absent in commercials directed at children
D) male characters and gender typing dominates

Question 5

According to the gender essay, which of the following numbers among the worst offenders of gender equity?

A) toy commercials
B) local television news programming
C) family films
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 6

Research on sports coverage indicates that ______.

A) women have made great strides in this area
B) sports Illustrated covers have become more gender balanced
C) ESPN's Sport Center coverage of women's sports has greatly improved since 2000
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 7

When it comes to doing daily housework, ______.

A) women are twice as likely as men to report doing some cleaning or laundry on an average day
B) men and women are nearly equal partners in this activity
C) men do more laundry while women do more cleaning
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 8

A nontraditional occupation for women ______.

A) is one in which women comprise 25% or less of the total number employed
B) is any occupation with physical stamina requirements
C) is any service occupation
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following is a "nontraditional" occupation for women?

A) clergy
B) chefs and head cooks
C) barbers
D) all of these choices are "nontraditional" occupations

Question 10

All of the following are on the "Top 10" list of female occupations EXCEPT ______.

A) accountants
B) computer programmers
C) registered nurses
D) cashiers

Question 11

The pay gap tends to be largest for ______.

A) Black female workers vis-à-vis their male counterparts
B) Hispanic female workers vis-à-vis their male counterparts
C) White female workers vis-à-vis their male counterparts
D) female high school graduates vis-à-vis their male counterparts

Question 12

In terms of reducing the pay gap, which of the following occupations is best for women?

A) physician
B) pharmacist
C) lawyer
D) computer programmer

Question 13

In terms of the pay gap, which of the following occupations is worst for women?

A) financial analyst
B) pharmacist
C) engineer
D) lawyer

Question 14

If you want to work in the state with the smallest pay gap, you should move to ______.

A) New Jersey
B) New York
C) Minnesota
D) Utah

Question 15

In the area of higher education, ______.

A) women tend to garner higher economic benefits from their degrees than do men
B) women tend to garner lower economic benefits from their degrees than do men
C) the economic benefits are roughly equal for both men and women
D) women lag behind men in graduate school enrollment

Question 16

The "pay gap" refers to the discrepancy between ______.

A) women's and men's earnings
B) before- and after-tax dollars
C) union and nonunion wages
D) ideal and real wages

Question 17

Longitudinal data refer to ______.

A) data collected over multiple points in time
B) data that endure over time
C) data with a clear time perspective
D) experimental data

Question 18

Longitudinal research demonstrates that ______.

A) gender differences with regard to math/science abilities are present at the start of schooling
B) high school boys are less likely than high school girls to report enjoying math and science
C) girls' interest in math and science decreases as they move from 7th to 10th grade
D) there are no gender differences with regard to math/science performance through the 10th grade

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Heart disease is now the leading cause of death for both men and women.
B) More men than women die each year from strokes.
C) A higher percent of women than men are smokers.
D) All of these statements are true.