Deck 4: Women and Development

Question 1

Family cohesion is being eroded by

A) migration of many to cities.
B) migration of adult males to oil fields and mines.
C) social change.
D) political change.
E) all of the above.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Other World women and minorities suffer a higher incidence of health problems because of

A) traditional nutrition.
B) traditional health practices.
C) exposure to new foods.
D) exposure to unsafe water supplies.
E) none of the above.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In the past, development projects failed to recognize

A) paternal linkages in families.
B) patriarchal systems in the Other World.
C) patterns of corruption in the Other World.
D) women's roles in agriculture and economic life.
E) none of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In the Other World, women are valued

A) the same as males.
B) less than males.
C) more than males.
D) more than their children.
E) More than their parents.

Question 5

The pre-colonial world had a variety of cultural arrangements, including

A) extended families.
B) the special reproductive role of women.
C) the rearing of children.
D) the split between public and private roles.
E) all of the above.

Question 6

Colonial efforts in the 16^th and 17^th centuries affected indigenous women in that

A) women's roles were diminished.
B) patriarchy was diminished.
C) gender equity was enhanced.
D) gender equity did not become an issue at that time.
E) none of the above.

Question 7

Victorians ignored the importance of women to

A) international issues.
B) subservient roles in the economy.
C) executive roles in the economy.
D) mid-management roles in the economy.
E) local economies.

Question 8

Women in the Other World are primarily

A) industrial workers.
B) customer service workers.
C) agricultural workers.
D) marginal workers.
E) not working at all.

Question 9

New development in the Other World took the shape of

A) small farms.
B) local enterprises.
C) large-scale farms and plantations.
D) individual property and enterprise.

Question 10

Modernization does not always improve women's live because

A) cash crops displaced traditional agriculture.
B) forests were nationalized.
C) children were recruited as farmers.
D) men refused to work.
E) mines displaced agriculture

Question 11

In the new system of agriculture, tools can be purchased

A) only through barter.
B) only through hard currency.
C) only through making them locally.
D) only through online acquisition.
E) only through World Bank sources.

Question 12

Forests are important for women because of the importance in

A) tourism only.
B) forest products for export only.
C) firewood and plant products.
D) greening of the environment.
E) export products.

Question 13

The World Bank extended financing for agriculture to many groups but exempted

A) cooperatives,.
B) peasant farmers.
C) women farmers.
D) plantation landowners.
E) none of the above.

Question 14

Once modernization began, tools could be purchased only

A) with hard currency.
B) as part of World Bank monies.
C) as part of trade contracts.
D) as part of larger purchases within cooperatives.
E) all of the above.

Question 15

Urbanization developed from the economic needs of

A) colonial occupation.
B) the industrial revolution.
C) entrepreneurial activity.
D) agricultural societies.
E) none of the above.

Question 16

The growing of cash crops had a negative effect on women, namely

A) family life was fragmented.
B) women were left alone to tend the home.
C) older children traveled to cities to find work.
D) food scarcity increased
E) all of the above.

Question 17

Nationalism is a political philosophy that holds that

A) ethnic entity is important.
B) ethnic cleansing is critical.
C) the welfare of the nation-state is most important.
D) the welfare of the elites is important.
E) none of the above.

Question 18

The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan confined women

A) to low-paying jobs.
B) to agriculture.
C) to their homes.
D) to live with parents, even if married
E) none of the above.

Question 19

In upper socio-economic classes in some nations, women are

A) ignored outside of the family.
B) educated but uninformed on poverty.
C) subject to male domination.
D) struggling to get human rights.
E) all of the above.

Question 20

World conferences on women have focused on

A) development goals targeted on women.
B) improving educational opportunities for women.
C) improving human rights for women.
D) improving gender equity in the workplace.
E) all of the above.

Question 21

With regard to income, women make

A) the same wages as men in almost all fields.
B) significantly less wage than men in almost all fields.
C) significant growth in wages over the last year.
D) significant drops in wages in this year only.
E) none of the above.

Question 22

Females who are educated tend to

A) forgo marriage.
B) marry late and have few children.
C) marry late and have no children.
D) marry late but allow others to raise children.
E) none of the above.

Question 23

Those who have improved access to health and nutrition information tend to be

A) activists.
B) educated women.
C) older women in the community.
D) farmers and related men.
E) professional men.

Question 24

Contraception is often not available to women because

A) women are encouraged to have more children.
B) women need someone to take care of parents when they are older.
C) contraception is costly.
D) women are not allowed to participate in such decisions.
E) all of the above.

Question 25

Women are often helped by getting small loans in order to -------------------------------.

A) develop businesses.
B) supplement family income.
C) pay student school fees.
D) pay off family debts.
E) none of the above.

Question 26

Economic and social development do not really require population control.

Question 27

Economic development and literacy are important to creating political opportunities for women.

Question 28

Economic development creates demand for family planning services.

Question 29

Economic conditions for rural women have worsened in many parts of the world.

Question 30

Traditional society supports women's efforts both in the home and in the community.

Question 31

Literacy plays a central role in denying women a role in political life.

Question 32

Collectively feminist voices have had little impact on women's lives.

Question 33

Urbanization denied women jobs in factories, particularly in textiles.

Question 34

Credit was often not extended to women, though development was funded.

Question 35

Modernization did not trickle down to everyone, and women were often left out.

Question 36

Describe the role of women in traditional societies in the developing world.

Question 37

Describe the positive and negative effects of modernization on women in the developing world.

Question 38

Explain how improving literacy would improve the lives of women in the developing world.

Question 39

Explain the obstacles to improving women's lives in the developing world.

Question 40

Explain the effects of globalization on women's lives in the developing world.