Deck 4: Gender

Question 1

For every dollar a man makes,his female counterpart makes about ______.

A)76 cents
B)86 cents
C)67 cents
D)81 cents

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Examining how gender works simultaneously with other identities such as race,social class,and sexuality is a good example of a(n)______ approach to the study of gender.

A)dysmorphic
B)socially constructed
C)feminist
D)intersectional

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to symbolic interactionists,gender inequality becomes part of our performances of gender through ______.

A)accountability
B)sex roles
C)ethnomethodology
D)allocation

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Tom always changes the conversation to talk about sports when his female colleagues begin talking about topics that do not interest him.This is an example of ______.

A)accountability
B)sex roles
C)ethnomethodology
D)allocation

Question 5

A sociological approach that seeks to uncover the taken-for-granted assumptions that lie behind the basic stuff of social life and interaction is ______.

A)androcentrism
B)gender role theory
C)accountability
D)ethnomethodology

Question 6

On average,U.S.women earn ______ less than men.

A)3%
B)10%
C)19%
D)25%

Question 7

Women now make up ______ of college students.

A)22%
B)45%
C)57%
D)62%

Question 8

In the United States,men are typically taught to be ______,while women are taught to be ______.

A)expressive;instrumental
B)instrumental;expressive
C)feminist;functionalist
D)functionalist;feminist

Question 9

Black Women make ______ less than White men,while Black men make ______ less than White men.

A)25%;31%
B)35%;27%
C)10%;38%
D)21%;14%

Question 10

While mainstream feminist activism has focused primarily on the freedom of choice,poor women and women of color have fought for their right to ______.

A)have children
B)obtain a college education
C)participate in college sports
D)receive public assistance

Question 11

Ben is an elementary school teacher and is happy with his job.The principal of his school has been encouraging him to give up teaching for a better paying position as a school administrator.Ben may be experiencing the ______ effect.

A)glass ceiling
B)glass escalator
C)glass wall
D)glass stairwell

Question 12

The theory of doing gender is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)structural functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory

Question 13

Sex role theory is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)structural functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory

Question 14

Which theory asserts that gender is an interactive performance we stage through our interactions with others?

A)sex role theory
B)doing gender
C)accountability theory
D)ethno-gender theory

Question 15

______refers to whether the audience for our performance understands our actions as we intended for them to be understood.

A)Ethnomethodology
B)Habitus
C)Standpoint perspective
D)Accountability

Question 16

Though many women in ______ occupations feel pressure to do masculinity,this pressure is reduced in occupations characterized by an ethic of professionalization.

A)technical
B)manufacturing
C)criminal justice
D)medical

Question 17

Although 57% of college students are women,females receive only ______ of collegiate athletic opportunities and ______ of athletic scholarships.

A)18%;25%
B)43%;45%
C)36%;45%
D)45%;59%

Question 18

Policies that encourage poor women to marry are most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)structural functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory

Question 19

While sex role theory argues that gender exists internally as ______,the theory of doing gender portrays gender as ______.

A)norms and expectations;a constant performance
B)performance;norms and expectations
C)biological imperative;a social construction
D)social construction;a biological imperative

Question 20

In the United States,Black men with a college degree or more on average live ______ White men with the same education.

A)about the same number of years as
B)10 years less than
C)4 years less than
D)2 years more than

Question 21

Queer theory primarily draws on which of the following theories?

A)doing gender and radical feminism
B)socialist feminism and sex role theory
C)sex role theory and liberal feminism
D)functionalist theory and ethnomethodology

Question 22

______ is the study of aspects of social life that may have deeper meaning but are typically taken for granted.

A)Accountability
B)Sex roles
C)Ethnomethodology
D)Allocation

Question 23

Which feminist famously advocated leaving Christianity behind as an institution deeply flawed by patriarchy?

A)Christine Williams
B)Mary Daly
C)Kathleen Gerson
D)Malala Yousafzai

Question 24

______ feminism argues that gender inequality is rooted in the way institutions such as the government treat men and women.

A)Radical
B)Socialist
C)Liberal
D)Androcentric

Question 25

Critics of socialist feminism argue that while class inequality typically results in ______,gender inequality does not.

A)allocation
B)segregation
C)accountability
D)stratification

Question 26

______ argues that the best way to understand gender relations is to see women as an oppressed social class.

A)Accountability
B)Sex roles
C)Ethnomethodology
D)Socialist feminism

Question 27

Liberal feminism is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)conflict theory
B)integrative theory
C)post-structuralism
D)structural functionalism

Question 28

While doing gender is associated with ______,liberal feminism is associated with ______.

A)symbolic interactionism;functionalism
B)conflict theory;functionalism
C)functionalism;conflict theory
D)symbolic interactionism;conflict theory

Question 29

A ______ is any attempt at a comprehensive and universal explanation of some phenomenon.

A)metanarrative
B)perspective
C)theory
D)policy implication

Question 30

While sex role theory is associated with ______,liberal feminism is associated with ______.

A)symbolic interactionism;conflict theory
B)conflict theory;functionalism
C)functionalism;conflict theory
D)conflict theory;symbolic interactionism

Question 31

Which theory objects to categories related to sexuality,such as gay,straight,lesbian,bisexual,and transsexual?

A)structural functionalism
B)queer theory
C)liberal feminism
D)integrative theory

Question 32

Queer theory proposes that we think of identity categories,especially those related to gender and sexuality,as ______.

A)fixed at birth
B)likely to change by age 5
C)open and fluid
D)highly correlated

Question 33

Socialist feminism is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)structural functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory

Question 34

Radical feminists see ______ as the root of gender inequality.

A)allocation
B)segregation
C)accountability
D)patriarchy

Question 35

Radical feminism is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?

A)structural functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory

Question 36

______ seeks to help women connect their personal experiences of gender exploitation with the larger political issue of the patriarchal structure of society.

A)Radical feminism
B)Ethnomethodology
C)Patriarchy
D)Consciousness-raising

Question 37

According to radical feminists,patriarchal societies are characterized by ______.

A)male dominance
B)racism
C)classism
D)feminism

Question 38

The belief that masculinity and what men do are superior to femininity and what women do is known as ______.

A)gender stratification
B)materialism
C)stratification
D)androcentrism

Question 39

Some radical feminists argue that the first step to ending gender inequality is for women to do which of the following?

A)engage in consciousness-raising
B)focus primarily on forming more religious institutions
C)form their own separate institutions and organizations free of male domination
D)create more patriarchal organizations

Question 40

The ______ works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression,regardless of income or race.

A)Bathroom Bill
B)Sylvia Rivera Law Project
C)Malala Fund
D)Techbridge Organization

Question 41

Which of the following has the organizational goals of raising awareness of the social,political,and legal issues that prevent girls from going to school,and to advocate for and invest in girls' education?

A)Sylvia Rivera Law Project
B)SisterSong
C)Malala Fund
D)Techbridge Organization

Question 42

In both wealthy and low-income countries,women and girls perform much more unpaid labor,such as child care and cleaning,than men and boys.

Question 43

In South Sudan in 2015,less than half of school-age boys and one-third of school-age girls were in school.

Question 44

On average,men in the United States do not live as long as women.

Question 45

Discuss the queer theory as a hybrid perspective on gender.What are the three basic characteristics of the queer theory? What are some of the solutions proposed by queer theorists?

Question 46

What does it mean to say that gender is socially constructed?

Question 47

Radical feminist influence is reflected in laws making sexual harassment in the workplace illegal,because they acknowledge that simply removing legal barriers to gender equality is not enough to end inequality.

Question 48

The majority of domestic workers (nannies,housekeepers,and home health-care aides)in the United States are White women and immigrants.

Question 49

Describe the structural functionalist perspective on gender and provide an example to illustrate this perspective.Then discuss one way this perspective influences or could potentially influence social policy.

Question 50

As recently as the 1970s,a husband who physically assaulted his wife or children in any state in the United States was not subject to public laws governing behavior.

Question 51

Compare and contrast radical feminism,liberal feminism,and socialist feminism.What are the fundamental arguments of each?

Question 52

The World Health Organization estimates that 35% of women worldwide have experienced sexual or intimate partner violence.

Question 53

Explain the theory of doing gender.What is accountability in regard to doing gender? If gender is a performance,how does this explain the existence of gender inequality?

Question 54

Most academics see gender as a social problem for women,but not for men.

Question 55

A 1% increase in the number of girls enrolled in secondary school in India would result in a more than 5% increase in the country's GDP (gross domestic product).

Question 56

Women earn less than 40% of undergraduate degrees in physics,engineering,and computer science but more than 60% of undergraduate degrees in biosciences and social sciences.