Deck 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

According to research presented in the Gendered Lives text,which of the following is true about smiling?

A) Women generally smile more than men.
B) Smiling is an example of haptics.
C) African-American women are socialized to smile more than Caucasian women.
D) Men generally smile more than women.
E) Research has shown that men and women smile about the same amounts.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Women are generally better at reading anger in the faces of others than are men.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following statements about haptics are accurate?

A) Men are more likely to initiate friendly touch than women are.
B) Those with more power have more freedom to touch others than those in lower positions of power
C) Touch is a type of nonverbal that does not differ much at all across cultures.
D) Women tend to be more likely to use physical force than men.
E) Haptics is a type of nonverbal communication that includes how much space a person uses.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Children's toys are becoming increasingly gender-neutral; many toy stores and toy catalogs no longer separate "toys for girls" and "toys for boys."

Question 5

During conversation,Alyssa holds steady eye contact with her friend to indicate she is listening.Alyssa's eye contact is an example of ____.

A) haptics
B) proxemics
C) kinesics
D) artifacts
E) power

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about body image?

A) In general, men and boys are more satisfied with the way they look than are women and girls.
B) Men increasingly access non-invasive cosmetic treatments such as Botox and Dysport injections.
C) Men are increasingly seeking to meet body ideals by exercising and taking fitness supplements.
D) Binge eating seems to be increasing among men.
E) All of the above.

Question 7

After three-year-old Ben misbehaves,his father firmly grasps him by the shoulders and marches him towards his room.The father's holding of Ben's shoulders to direct him to his bedroom is and example of ____.

A) kinesics
B) artifacts
C) the responsiveness dimension of relationship level of meaning
D) the liking dimension of relationship level of meaning
E) haptics

Question 8

Artifacts can be a tool to challenge traditional notions of masculinity and femininity.

Question 9

Stace frowns at another boy and turns his back in disgust.Stace's nonverbal communication is demonstrating the liking dimension of relationship level meaning.

Question 10

Verbal communication conveys the majority of the total meaning during an interaction.

Question 11

According to the Gendered Lives text,women in India were not allowed to inherit property from parents until the mid-1990s.We could gain insight into the power and status of women in Indian society by examining this practice as a form of nonverbal communication called ____.

A) kinesics
B) haptics
C) proxemics
D) territoriality
E) environmental factors

Question 12

Men are more likely than women to use eye contact to assert themselves.

Question 13

Nonverbal communication can function in which of the following ways?

A) to regulate interaction
B) to establish liking
C) to supplement verbal communication
D) to establish power
E) all of the above

Question 14

Female athletes are less susceptible to developing eating disorders than are the rest of the female population.

Question 15

Paralanguage includes spoken words.

Question 16

Which of the following has been advanced as an explanation for gender- and sex-related differences in ability to decode and interpret others' nonverbal communication?

A) Men and women have biological sex-related differences in brain functioning that influence their ability to understand nonverbal communication.
B) As part of their socialization to be sensitive to and build relationships, females learn to decode nonverbal communication.
C) According to standpoint theory, women must learn to interpret others in order to survive as subordinate members of society.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above. There are no gender- and sex-related differences in ability to decode and interpret others' nonverbal communication.

Question 17

Which of the following is true about how people respond in a crowded situation,like an elevator?

A) Men are likely to stand their ground, refusing to yield territory to others.
B) Men are likely to look up or down as if to say "I'm not trying to intrude your space."
C) Women are likely to look up or down as if to say "I'm not trying to intrude your space."
D) Both A and C
E) Both B and C

Question 18

During a discussion,Bill steps towards Ardis.Ardis steps back so that several feet remain between them.Ardis' steps backward represent territoriality.

Question 19

People from which demographic group are most likely to strive to achieve unrealistic body ideals?

A) African American women
B) Caucasian women
C) African American men
D) Caucasian men
E) A and B

Question 20

Women tend to perceive touch from men as more threatening and invasive than men do.

Question 21

Identify the following:

-Artifacts

Question 22

Identify the following:

-Kinesics

Question 23

Explain which nonverbal behaviors may be employed to exert power and control and examine the link to gender.

Question 24

Identify the following:

-Territoriality

Question 25

Identify the following:

-Proxemics

Question 26

What is the relationship level of meaning and how is it conveyed nonverbally? In your answer,be sure to define the three dimensions of relationship level meaning and give examples of each.

Question 27

Identify the following:

-Haptics

Question 28

Your book states that boys and girls are touched differently as children and become socialized to believe that touch has different uses and meanings.Discuss the different ways boys and girls are socialized about touch and the implications of such socialization.

Question 29

The author of your Gendered Lives textbook states,"members of both sexes often feel pressured to meet current cultural ideals of physical appearance." Discuss what this means.As part of your answer,be sure to identify and explain the form of nonverbal communication directly relevant to the statement.Be able to discuss gender and race-ethnic variations (if any)in relationship to physical appearance.

Question 30

Identify the following:

-Paralanguage

Question 31

Identify the following:

-Responsiveness