Deck 9: Culture and Gender

Question 1

In ______ countries,love and family life may be seen as separated.

A) individualistic
B) feminine
C) masculine
D) collectivistic

Answer 1

C

Question 2

China's one-child campaign was introduced in ______.

A) 1949
B) 1979
C) 1989
D) 2001

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Japan's equal employment opportunity laws ______.

A) are not particularly effective in Japan's male-centered workplace
B) have been suspended during Japan's economic slump
C) were enacted in the 1950s
D) were enacted in the 1970s

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In sub-Saharan Africa,approximately what percentage of pregnant women receive adequate care during childbirth?

A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) 10%

Question 5

In which of the following family types are spouses selected by custom?

A) endogamous community family
B) egalitarian nuclear family
C) authoritarian family
D) anomie family

Question 6

What changes do the findings of the UN studies show occurred over the past decade?

A) A reduction in gender inequality has been virtually universal.
B) Gender inequality has increased.
C) Gender equality has been attained.
D) Gender inequality is not significant enough to discuss.

Question 7

Over the past 10 years,the percentage of female state legislators in the United States has ______.

A) gotten smaller
B) gotten significantly larger
C) gotten slightly larger
D) remained the same

Question 8

______ refers to a deeply felt sense of being a woman,a man,or a nonbinary identity that is both,fluid,or neither.

A) Sexual orientation
B) Gender expression
C) Biological sex
D) Gender identity

Question 9

The Human Development Index (HDI)was created by the United Nations Development Program as a measure of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) health
B) life expectancy at birth
C) educational attainment
D) adjusted per capita income

Question 10

Gender identity is usually established by the age of ______.

A) 1
B) 3
C) 8
D) 11

Question 11

Which of the following is true of Nordic countries?

A) They have low divorce rates.
B) They lack affordable childcare.
C) They lead the world in gender equality.
D) They rank low on foreign aid.

Question 12

The term used to refer to the biological features based on chromosomal evidence that distinguish males from females is ______.

A) biological features
B) biological self
C) gender
D) sex

Question 13

The sex ratio at birth is a reliable indicator of ______.

A) bodily differences
B) sexual practices
C) sex education
D) sex discrimination

Question 14

The term used to refer to the learned behaviors and attitudes associated with the words feminine and masculine is ______.

A) biological features
B) biological self
C) gender
D) sex

Question 15

What do the findings of the World Economic Forum study show?

A) Reducing gender inequality enhances economic growth.
B) Reducing gender inequality prevents economic growth.
C) Reducing gender equality sometimes enhances and sometimes prevents economic growth.
D) Gender inequality and economic growth are unrelated.

Question 16

Which was a secret language used by women in China to communicate with other women?

A) abaya
B) panchayat
C) Nushu
D) wan, xi, shao

Question 17

What was the prevailing knowledge of or belief about sex and gender between antiquity and the 18th century?

A) The female body was considered a variation of the male body.
B) Men and women were equal in rights.
C) The female body was well understood.
D) There was a distinction between sex and gender.

Question 18

The Gender Inequality Index (GII)was created at the United Nations as a measure of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) health
B) empowerment
C) labor
D) education

Question 19

Where was the Japanese reproduction rate in 2016?

A) at a level that keeps the country's population stable
B) at its highest in history
C) at its lowest in history
D) at the same level as the last 10 years

Question 20

What is the value of the average wage for women as compared to that for men?

A) a third
B) half
C) two thirds
D) three fourths

Question 21

The Human Development Index is a measure of life expectancy,education,and political participation.

Question 22

The World Economic Forum study shows that empowering women means a less efficient use of a nation's human resources.

Question 23

To Japanese men,the Japanese spoken by U.S.military men who had learned Japanese from women sounded weak and indirect.

Question 24

The Human Development Index (HDI)showed that gender equality is not dependent on income levels,with some developing countries having greater opportunities for women.

Question 25

Sweden and Denmark have a low percentage of children born outside of marriage.

Question 26

Generally,gender inequality is highest in South Asia,sub-Saharan Africa,and the Arab states.

Question 27

In the 1993 Human Development Index report,Japan had both the world's highest rating overall and for women.

Question 28

Worldwide,100% of the education gap between women and men has been closed.

Question 29

Among the world's illiterates,women outnumber men 2 to 1.

Question 30

The United States was the first country to grant women the right to vote.

Question 31

Worldwide,85% of the health gap between women and men has been closed.

Question 32

In ancient Rome,women were not considered citizens.

Question 33

South Korea has eliminated most of the Confucian-based discrimination against women in the nation's laws.

Question 34

The first law passed by the Chinese Communist Party gave women the right to own property and when married to use their own names.

Question 35

Cultures regulate how many spouses a person can have,which partner has more authority and dominance in the union,and from what group a person can choose a partner.

Question 36

Wages for working women average half those of men.

Question 37

The United States extended voting rights to women over 25 years before New Zealand and Australia.

Question 38

The Nordic states have a high percentage of parliament seats held by women.

Question 39

Saudi Arabian society is structured to keep a woman within strictly defined limits to protect her chastity.

Question 40

Worldwide,women's representation in national parliaments is about 22%.

Question 41

______ refers to the practice of marrying outside a defined group.

Question 42

Consistent with the UN studies,the ______ study shows Nordic countries to have least gender inequality.

Question 43

Selective abortion or ______ is more common in countries that show a cultural preference for male children.

Question 44

As of 2012,in ______,anyone over the age of 18 can simply choose their gender identity and revise official documents without judicial or medical approval.

Question 45

Today,more women enroll in higher education than men in ______ countries.

Question 46

One of the top five countries from the 2014 data with the lowest gender inequality is ______.

Question 47

A thousand years ago in rural China,women devised a secret language called ______.

Question 48

The word ______ is most used to refer to the learned behaviors and attitudes associated with the words feminine and masculine.

Question 49

The family type absolute ______ family has no precise inheritance rules,no marriage between children of brothers,and spouses are selected by the individual.

Question 50

The relationship between language and power has been a focus in ______theory.

Question 51

Across cultures,women are pressured to be ______ and dependent,regardless of individual personality traits.

Question 52

In Africa,______'s constitution bars discrimination based on gender,marital status,sexual orientation,and pregnancy.

Question 53

One of the top five highest scoring countries on the 2014 Human Development Index is ______.

Question 54

______ refers to the practice of marrying within a defined group.

Question 55

______ will increase as more countries reserve seats for women in politics.

Question 56

______ was the last country in the world to allow women to drive.

Question 57

______ countries have some sort of female quota for political representation.

Question 58

The percentage of women in managerial/administrative positions worldwide is ______.

Question 59

In sub-Saharan Africa,only ______ of pregnant women receive adequate care during childbirth.

Question 60

______ was the first country to grant women the vote in 1893.

Question 61

Discuss the changes in considering sex and gender from antiquity to the present day.

Question 62

Discuss the Gender-Related Development Index (GDI)and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM).

Question 63

Name and briefly describe the United Nations gender-related studies.

Question 64

Discuss the findings of the World Economic Forum study.

Question 65

Discuss the economic measurement of the World Economic Forum study.

Question 66

Discuss sex ratio at birth as an indicator of sex discrimination.

Question 67

Discuss gender issues in Nordic countries.

Question 68

What conclusions can be drawn about national cultures from percentage of parliament seats held by women?

Question 69

Discuss the findings derived from the Human Development Index (HDI).

Question 70

Discuss the education measurement of the World Economic Forum study.

Question 71

Discuss the findings derived from the Gender Inequality Index (GII).

Question 72

Define the words sex and gender.

Question 73

Discuss the role of women in the Arab states.

Question 74

List and briefly discuss examples of third genders.

Question 75

Discuss the health measurement of the World Economic Forum study.

Question 76

Give examples of the status of women in different cultures.

Question 77

Discuss the issues related to gender equality in China.

Question 78

The term ______ refers to people who identify with the sex assigned at birth.

Question 79

Discuss the political participation measurement of the World Economic Forum study.

Question 80

Discuss the woman's language of Nushu.