Deck 10: Womens Oppression: Sexism and Intersectionality

Question 1

Among the problems facing poor African American women looking for jobs is

A)competition with their spouses for the same jobs
B)deficient schooling
C)that they are overly qualified for the available jobs
D)lack of English as a second language skills

Answer 1

B

Question 2

"Doing gender" refers to

A)acting like a member of another sex
B)dressing "in drag"
C)behaving in accordance with socially proscribed sex roles
D)getting a sex change

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Boys are called on in the classroom much more often than girls.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Black women's lack of employment related social capital is characterized by

A)the need to take low-paying service positions
B)the increasing availability of clerical work
C)the increase in manufacturing jobs
D)an increase in their completion of job training programs

Question 5

Gender constancy is influenced by social environment and is entirely unrelated to biology.

Question 6

The index of occupational segregation

A)is a directory that shows which jobs are available to men and which are available to women
B)is a measure of how certain jobs are separated by men and women
C)is the proportion of women (or men)who would have to change jobs where their sex is underrepresented to show a truly integrated occupational structure
D)is a Census document which shows how to find jobs based on one's occupation

Question 7

Sexism refers to the belief that there are real or perceived differences between men and women,whereby men are superior to women.

Question 8

Research has shown that the longer children play with same-sex peers,the more likely they are to adopt conventional gender roles.

Question 9

Women have been prohibited from occupational mobility due to an existent but unseen barrier called

A)the glass ceiling
B)the glass escalator
C)the glass wall
D)the glass house

Question 10

Females in a male-female dating situation are likely to

A)be less vulnerable than males
B)engage in feminine body language such as smiling pleasantly and nodding
C)feel more pressure to present themselves as powerful
D)less likely to allow the male to dominate the conversation topics

Question 11

There tends to be very little difference between the ways in which fathers and mothers treat their boy children and girl children.

Question 12

Individual sexism is actions that produce abuse against women and girls by an individual or a group.

Question 13

As evidence that African American children are overrepresented in special education programs,one study of programs for the Educable Mentally Handicapped showed the percentage of black students' participation in the districts studied to be

A)half the white students' percentage
B)one-third of the white students' percentage
C)one-quarter of the white students' percentage
D)double the white students' percentage

Question 14

Pay equity refers to

A)the Equal Rights Bill
B)the main tenet of the Women's Rights Movement
C)receiving equal pay for the same kind of work
D)receiving pay for equal work and for work that deserves to be valued
E)all of the above

Question 15

The combined impact of women's gender,race,class,age,and sexual preference are called

A)intersectionality
B)interfactionality
C)interspersed variables
D)intertwined factoring

Question 16

Data on men and women's employment show that

A)women are no longer located in occupationally segregated positions
B)women are making the same as men for the same kind of work
C)women are no longer stuck in dead-end jobs
D)one-third of women would have to change jobs for there to be an integrated occupational structure

Question 17

The Association of Latinas in Business helps members develop social capital by

A)telling them which newspapers and websites are the best for posting their resumes
B)emphasizing skills like having a firm handshake
C)smiling and laughing inappropriately to engage the interviewer at interviews
D)avoiding looking people in the eye in conversation to avoid the perception of staring
E)learning to play softball

Question 18

In the nineteenth century,clerical work

A)offered women opportunities for advancement within companies
B)was dominated by men
C)was the only work available to women outside the home
D)was dominated by priests and other clerics

Question 19

Middle-class black women lawyers often attended black or largely black law schools where they have

A)received better paying and more prestigious jobs upon graduation in comparison to their white peers
B)received more mentoring opportunities than their white counterparts
C)received their educations at schools with less effective social capital to help them obtain positions with private firms
D)ended up in low paying social sector jobs

Question 20

Television commercials have shown

A)women in less stereotypical roles than television shows
B)men in positions of control and women in passive roles
C)women doing voice-overs in commercials 96% of the time
D)women doing voice-overs in commercials 50% of the time,about the same as men

Question 21

Girls are encouraged to give lengthier responses when answering questions in the classroom more often than boys.

Question 22

How has intersectionality been useful in explaining the experience of students in special education programs?

Question 23

Describe how intersectionality has helped to understand the experiences of marginalized groups such as black,Latina,lesbians,and poor immigrant women.

Question 24

Low income,black learning-disabled students are surprisingly able to avoid the problem of social reproduction.

Question 25

Children's television programming shows an equal number of male and female characters engaging in non-gendered activities.

Question 26

One occupation that has been receptive to lesbians is academia.

Question 27

Black middle-class women have not faced stereotypes on the job given their enhanced class status.

Question 28

Explain the importance of an intersectional analysis when it comes to politics and economics.How does standpoint theory play a role in this analysis?

Question 29

How have expectations of motherhood and work changed over time? How have these expectations varied depending on the racial or ethnic group with which the mother belongs?

Question 30

One important component in the process of intersectionality is power.

Question 31

Discuss the impact of the "hidden curriculum" on girls' academic experiences and educational opportunities.

Question 32

Comparable wealth attempts to provide pay equity to jobs by taking into consideration worker's qualifications and the job's basic traits,regardless of whether the position has been traditionally associated with a particular sex.

Question 33

In a study of English as a second language students,students faced family pressures to engage in housework,childcare,and to go on to complete college.

Question 34

Lesbians are often found in self-employed occupations,which are often low-paying.