Question 1

What is feminism? Trace the feminist movement in the United States.

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Question 2

Discuss sexism in interscholastic and professional sports. Does sexism explain why Babe Ruth was paid $100,000 in 1934, and it wasn't until 1973 that the first woman athlete earned that amount? Explain your answer.

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Question 3

Men have traditionally performed duties that include the economic support of the family, and women performed duties that include love, nurturing, and emotional support. These responsibilities are referred to an a[n] ________ role for men and a[n] ________ role for women.

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Question 4

Define sexual harassment and describe the two forms it may take.

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Question 5

Discuss how the work of Margaret Mead demonstrated gender roles as being a product of socialization.

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Question 6

The term that describes the phenomenon that blocks women from climbing the corporate ladder and entering upper-echelon positions beyond a particular point is the ________.

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Question 7

Define sexual orientation and discuss the forms that it takes. What is the basis of one's sexual orientation?

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Question 8

Clerical work and other traditionally dominated female jobs are collectively referred to as ________ occupations.

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Question 9

A blending of masculine and feminine attributes is called ________.

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Question 10

Many major cities have sections where businesses and service providers cater to the needs of gays and lesbians that include bars and bathhouses, shops, hotels, real estate firms, and office complexes. These areas are called ________

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Question 11

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                        Premises: The leader of the anti-feminist movement who argued the Equal Rights Amendment would destroy the American family.
The feminist professor and theologian who would not allow male students in her courses at Boston College
Along with Anne Machung developed the concept of the “second shift” to explain a woman’s dual responsibility as wage earner and mother.
A blending of masculine and feminine attributes.
An ideology aimed at eliminating patriarchy in support of equality between the sexes.
The second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The conflict theorist who stated men and women held the most egalitarian of relationships in the hunting-gathering society, before the accumulation of surplus property became common.
The invisible barrier that blocks women from climbing the corporate ladder and attaining the top corporate positions.
The first woman elected governor of a state in American history.
The former employee of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas who accused him of sexual harassment.
The National Security Advisor appointed by President George W. Bush in his first term and his Secretary of State in his second term.
Hatred and discrimination directed against homosexuals based on exaggerated fears of homosexuality.
The anthropologist who studied gender roles among the Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli in New Guinea.
The famous theorist who conducted landmark research on the behavior of human males and females.
The neuroscientist who suggested that the brains of homosexual men are different from the brains of heterosexual men.

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Quiz 11: Sex and Gender