Deck 45: Paula England, the Gender Revolution: Unequal and Stalled

Question 1

The idea of women seeking gainful employment outside the home was, according to England's "The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled," guided by which strong belief?

A) that gender egalitarianism is most compatible with the ethos of American individualism
B) that what it means to be "feminine" needs to be redefined
C) that most welfare was going to able-bodied people (including women) who had become dependent on it generation after generation
D) that men can care for children and do housework as well as women, and they should

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Why, according to England's "The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled," do many women from the working class not pursue jobs that pay more?

A) They feel more comfortable in jobs that may be higher in status, but that are jobs (though they don't pay all that well) women traditionally have held.
B) They are likely to experience sexual harassment and want to avoid the indignity of this.
C) Their reference group is their brothers and husbands.
D) They would have to work harder than they want, considering all the housework and childcare they also are responsible for.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

It is more likely that, among those who seek higher education (beyond high school),

A) many men choose areas of study in colleges and technical schools that have predominately attracted women in the past.
B) many women now choose areas of study in colleges and technical schools that have predominately attracted men in the past.
C) though women study many of the same subjects as men, when they go to work they chose jobs that are predominately done by women.
D) women today continue to study the subjects women have focused on for decades, despite the fact that schools encourage them to study subjects that primarily attracted men in the past.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

England attributes the "stall" in the "gender revolution" to

A) gender "essentialism" that continues to define jobs and job occupants in terms of their gender.
B) the often-unspoken belief that many blue-collar or manual jobs are inappropriate for women.
C) the devaluation-in terms of status and income-of jobs usually done by women.
D) all of the above factors.

Question 5

What is an important difference between working-class and middle-class jobs, as pointed out by England in "The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled"?

A) Working-class jobs are no longer unionized, whereas middle-class jobs are increasingly unionized.
B) Working-class jobs are more hazardous to one's health than middle-class jobs.
C) Working-class jobs are more sex segregated than middle-class jobs.
D) Working-class jobs pay, on average, better than middle-class jobs.