Deck 6: Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

Question 1

The fact that stay-at-home dads develop nurturing and caring traits that are no different from stay-at-home moms illustrates:

A)Gender differences in nurturance are internal,inherent qualities
B)Nurturance is a state variable rather than a trait variable.
C)Nurturance is a function of the situation rather than the person.
D)Both B and C

Answer 1

Both B and C

Question 2

Which form of sexism regards women as sexual objects and believes they are interested in controlling men?

A)Modern sexism
B)Hostile sexism
C)Benevolent sexism
D)All of the above

Answer 2

Hostile sexism

Question 3

Which characteristic best fits the cultural stereotype of men?

A)Sociable
B)Independent
C)Nurturant
D)Helpful

Answer 3

Independent

Question 4

How is sex-based social categorization similar to race-based social cateogization?

A)Both kinds of categorization are made in less than a second.
B)Both kinds of categorization are rooted in different sets of physical characteristics.
C)Both kinds of categorization use physical differences to represent inner qualities.
D)All of the above.

Question 5

Generally agreed-upon beliefs about men help define what is masculine.

Question 6

Which characteristic best fits the cultural stereotype of women?

A)Competitive
B)Independent
C)Understanding
D)Self-confident

Question 7

What statement best illustrates the social selection of gender differences?

A)Women are by nature more gullible than men.
B)Women are more nurturant because of the roles they occupy.
C)Men are more aggressive because it is advantageous in perpetuating their genes.
D)Men are more independent because social situations expect that from them.

Question 8

Research has found that feminine-sounding voices,in both men and women,lowered listeners' ratings the speaker's:

A)Warmth
B)Competence
C)Both warmth and competence
D)Neither warmth and competence

Question 9

Women are underrepresented among corporation presidents and vice-presidents,tenured full professors,and other high level professional positions.This phenomenon is called:

A)The maternal wall
B)The gender pay gap
C)The income entitlement gap
D)The glass ceiling
True-False

Question 10

Stereotypically speaking,men ____ and women ____.

A)act;relate
B)nurture;solve problems
C)care for others;understand
D)make decisions;compete

Question 11

According to the stereotype content model,stereotypes of women who are liked high warmth)but not respected low competence)are called:

A)Envious stereotypes
B)Contemptuous stereotypes
C)Paternalistic stereotypes
D)Hostile stereotypes

Question 12

Current data on the gender pay gap shows that,in 2010,women's median weekly earnings were about ____ of men's median weekly earnings.

A)40%
B)60%
C)80%
D)Men's and women's earnings are the same.

Question 13

One study of the characters in coloring books found that female characters comprised just 41% of all coloring book characters.This illustrates:

A)Gender categorization
B)Gender bias
C)Paternalistic stereotypes
D)Envious stereotypes

Question 14

Gender differences can arise out of:

A)Having difference expectations for women's and men's behavior.
B)Having different roles in life.
C)Boys and girls being treated differently by parents or teachers.
D)All of the above

Question 15

Gender bias in reflected in:

A)Preferring men for stereotypically male jobs.
B)The pathologizing of women's psychological and physical differences from men.
C)Reporting males' data first and females' second in gender-difference studies.
D)All of the above

Question 16

The belief that women are emotionally weaker but morally superior to men is reflective of:

A)Benevolent sexism
B)Hostile sexism
C)Modern sexism
D)Symbolic sexism

Question 17

Large meta-analyses which combine the results of many studies)of gender differences in math ability show that:

A)Women are reliably better than men.
B)Men are reliably better than women.
C)Women and men do not differ.

Question 18

According to the stereotype content model,which subtype of women is stereotyped as high in competence and low in warmth?

A)Housewife
B)Secretary
C)Feminist
D)Society lady

Question 19

On which trait do studies show a reliable gender difference?

A)Empathy
B)Aggressiveness
C)Math ability
D)All of the above

Question 20

Holding both paternalistic and envious stereotypes of women reflects underlying ambivalence.

Question 21

Explain how gender differences arise out of men and women occupying different roles in society.

Question 22

Benevolent sexism encourages women to think of themselves more in relational,and less in competence,terms.

Question 23

Studies show that women and men do not differ in math achievement.So why are women underrepresented in STEM science,technology,engineering & math)field?

Question 24

What is gender bias? How is it expressed in the workplace?

Question 25

Hostile sexism romanticizes women's sexuality and sees them as objects to be adored.

Question 26

What are self-construals? How are men's or women's self-construals shaped by gender stereotypes?

Question 27

People with interdependent self-construals tend to preserve their autonomy.

Question 28

How do both hostile and benevolent forms of sexism enforce patriarchy?

Question 29

Title IX has established gender equity in college sports,according to recent investigative reports.

Question 30

Distinguish between paternalistic and envious stereotypes.

Question 31

Describe the gender pay gap and explain how income entitlement is related to it.

Question 32

Stay-at-home dads,who take on the child-rearing role,develop nurturance that equals stay-at-home moms.

Question 33

What do we learn about the presumed differences between men and women from TV advertisements? Give some examples and how those examples reflect gender stereotypes.

Question 34

Discuss three reasons why women endorse benevolent sexist attitudes?

Question 35

Distinguish between hostile and benevolent sexism.

Question 36

Generally,stereotypically feminine traits are valued more than stereotypically masculine traits.

Question 37

Gender bias works in favor of women when they are applying for stereotypically female jobs.

Question 38

Women earn less than men even in stereotypically female jobs e.g. ,nurse).

Question 39

If men were placed in follower,rather than leader,roles as consistently as women are,they would develop better ability at reading nonverbal behavior.

Question 40

Mention some ways that gender stereotypes are perpetuated in the school environment?

Question 41

Distinguish between the glass ceiling and the maternal wall.How are both expressions of sexism?