Question 1

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-Which type of subsistence mode led to the initial great increase in gender inequality? Why?

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Question 2

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-How is "population maintenance" related to gender inequality across modes of subsistence?

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Question 3

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-How does involvement in warfare lead to gender inequality across modes of subsistence?

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Question 4

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-According to Huber, why is gender inequality relatively low in hunting and gathering societies?

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Question 5

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-Huber argues that across all kinds of subsistence women's absence from politico-military institutions generates gender inequality.

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Question 6

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-Which of the following is not associated with a rise in gender inequality?

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Huber suggests that an increase in women's rights would not be associated with a rise in gender inequality.

Question 7

From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-According to Huber, whom has the most power:

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Huber argues that in premodern societies, producers, or those who contribute directly to the survival of the group, hold more power than non-producers. This includes roles such as hunters, herders, and horticulturists who provide food, tools, and other resources. This is in contrast to non-producers such as children, the elderly, and those who do not contribute to subsistence, who have lower status and less power.

Question 8

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-What does the author mean when saying organizations are a "gendered process"?

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Question 9

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-Discuss why the author believes that until recently there has been little discussion of the gendered aspect of organizations.

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Question 10

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-Discuss what the author means when saying that early work on gender by sociologists such as Kanter and Ferguson were limited because they worked on the assumption that organizations are gender-neutral phenomena.

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Question 11

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-Discuss the specific "interacting processes" that structure organizations as fundamentally gendered.

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Question 12

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-The imagery of a "disembodied body" is crucial to the notion of a gender-neutral analysis of organizations.

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The author does state that the imagery of a "disembodied body" is crucial to the notion of a gender-neutral analysis of organizations.

Question 13

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-Which of the following is not an aspect of de-gendered organizational analysis?

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Question 14

From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" by Joan Acker
Acker discusses the "gendering" of women's work in organizations. This gendering is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. The author views this gendering as, historically, a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics.
-Which of the following is an example of the gendering of occupations in the workplace?

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The devaluation of work that women do is an example of the gendering of occupations in the workplace as it is associated with patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression in the kind of work women do and its attendant rewards. This devaluation is a product of the gender-neutral rendering of stratification-based organizational dynamics. B, the valuation of men's body type, is not directly related to the gendering of occupations in the workplace, although it is a product of patriarchal-based forms of inequality and oppression.

Question 15

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-Discuss the Navaho notion of nadle.

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Question 16

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-Discuss the benefits to the family that derive from being more open and tolerant toward homosexuality/androgyny.

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Question 17

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-Discuss the benefits for children that derive from being more open and tolerant toward homosexuality/androgyny.

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Question 18

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-Discuss the benefits for friendship that derive from being more open and tolerant toward homosexuality/androgyny.

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Question 19

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-Which of the following best characterizes Williams' main argument: It is important to:

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Williams' main argument is that societies should appreciate diversity, specifically in regards to attitudes towards homosexuality/androgyny, as it can lead to meaningful contributions within important areas such as the family, child rearing, and friendship. He does not argue for advancing one group as superior or simply tolerating, but instead emphasizes the importance of valuing and celebrating diversity.

Question 20

From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" by Walter L. Williams
Williams discusses attitudes toward homosexuality/androgyny in cross-cultural perspective. Unlike in the contemporary U.S., many other societies show an appreciation for this type of diversity, and, critically, it leads to meaningful contributions for society across a variety of substantive/institutional contexts including the family, child rearing, and friendship.
-The Navaho notion of nadle has persisted to the present day.

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Quiz 3: Status Section B: Gender and Sexuality