Question 1

Which organization promotes accurate and positive images of gays in television, films, and advertising?

Accepted Answer

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

Question 2

What pushed the gay rights movement forward in the late 1980s, based on the realization that government needed to act quickly?

Accepted Answer

AIDS epidemic

Question 3

The election of Ronald Reagan and a surge of _____ in the early 1980s briefly inhibited the gay rights movement.

Accepted Answer

Christian fundamentalism

Question 4

Patti was a high school athlete in 1971, when _____ girls participated in sports. Today, her granddaughter takes it for granted that she can play goalie on her soccer team and dream of being just like Hope Solo.

Accepted Answer

fewer than 300,000

Question 5

According to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute, there are _____ openly LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) appointed and elected officials across the United States.

Accepted Answer

over 1,000

Question 6

The precipitating event for gay and lesbian unity was the _____, which occurred on June 28, 1969, in response to a police raid.

Accepted Answer

Stonewall riot

Question 7

In 1915, Emma Goldman became the first political activist to

Accepted Answer

speak publicly in favor of gay and lesbian rights.

Question 8

At the time of Stonewall, 48 states had sodomy laws meant to outlaw homosexual sex. In 2003

Accepted Answer

those laws were overturned.

Question 9

The first convention in history devoted to women's rights was held in July 1848 in

Accepted Answer

Seneca Falls, New York.

Question 10

The chapter notes that one of the most recent, interesting, and successful battles for gender equity has occurred in _____, although it was (and is) an institution that contributes to and perpetuates male dominance in society.

Accepted Answer

sports

Question 11

On October 11, 1987, the Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at a protest in Washington, DC, that drew about a quarter of a million people in support of

Accepted Answer

gay rights.

Question 12

In what year were women in the United States granted the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 13

Today, many feminist activities occur at _____, where issues of race, class, and sexuality are important and part of people's daily lives.

Accepted Answer

the grassroots level

Question 14

Thanks to a groundbreaking decision in 1998, the Supreme Court ensured that _____ applies to all employees, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

sexual harassment policy

Question 15

As Susan Faludi noted in 1991, political, legal, and media opposition to _____ continues to undermine women's equality.

Accepted Answer

feminism

Question 16

Female athletes, especially those involved in sports requiring strength and aggression, continue to battle stereotypes, because they do not conform to the

Accepted Answer

social requirements that all athletes should be individual stars.

Question 17

The Civil Rights Movement and other protest movements of the 1960s spread the ideology of _____. But like the early feminists, women involved in these political protest movements were frustrated by the male dominance they encountered.

Accepted Answer

equality

Question 18

As Naples noted in 1998, "In communities across the country, _____ fight against the abuse of women, against corporate poisoning of their neighborhoods, against homophobia and racism, and for people-oriented economic development, immigrants' rights, educational equity, and adequate wages."

Accepted Answer

women and men

Question 19

What term was used by the early feminists who demanded that women be given to the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Women's suffrage

Question 20

In 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage. As of June, 2015, same-sex marriage is legal in _____ states.

Accepted Answer

all 50

Quiz 17: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures