Question 1

The "sticky floor" is a metaphor for the occupational frustrations experienced by a majority of the nation's working women trapped in low-wage, low-mobility jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In households with children under the age of six and two working parents, mothers spend an average of ______________ on the physical care of children (bathing, changing diapers, feeding) .

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A)   20 minutes
B)   1.1 hours
C)   2.5 hours
D)   4 hoursE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Gender roles constitute master statuses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the Middle East and Northern Africa, killing a wife for alleged immoral acts is called an "honor killing."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At the individual level, sexism involves the policies, procedures, and practices that produce unequal outcomes for men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research shows that over the past 40 years, fathers have doubled the amount of time they devote to housework and tripled the time devoted to child care, and that now

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A)   fathers' and mothers' involvement in housework and child care is about equal.
B)   fathers now do more housework but less child care than mothers do.
C)   mothers do more housework and engage in more child care than fathers do.
D)   fathers do more child care and more housework than mothers do.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 7

Two-thirds of the world's illiterate adults are female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_________ is biologically determined; __________ is a socially constructed framework created by human beings.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sex; sex identity
B)   Sex; gender
C)   Gender; sex
D)   Sexism; genderismE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Increases in female employment have come largely through the displacement of men by women in some low-paying jobs and through the rapid expansion of "pink-collar" occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

At the institutional level, sexism

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A)   is the belief that the two sexes are equal to one another.
B)   involves policies, procedures, and practices that produce unequal outcomes for men and women.
C)   involves policies, procedures, and practices designed to produce equal outcomes for men and women.
D)   assumes men and women are naturally suited to similar occupational roles.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above B

Question 11

_____________ is NOT considered a patriarchal element of society.

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A)   Women and children taking the last name of the husband and father
B)   Women being responsible for most household chores and childcare
C)   Women having the right to vote, sign contracts, and get credit
D)   Men having more social, economic, and political power than womenE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Gender roles refer to whether one is genetically male or female and determine the biological role one plays in reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The conception of one's self as being male or female is called

Accepted Answer

A)   sex characteristics.
B)   gender identity.
C)   adolescence.
D)   rite of passage.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Today, corporate boards of directors are made up primarily of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes social inequalities in American politics?

Accepted Answer

A)   More than 40 percent of the members of Congress are women.
B)   Nearly all the states have had a female governor at one time or another.
C)   The United States has a smaller percentage of female legislators than many other countries.
D)   About half the states have never had a woman elected to either the Senate or the House.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In the United States, about 60 percent of women age 16 and older are now in the paid labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A rationalization for keeping women in a subordinate social position in the United States has been the notion that "a woman's place is in the home."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the discussion in the text, _____________ theory argues that the acquisition of gender identities and behaviors is the product of a gradual process of learning that begins in infancy.

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning
B)   cultural transmission
C)   cognitive development
D)   self construalE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The sociocultural distinction between males and females is called

Accepted Answer

A)   sex.
B)   sexual identity.
C)   gender.
D)   sex object preference.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

In the IWPR study ranking states on gender equality, what factors did researchers NOT consider?

Accepted Answer

A)   the number of women living in the state
B)   political participation by women in the state
C)   reproductive rights for women in the state
D)   social and economic autonomy for women in the stateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: Gender Inequality

The "sticky floor" is a metaphor for the occupational frustrations experienced by a majority of the nation's working women trapped in low-wage, low-mobility jobs.

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In households with children under the age of six and two working parents, mothers spend an average of ______________ on the physical care of children (bathing, changing diapers, feeding) .

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Gender roles constitute master statuses.

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In the Middle East and Northern Africa, killing a wife for alleged immoral acts is called an "honor killing."

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At the individual level, sexism involves the policies, procedures, and practices that produce unequal outcomes for men and women.

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Research shows that over the past 40 years, fathers have doubled the amount of time they devote to housework and tripled the time devoted to child care, and that now

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Two-thirds of the world's illiterate adults are female.

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_________ is biologically determined; __________ is a socially constructed framework created by human beings.

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Increases in female employment have come largely through the displacement of men by women in some low-paying jobs and through the rapid expansion of "pink-collar" occupations.

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At the institutional level, sexism

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_____________ is NOT considered a patriarchal element of society.

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Gender roles refer to whether one is genetically male or female and determine the biological role one plays in reproduction.

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The conception of one's self as being male or female is called

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Today, corporate boards of directors are made up primarily of women.

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Which of the following accurately describes social inequalities in American politics?

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In the United States, about 60 percent of women age 16 and older are now in the paid labor force.

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A rationalization for keeping women in a subordinate social position in the United States has been the notion that "a woman's place is in the home."

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According to the discussion in the text, _____________ theory argues that the acquisition of gender identities and behaviors is the product of a gradual process of learning that begins in infancy.

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The sociocultural distinction between males and females is called

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In the IWPR study ranking states on gender equality, what factors did researchers NOT consider?

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