Soc Test #3 Pt 2 – Flashcards

Sociologically, why is gender especially significant?

Dominance behavior, such as winning a game, produce higher levels of __________.

Which of the following statements best describes how feminists view sexual harassment?

Agatha has worked for ten years in the public relations department of a large firm. She has been promoted to several higher paying managerial positions, but never to an executive position, even though she has directed several successful projects for the firm. Her lack of promotion most likely illustrates ________.

Joan and Jim were both hired to do the same work at the Acme Tool Company, although Jim’s title is slightly different from Joan’s. Jim has received a higher starting salary. What do sociologists call this form of employment discrimination?

Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

Which of the following is not an example of sexual harassment?

Marketing, sales, and production positions are considered _________ that lead(s) to the top of a company.

Which wave of feminism was characterized by broad goals ranging from an increase in women’s pay to an antiviolence campaign?

The first wave of the women’s movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the radical branch of the movement?

Which group of men do women fear the most as potential rapists?

In Pakistan, Jordan, and Kurdistan, a woman who has brought disgrace to her family is killed by a male relative, usually her brother or husband. This practice is called ________

George Murdock discovered that only a few jobs were consistently male-dominated in his study of 324 societies around the world. He considered all of the following as male-dominated jobs EXCEPT for ________.

Based the same levels of academic achievement, where does the greatest pay gap exist between men and women over their lifetime?

Why do most acquaintance rapes go unreported to authorities?

Which wave of the women’s movement focused on the problems of women in the Least Industrialized Nations?

What activity did Marvin Harris link to the emergence of sex discrimination and men gaining the upper hand?

By the 1970s, women began to perceive unwanted sexual advances at work and school as part of a _______ problem.

________ was the first to propose that we might need affirmative action for men.

Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic?

According to __________ patriarchy could have had different origins in different places.

Felix tends goats in Peru, while his wife, Maria, takes care of the family crops. John is a nurse in France and his wife, Sonia, is a midwife. Based on cross-cultural studies, whose work would be given more prestige in their respective societies?

The age range of women most likely to be victims of rape is ________.

When many students graduate from college, they are able to earn an extra $1,435 a month between the ages of 25 and 65. These students manage to earn this bonus by ________.

What is the term for gender discrimination against women who miss the work experience while they care for children at home?

In what society were women and men often considered social equals?

In which profession have women made the greatest change in earning professional degrees compared to the number of degrees conferred to men?

The term for the unequal access to power, prestige, and property based on a person’s sex is ________.

What has the Supreme Court ruled regarding the treatment of homosexuals in the workplace and sexual harassment?

The majority of students graduating with a degree in library science are women. Research has shown that this sex typing of majors is primarily due to ________.

Which statement best summarizes the relationship between killers and their victims?

Even when women break through the crackling glass ceiling, they still confront gender ________that portray(s) them in a less favorable light than men.

According to sociologists, why do men and women typically perform different types of work?

In 1890, women made up about ________ of the U.S. labor force. Today, they represent almost ________.

Of the nation’s top 500 corporations, referred to as the “Fortune 500,” ________ are headed by women.
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In politics, what distinction does Carol Brown hold?

In his study of sex typing and work, ________ was the one occupation considered to be “men’s work” in all the societies examined by George Murdock.

What is the practice of suttee?

What conclusion did George Murdock make following his study of 324 societies?

Of the following, which political office is most represented by women in the United States, based on the percentage of the total officeholders?

Sexual harassment was not recognized as being a social problem until the ________.

The fact that nearly 80 percent of engineering degrees are awarded to men while 90 percent of library science degrees are awarded to women illustrates the phenomenon of ________.

What sport did anthropologist Douglas Foley and sociologist Donna Eder examine to illustrate the devaluation of females as a method of motivating men?

While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics.

Who proposed the concept that women are better prepared biologically for “mothering” than men, which is overlaid in culture?

What act did members of the National Women’s Party engage in to gain the right to vote in 1917?

What is the normal chromosome configuration for a male?