Ch 10: Gender Stratification – Flashcards

According to intersection theory, ___________ is a source of social disadvantage. Answers: only gender only race only class gender, race, and class

An important exception to male domination of the U.S. workplace is that ________ Answers: women now own more than 8 million entrepreneurial businesses. women hold 80 percent of pink-collar jobs. most college and university faculty are women. a majority of corporate executives are women.

Engels claimed that men's desire to control their property brought about ________ Answers: educational reform. widespread use of birth control. monogamous marriage. the rise of industry.

Based on the map and discussion in the text, in which continent do women have the lowest social standing in relation to men? Answers: Europe North America Africa South America

In his global study of how societies view gender, George Murdock found ________ Answers: little agreement as to feminine and masculine tasks. more men than women were likely to be engaged in farming. more women than men were likely to be engaged in farming. many tasks that were considered masculine by some societies were viewed as feminine by others.

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that ________ Answers: all societies define masculinity in much the same way. all societies define femininity in much the same way. patterns involving gender are rooted in biology. traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another.

Opposition to feminism is ________ Answers: expressed by a majority of people in the United States. directed mostly at socialist and radical feminism. just about gone in the United States now. increasing over time.

Sexual harassment became a widely recognized issue in the United States in ________ Answers: the 1990s. the 1960s. the 1890s. the 1780s.

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages ________ Answers: men to take control of the workplace. growing gender equality. women to have more children. a breakdown of social stability.

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend to exhibit ________ behavior, while females are more ________. Answers: instrumental; expressive expressive; instrumental egalitarian; hierarchical rational; emotional

The concept of "glass ceiling" refers to ________ Answers: the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top. the fact that women's dreams are easily broken. the fact that cleaning the home is all most women do. the barrier that keeps women in service work.

The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that ________ Answers: gender is rooted in biology. women can dominate men. cultures define gender in different ways. boys and girls must be raised by biological parents.

What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military? Answers: Women score lower than men on military intelligence (IQ) tests. Women cannot operate high-tech equipment as well as men. Women have only recently joined the U.S. armed forces. Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill.

Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex? Answers: Primary sex characteristics Sexual orientation Gender roles Secondary sex characteristics

The category of the U.S. population in which women do most of the housework is ________ Answers: unemployed people. unmarried people. people with no children. employed, married, people who have children.