ch1314soc – Flashcards

the concept of gender refers to

on average, young men show greater ........ ability than young women; young women show greater .............. ability than young men

on average, do women or men live longer

which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which males dominate females

what is the form of social organization in which females dominate males:

which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

the beauty myth refers to the idea that

which of the following helps explain the rising share of women in the paid labor force during the last century

the concept glass ceiling refers to

which of the following job categories has mostly women as worker?

in the US in 09, women in the labor force working full time earned ........ as much as men working full time

which of the following statements is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military?

if you could end violence against women in one setting, which of the following would reduce this type of violence the most

sexual harassment is an important social issue because

Talcott parsons explained that males tend toward... behavior, while females are more ........

gender refers simply to whether people are female or male

like race or social class, gender is a major dimension of social stratification

in athletics, the performance gap between male and female athletes is increasing

on average, males are both taller and heavier than females

in the US on verage males live longer than females

in her famous study Margaret mead investigated gender in three African societies

sexism is the assertion that one sex is innately superior to the other

patriarchy procides advantages, but not disadvantes to males

the concept of race refers to

which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

race refers to ....... considered important by a society; ethnicity refers to ...........

which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

a minority is defined as a category of people who are

you would be expressing a sterotype if you

scapegoat theory states that prejudice is created by

authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

conflict theory states that prejudice is

while prejudice is a matter of ........, discrimination is a matter of ............

which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have social parity?

assimilation refers to the pattern by which

the matsui family came to the US from Japan thirty years ago. they now speak English at home and the MAtsui children date non-Japanese students at college. the family's story is closest to which of the following concepts

which of the following concepts refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories

the adoptaion of the English language by Mexican immigrants to the US is an example of .

which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

in most cases, race and ethnicity refer to the same thing

being greek Italian or Vietnamese involes a distinct ethnicity

ethnicity is harder to change than racial identity

all members of a minority category are poor

sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's pupulation

prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people

research with the social distance scale among US college students scale shows increasing social acceptance of people of various racial and ethnic categories over time