sociology chp10 – Flashcards
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Sexual harassment is an important social issue because
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half of working women report receiving unwanted sexual attention.
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The category of the U.S. population in which women do most of the housework is
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employed, married, people who have children
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Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?
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59 percent
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In which of the following nations does the political power of women come closest to that of men
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Norway
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At every class level
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women have less income, wealth, education, and power than men do
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The concept of gender refers to
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the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male
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On average, young men show greater ____ ability than young women; young women show greater _____ ability than young men
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mathematical; verbal
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Based on the map and discussion in the text, in which continent do women have the lowest social standing?
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Africa
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Men and women
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differ physically in some limited ways
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Friedrich Engels claimed that capitalism
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increased patriarchy
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The concept of "glass ceiling" refers to
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the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top
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Engels claimed that men's desire to control their property brought about
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monogamous marriage
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In what percentage of rapes and attempted rapes on college campuses does the woman know her attacker?
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85-90 percent
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According to intersection theory, ___________ is a source of social disadvantage
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gender, race, and class
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A main idea of multicultural feminism is that
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while all women face disadvantages, the life experiences of women differ according to their race, ethnicity, and class position
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Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of
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complementarity.
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In which job categories are the workers mostly women
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elementary school teachers
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When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States
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in the 1840s
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Today, women represent ______ of all students on college campuses across the United States
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57 percent
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Talcott Parsons explained that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior, while females are more____
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instrumental; expressive
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Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that
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traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another
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The concept of "comparable worth" means that
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people should be paid according to the level of skill and responsibility involved in the work
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What is at the heart of the controversy over women's participation in the military
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Women are seen as nurturers rather than people who kill
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Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system
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socialist feminism
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Most cases of female genital mutilation occur in
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Africa
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Women have served in the U.S. armed forces
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since colonial times
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The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that
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cultures define gender in different ways
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An important exception to male domination of the U.S. workplace is that
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women now own more than 8 million entrepreneurial businesses
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In today's U.S. work force
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women are concentrated in several categories of jobs
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_______ refers to social organization in which males dominate females
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patriarchy
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When it comes to gender and schooling
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boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with a learning disability
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Feminists do not support
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limiting sexual freedom
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According to Janet Lever's observations of children at play
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boys favor games with clear winners and losers
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Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows
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women have been closing the gap with men in most athletic performances
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According to recent research, approximately what share of our country's 400 richest people are women
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11 percent
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The factor which accounts for the greatest share of the difference in the earnings of working women and men in the United States is
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the type of work men and women do.
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Looking back over U.S. history, we see a general trend by which women
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have gained opportunities and power
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Which type of feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S. society, but seeks to give women the same rights and opportunities as men?
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liberal feminism
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Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages
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growing gender equality
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As of 2011, women held about what share of seats in Congress?
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19 percent
