Sociology of Families Chapter 3 – Flashcards
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The _______ of men's and women's roles reflects a dramatic change since the gender roles of 1950s and before.
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convergence
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Native American women's political power ________ with European invasion.
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declined
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In biology-based arguments of gender, a predisposition ________.
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can be influenced by the social structure
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Overall, gender schema theorists see gender schema as __________ traditional stereotypes.
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maintaining
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Research finds that black couples prefer more role ________ and power sharing than whites.
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flexibility
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The _______ message is the image of a woman who attained career success and supports her family.
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superwoman
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Traditional gender roles cause both men and women __________
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to suffer in some way
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Women _____ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates.
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surpass
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Actual practice among conservative Christian couples appears ____________.
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more egalitarian than formal doctrine would suggest
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Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy action movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is this societal pressure called?
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gender roles
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The within group variations among men or women are usually ________ the between group variations of men and women.
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greater than
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The text observes that children imitate models for behavior and are rewarded by parents and others for whatever is perceived as sex-appropriate behavior. This reflects which theory of socialization?
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social learning
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According to the text, more and more women are entering nontraditional occupations such as _________
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the military
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Men are expected to have _________ character traits like strength, self-confidence, assertiveness, and ambition.
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agentic
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Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her _____________
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gender identity
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Consider the statement: "Due to social pressures, firms frequently have to hire underqualified women." This illustrates __________ sexism.
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contemporary
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Suppose a researcher is observing the differences between men and women. This illustrates __________ variation.
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between-group
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A relative absence of assertiveness and ambition characterizes our expectations of women, who are thought to embody __________ character traits.
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expressive
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According to the text, employed women earned __________ percent of what employed men did.
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82
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A feminine expectation that has emerged over the past twenty years is that of the "__________ woman:" independent, ambitious, and self-confident.
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professional
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Statistics on women in politics highlight that women - who make up over 50 percent of the U.S. population - are ________ in high government positions.
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significantly underrepresented
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Some bureaucratic forms now include a check box for "____________" as well as those for "male" and "female," suggesting the beginning of societal accommodation to a more complex sex/gender system.
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transgender
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A practice among schoolmates involves _______ where many cross-sexual interaction rituals are based on and reaffirm boundaries and differences between girls and boys.
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borderwork
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Warmth, sensitivity, tenderness, and placing concern about others' welfare above self-interest can be classified as __________ character traits.
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expressive
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Some analysts concerned about boys behavior in school note that ____________
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there is a mismatch between their high levels of physical activity and school expectations
