Sociology Chapter 10 - Gender Stratification

gender shapes...

interplay of race, class, and gender, often results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage

believes that patriarchy so firmly entrenched that even socialist revolution would not end it

What percentage of kindergarten teachers are female?

Today women earn most _____ degrees

Women are more likely to take courses in all of the following except...

What outside source strongly shapes how we see both men and women?

By what age are we already thinking of ourselves in terms of gender?

unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women

a form of social organization in which males dominate females

Sexual violences is fundamentally about?

What factor lead to more women entering the workforce?

the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other

a form of social organization in which females dominate males

Men are more likely to take courses in all of the following except...

How does the mass media often present men in our culture?

In 2006 for every dollar that men earned, women earned ___ cents.

When we look at the biological differences between sexes we must be careful not to be swayed...

What is NOT a type of work often filled by men?

In less than a century, women have gone from 20% to ___% of being members of the workforce

What types of games do girls tend to enjoy in play groups?

carried out ground breaking research on gender and found that gender is culturally defined

capitalism increases patriarchy by concentrating wealth & power in hands of small number of men

___ of gender violence cases on college campuses are involve a offender whom the victim knows

What type of job do women often fill?

What percentage of college and university presidents are female?

category of people distinguished by physical/cultural differ., society sets apart/subordinates

What is the cost of sexism?

What is the most violent organization after the military and police in our society?

Our society continues to define ______ as masculine

Childcare and housework are often referred to as...

How does the mass media often present women?

Young children tend to form ______ play groups.

As income and prestige increase, the number of women involved in that profession...

Our culture gives more responsibility to ______ as parents.

Boys tend to prefer what types of activities at play?

Gender shapes our interests and beliefs about our

Women make up 1/2 of the Earths population but hold just _ seats in the world's 188 parliaments

studied more than 200 preindustrial societies and found some global agreement gender

attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex

In the past, society considered it more important for men to....

What is NOT one of the five general principles of feminism?

when sexism is built into the frameworks of society

individuals should be free to develop their own talents and pursue their own interests

personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male