prejudice and discrimination based on perceived biological sex

Which of the following is NOT true of an androcentric society?

The rewards of the gender hierarchy go only to people with male bodies

Which of the following changes accompanied the transition of cheerleading from a masculine activity to a feminine one?

Traits linked with ideal sort of a cheerleader changed from valiant to cute

What is gender subordination?

the routine positioning of women as men’s helpers and dependents

Which of the following is NOT true of patriarchal bargains?

Patriarchal bargains protect men from the fear of emasculation

Studies on language prove the words human, individual, or person raise cultural, cognitive images of men, not men, women

most people see men as people and women as a special kind of female person

Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of hegemony?

Widely shared beliefs that make inequality seem inevitable or natural

Choose the correct statement.

Men defend hegemonic masculinity o rewards them with superiority over women

legal, normal control of female and young, male family members by adult men

Choose the correct statement.

In patriarchal bargains, men accept certain costs in exchange for benefits

What is androcentrism?

masculine traits and doings are more important and valuable than women’s

Which of the following statements is true about hegemonic masculinity?

A hegemonic man is fiction embodying the top of all hierarchies imagined

Which of the following is true of hegemonic masculinity?

Impossible ideal that functions to justify and naturalize gender inequality

What is hegemonic masculinity?

Ideal/unattainable notion of men embodying all traits linked to masculinity

What is hypermasculinity?

extreme conformity of aggressive and less empathetic rules of masculinity

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1
What is sexism?
legal control of female and younger male family members by select adult men
the routine positioning of women as men’s helpers and dependents
prejudice and discrimination based on perceived biological sex
masculine traits and doings are more important and valuable than women’s
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Which of the following is NOT true of an androcentric society?
Men tend to avoid feminine traits and activities
Anything masculine is granted high status, respect, value, reward, or power
Women tend to embrace masculine traits and activities
The rewards of the gender hierarchy go only to people with male bodies
3
Which of the following changes accompanied the transition of cheerleading from a masculine activity to a feminine one?
All of the above
Cheerleading gained in popularity and became a much-sought-after pursuit
Skills cheerleading required changed, so the activity demanded athleticism
Traits linked with ideal sort of a cheerleader changed from valiant to cute
4
Typical bathroom symbols indicate mens' rooms are the same as generic symbols for persons in crosswalk lights. This is
androcentrism
the salience of women’s, but not of men’s gender
the symbolic marginalization of women
all of the above
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What is gender subordination?
the routine positioning of women as men’s helpers and dependents
masculine traits and doings are more important and valuable than women’s
prejudice and discrimination against people based on their biological sex
legal, normal control of female and young, male family members by adult men
6
Which of the following is NOT true of patriarchal bargains?
Patriarchal bargains allow men to benefit from how they do masculinity
Patriarchal bargains still subject men to the subordination by other men
Patriarchal bargains protect men from the fear of emasculation
Patriarchal bargains allow some men to claim a higher status than women
7
Studies on language prove the words human, individual, or person raise cultural, cognitive images of men, not men, women
men’s gender is more salient than women’s. Women’s gender is invisible
women are thought of as kids rather than adults
most people see men as people and women as a special kind of female person
men are “marked” as individuals while women have neutral personalities
8
Parents of boys were ambivalent/distressed about their sons’ interests in girly or feminine activities. This reflected
sexism
androcentrism
patriarchy
subordination
9
Which of the following describes a system in which power is symbolically—but not legally—linked to men?
patriarchy
brotherhood
modified patriarchy
both patriarchy and modified patriarchy
10
Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of hegemony?
Widely endorsed behavioral rules that people would be afraid to violate
Widely shared beliefs that make inequality seem inevitable or natural
Persistent patterns of social interaction that stand out as very unequal
Rule by force
11
Choose the correct statement.
Men at the top of the masculine hierarchy do not fear losing male privilege
Men defend hegemonic masculinity o rewards them with superiority over women
Male privilege means that all men benefit equally from gender hierarchy
Men defend hegemonic masculinity because of strict and constraining rules
12
Micheal Messner described how, in his youth, he bullied a nonathletic boy while in sports himself. This is an example of
cheerleading masculinity.
homophobia.
policing masculinity.
heteronormativity.
13
What is patriarchy?
prejudice and discrimination against based on perceived biological sex
masculine traits and doings are more important and valuable than women’s
legal, normal control of female and young, male family members by adult men
the routine positioning of women as men’s helpers and dependents
14
Choose the correct statement.
Men follow gender rules only to avoid being policed by other men
Men follow gender rules to police women as part of their male privilege
In patriarchal bargains, men accept certain costs in exchange for benefits
Men at the top of the hierarchy police gender of all other men without fear
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What is androcentrism?
the routine positioning of women as men’s helpers and dependents
prejudice and discrimination against people based on their biological sex
masculine traits and doings are more important and valuable than women’s
legal, normal control of female and young, male family members by adult men
16
Which of the following statements is true about hegemonic masculinity?
Hegemonic men embody positive gender hierarchies but also all the dangers
Hegemonic men are ethnocenric and view women as lesser beings
Well-educated, tall, affluent, white, straight, and fit are hegemonic men
A hegemonic man is fiction embodying the top of all hierarchies imagined
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Which of the following is true of hegemonic masculinity?
By approximating it, men will feel comfortable in their masculinity.
Men who are automatically excluded from the top of the masculine hierarchy
Traits and attributes found in powerful men like CEOs and football stars
Impossible ideal that functions to justify and naturalize gender inequality
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What is hegemonic masculinity?
Extreme conformity to the more aggressive rules of masculinity
The idea that masculinity is inevitable, natural, and desirable
Ideal/unattainable notion of men embodying all traits linked to masculinity
The idea men share positive attributes of strength, rationality, and power
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What is hypermasculinity?
extreme conformity of aggressive and less empathetic rules of masculinity
becoming a CEO
a deviant type of masculinity rejected by society
idealized notion of men embodying all traits we associate with masculinity

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