Understanding Society Week 12 Quiz

Question 1

Which ONE of the following characteristics is NOT consistent with inclusive masculinities?

Accepted Answer

Emotionally distant.

Question 2

In the Reay et al. article (week 8), they looked into the _____ of working class students in unfamiliar "fields".

Accepted Answer

Habitus.

Question 3

What's the problem with polling just Greenpeace activists to represent the general population's climate change beliefs?

Accepted Answer

This is a biased sample.

Question 4

Which concept was developed to understand the experiences of those facing multiple oppressions?

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality.

Question 5

In Sociology for Optimists, referred to in the textbook and week 10 lecture, Holmes is optimistic because ______.

Accepted Answer

Social change is possible through social movements.

Question 6

Which of these is NOT something that Reay et al. focused on in their article on working class students at elite uni's?

Accepted Answer

The College Admissions Scandal.

Question 7

The terms "man" and "woman" refer more to social "performances", rather than biological characteristics.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

An example of structural racism is _____.

Accepted Answer

High rates of Aboriginal deaths in police custody in Australia.

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