Gender Stratification & Documentary Questions

Question 1

In the United States, administrative support jobs and service jobs have a high number of women.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Sexual harassment is an important social issue because ________

Accepted Answer

1/2 of working women report receiving unwanted sexual attent

Question 3

Minority women are more economically disadvantaged than white women.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Gender affects the opportunities and constraints each of us encounter throughout our lives.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist econ. system?

Accepted Answer

Socialist feminism

Question 6

The beauty myth is the idea that beauty is the key to success in a career.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?

Accepted Answer

Radical feminism

Question 8

Looking back over U.S. history, we see a general trend by which women ________

Accepted Answer

have gained opportunities and power.

Question 9

Today, women represent _________ of all students on college campuses across the United States.

Accepted Answer

57

Question 10

Men and women ________

Accepted Answer

differ physically in some ways

Question 11

Riches generated by third world countries are...

Accepted Answer

sent outside the country

Question 12

According to intersection theory, ___________ is a source of social disadvantage

Accepted Answer

gender, class, and race

Question 13

Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows ________

Accepted Answer

the gap has been slowly closing

Question 14

In the education, the share of teachers who are women increases as the grade level increases.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

At every class level ________

Accepted Answer

women have less income, wealth, education, & power than men

Question 16

Employed married women do less housework than employed married men.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Most cases of female genital mutilation occur in ________

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 18

Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

Accepted Answer

Gender roles

Question 19

Since very few societies have existed without patriarchy, this means patriarchy is inevitable.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

In the United States, on average, males live longer than females

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

_______ refers to social organization in which males dominate females.

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy

Question 22

Corporate women still encounter a “glass ceiling” that prevents them from being promoted.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The text says that gender is not just a matter of difference in behavior, but also

Accepted Answer

Of differences in power, wealth, & privileges

Question 24

The World Bank has a history of giving loans to developing countries which help the poor

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

What was La Mita?

Accepted Answer

A law that forced people to work inside the mine for 6 mnths

Question 26

The concept of “comparable worth” means that ________

Accepted Answer

people should be paid in according to the skills required

Gender Stratification & Documentary Questions

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Gender Stratification & Documentary Questions

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