Question 1

Define gender bias and provide an example of how this operates in school.

Accepted Answer

Gender bias consists...

Question 2

What does Professor Cohen's classroom exercise of having students answer questions about being male and female help reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)   gender belief systems
B)   gender roles
C)   gender identity
D)   gender disparityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

People continually distinguish between males and females and evaluate them differentially.This best demonstrates the social importance of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   sex
B)   gender
C)   sex typing
D)   cultureE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What term is used for behaviour that shows preference toward one gender over the other?

Accepted Answer

A)   gender favouritism
B)   gender bias
C)   sexual harassment
D)   gender streamingE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which statement best describes the evolution of the gender wage gap?

Accepted Answer

A)   The wage gap disappeared momentarily in 2001.
B)   The wage gap was the widest in 1995.
C)   The wage gap has remained relatively stable since the early 1990s.
D)   The wage gap was predicted to close by 2010.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Advertising now discourages women from focusing exclusively on physical attractiveness by depicting women in highly competent roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Refer to Scenario 1.If Jane and her husband are like most parents,which of the following is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are less prone to talk and sing to the baby than they were with her brothers.
B)   They purchase toys that challenge the distinction between the baby and her brothers.
C)   They strongly encourage her to be strong and independent like her brothers.
D)   They perceive her to be more fragile than her brothers.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which feminist perspective views discourses as constructs of reality that are mechanisms of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)   postmodern
B)   socialist
C)   liberal
D)   radicalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which feminist perspective argues that women's oppression results from their dual roles as paid and unpaid workers in a capitalist economy?

Accepted Answer

A)   socialist
B)   postmodern
C)   liberal
D)   radicalE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Who is most disadvantaged by gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)   girls
B)   men
C)   women
D)   boysE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The functionalist perspective on gender roles sees that men and women have distinct roles that are important for the survival of the family and society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Schools are the most important gendered institution that communicates what it means to be male or female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Refer to Scenario 2.Miranda's employment is typical for women.Which of the following describes why?

Accepted Answer

A)   labour market segregation
B)   gender equality
C)   gendered division of domestic labour
D)   gender-segregated workE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Which feminist perspective argues that women's responsibilities for children are undervalued?

Accepted Answer

A)   postmodern
B)   socialist
C)   liberal
D)   radicalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Who is protected under the Employment Equity Act of 1996?

Accepted Answer

A)   Indigenous workers
B)   federal government employers
C)   women workers
D)   all labour force participantsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The cult of domesticity is a feature of industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements reflects evidence of the gender wage gap,as outlined in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)   The wage gap is smallest between single never-married women and married men
B)   The wage gap is largest between married men and married women.
C)   A young university education woman who works full-time earns 95 cents for every $1 her male counterpart receives.
D)   Men's earnings and women's earnings have climbed,but very slowly,over the last several decades.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

What sociological concept defines the culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males?

Accepted Answer

A)   gender
B)   sex
C)   primary sexual identifier
D)   sexual identityE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which feminist perspective criticizes mainstream feminism for ignoring some women's experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   liberal
B)   socialist
C)   multicultural
D)   radicalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Compare and contrast the concepts of gender and sex.Illustrate with examples.

Accepted Answer

Sex refers to the biological categories ...

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Which feminist perspective argues that women's oppression results from their dual roles as paid and unpaid workers in a capitalist economy?

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Who is most disadvantaged by gender inequality?

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Which feminist perspective views discourses as constructs of reality that are mechanisms of social control?

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What term is used for behaviour that shows preference toward one gender over the other?

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Advertising now discourages women from focusing exclusively on physical attractiveness by depicting women in highly competent roles.

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Refer to Scenario 1.If Jane and her husband are like most parents,which of the following is most likely?

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Define gender bias and provide an example of how this operates in school.

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Which of the following statements reflects evidence of the gender wage gap,as outlined in the text?

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People continually distinguish between males and females and evaluate them differentially.This best demonstrates the social importance of which of the following?

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Which feminist perspective argues that women's responsibilities for children are undervalued?

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The functionalist perspective on gender roles sees that men and women have distinct roles that are important for the survival of the family and society.

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What sociological concept defines the culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males?

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The cult of domesticity is a feature of industrial societies.

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Who is protected under the Employment Equity Act of 1996?

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Compare and contrast the concepts of gender and sex.Illustrate with examples.

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Schools are the most important gendered institution that communicates what it means to be male or female.

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Which statement best describes the evolution of the gender wage gap?

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Which feminist perspective criticizes mainstream feminism for ignoring some women's experiences?

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What does Professor Cohen's classroom exercise of having students answer questions about being male and female help reveal?

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Refer to Scenario 2.Miranda's employment is typical for women.Which of the following describes why?

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