Sociology Chapter 10 ; 1-3 quiz

Which best describes how peers influence the gender socialization of high school students

???

Multiple choice: Occurs when people have physical characteristics of one sex but believe they should be a member of the other

A - Trans-sexual

When do symbolic interactionists believe that gender socialization begins?

A - at birth

___ According to __________, it is to men's advantage to prevent women from gaining access to political, economic, and social resources. Control Theory Symbolic Interactionism Conflict Theory Functionalism

A - conflict theory

Matching : _________ To prevent by rule or law

A - prohibit

The theory that behavioral differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics are called

A. Biological determinism

What is the most critical period of gender socialization? Early childhood Early adulthood Late childhood Late adulthood

A. Early childhood

According to functionalism, any pattern of behavior that does not benefit society will become

A. unimportant

In 2010, nearly ________ percent of women worked outside the home, compared with more than 71% of men

B - 59

Assume that 92% of all registered nurses are women, which of the following best describes this situation

B - Occupational sex segregation

Multiple choice: Gender identity is the awareness of being masculine or

B - feminine

Women appear to be participating in elective politics at an ______________ rate

B - increasing

Today, conflict theorists view gender roles as

B - outdated

Matching : _________ To strengthen an existing structure, belief, or behavior

B - reinforce

Margie wants to enroll in her school's advanced math class, but her counselor discourages her by saying the class is very difficult and she will be the only girl in the class. This is an example of

B - sexism

The majority of women...

B - with small children do not work outside the home

Studies indicated that girls do more __________ than boys. Manuel Chores Housework Errands Sports

B. Housework

Which of the following best describes the relationship between sex and gender identity

B. Parents treat girls differently then boys, which makes the child aware of being male or female

Gender identity is awareness of being masculine or feminine based on

B. Social and cultural patterns

Most sociologist believe that definitions of masculinity and femininity are based on

B. Tradition

Multiple choice: What is the belief that behavioral differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics

C - Biological determinism

Multiple choice: women have more activity in newer, more highly developed region of the brain thought to be liked to

C - Emotional expression

Matching : _________ The social process of learning how to act as a boy or girl

C - Gender socialization

Which of the following is true about women's earnings

C - Women work about six days to earn as much as men earn in five days

Men and women differ and what they look for in potential mate. Most men value

C. A mate who is physically attractive

By far the most important labor development in the United States in recent decades has been the _______ in the number and proportion of women in the workforce

C. Dramatic increase

Matching : _________ A gender war that trapped women in a way of life unknown elsewhere in the modern world

D - Gender apartheid

Multiple choice: Men show more activity in a region of the brain thought to be tied to adaption evolutionary

D - Responses

How do recent college enrollment levels for women compare with those for men

D - Women now outnumber men in college.

Despite the advances that women are making, a careful examination reveals that many gaps in social ___________ for women in the United States

D. All of the above

Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view on gender

D. Children acquire their gender identity by interacting with people in the word around them

What is defined as the belief that men are naturally superior to women

D. Sex ideology

Gender is acquired in large part from interaction with each of the following except ____? Parents Teachers Peers Television

D. Television

Matching : _________ The idea that women can rise in power, but can never reach the very highest levels because of restrictions by men

E - the glass ceiling

There are fewer variations within each sex than there are between the sexes

F

gender refers to an awareness of being masculine or feminine based on biology

F

Matching : _________ A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify sexual inequality

F - sexism

In a few years, women are likely to exceed men in *career* attainment

False

In recent years, the number of women working outside the home has remained about the same

False

Most sociologist believe that gender related behavior is primarily the result of biology

False

Since 1990, more men than women continue their education and graduate schools

False

T or F - Biological determinism is the belief that behavioral differences are the result of inherited visible characteristics

False

T or F : Men tend to process tasks using their whole brain

False

When compared to men of their racial group, white women earn the *closest* amount

False

A 7 year old girl's mother encourages her to care for her infant cousin. However, her 9 year old brother goes outside to play with friends. This is an example of _____

Gender socialization

The sociologists that focus on the ways gender is acquired through communication with other people are ___________

Symbolic interactionists

T or F : in most cultures girls are treated differently than boys virtually from the moment they are born

T

*Occupational sex segregation* is when women are concentrated in lower-status occupations

True

*Sexism* is defined as a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms and values used to justify gender inequality

True

A waitress in a diner is an example of a pink-collar job

True

Congress has passed laws that require employees to pay women *equally* to men and that ban sex discrimination in employment

True

Men's brains tend to be more specialized than women's brains

True

Sexism is a set of attitudes, beliefs, and values used to justify gender inequality

True

T or F : Margaret Mead demonstrated the influence of culture and socialization on gender-role behavior

True

T or F : Women are able to produce eggs, give birth, and nurse infants

True

T or F : physical differences between genders include distinctive muscle-to-bone ratios and how fat is stored

True

The United States has one of the lowest percentages of woman holding elective office of any nation in the western world

True

According to functionalism, in order to ensure group survival, early humans created of division labor ___________

based on sex

Conflict theory believes that men have maintained their controlling role in government in order to _________

keep their own power and advantage

Both functionalism and conflict theory regard traditional gender roles as

necessary to future development