Sociology Exam 3 - Ch 12

As of 2011, women held about what share of seats in Congress?

19 percent

Sociologists associate sexuality with _______.

A person's capacity for sexual feelings

Compared to most Western societies, U.S. sexual attitudes are considered _______.

Conservative

Which of following is correct regarding the explanation for transgenderism?

Currently, there is no definitive explanation for transgenderism.

Only women are affected by gender stratification.

False

Which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure marital cohesion and family stability?

Functionalism

Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation _______.

In early adolescence

Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children?

Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles.

What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes toward sex?

Sweden

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

growing gender equality.

Friedrich Engels claimed that capitalism

increased patriarchy.

Talcott Parsons explained that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior, while females are more _____.

instrumental; expressive

Sexual harassment became an issue in the United States in

the 1990s

Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that

traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another.

In what percentage of rapes and attempted rapes on college campuses does the woman know her attacker?

85-90%

According to national surveys, most U.S. parents support which type of sex education program in school?

Abstinence plus sexual safety

To which theoretical perspective does the following statement most likely apply: Women continue to assume the responsibility in the household along with a paid occupation because it keeps the household running smoothly, i.e., at a state of balance?

Functionalism

Which of the following is the best example of a gender stereotype?

Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded.

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

gender, race, and class

What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males?

matriarchy

_______ refers to social organization in which males dominate females.

patriarchy

The concept of "comparable worth" means that

people should be paid according to the level of skill and responsibility involved in the work.

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

radical feminism

The term _______ refers to society's concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave.

sexual orientation

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, we "do gender":

all of the time, in everything we do

A person who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered _______.

transsexual