Chapter 6 Quiz

(Q013) According to hegemonic masculinity, who would be considered the "real man" in our collective imagination?

a man who exudes strength, charm, and power

(Q015) According to the hierarchy of masculinity, which man is at the top of the hierarchy?

a well-educated, tall, affluent, white, heterosexual, able-bodied, fit, Christian, nonimmigrant man

(Q010) Miriam is living in a/an __________ society in which both men and women tend to avoid feminine traits and acts.

androcentric

(Q003) Richard highly values masculine traits. He has a daughter who is very athletic and strong while he has a son who is very interested in poetry and nature. Richard favors his daughter in all of his interactions. __________ may explain why Richard favors his daughter over his son.

androcentrism

(Q019) According to the authors of your textbook, why might men who rank low in the masculine hierarchy still defend hegemonic masculinity?

because it assures them that they're superior to women

(Q023) In a psychology experiment, two groups of men are invited to watch films. The first group watches a romantic comedy while the second group watches an action film. After the screening, dinner is served to each group. There is a choice of steak or salad, and the men who watched the romantic comedy were twice as likely to choose a steak. What type of masculinity were these men enacting?

compensatory masculinity

(Q021) In the Smith household, Linda is responsible for doing all the laundry because Martin once washed red and white clothes together, which turned the white items pink. Martin and Linda explain this arrangement to friends by noting that he doesn't understand how to do laundry as well as she does, so it only makes sense for her to complete the task. __________ best explains why Martin no longer does laundry.

exculpatory chauvinism

(Q018) What is hypermasculinity?

extreme levels of conformity to the most aggressive, least empathetic rules governing masculinity

(Q009) How does a modified patriarchy differ from an actual patriarchy?

in a modified patriarchy, there is gender egalitarianism and masculinity is conflated with power

(Q014) Which of the following is true of hegemonic masculinity?

it is an impossible ideal that functions to justify and naturalize gender inequality

(Q012) At Clear Horizons High School, last year was the first year they had more female musicians than male musicians in the jazz orchestra. Although Luis had dreamed of playing in the orchestra, he has decided he no longer wants to audition. What is Luis demonstrating?

male flight

(Q020) One group of gay men in college formed a fraternity that allowed heterosexual men to be members but excluded gay women from its activities. The chapter describes this incident in order to demonstrate that

men usually see benefits from membership in the category "men."

(Q024) How do men's other social identities intersect with their gender?

men's disadvantages from other social identities can significantly outweigh their gender advantage

(Q007) Which of the following describes a system in which power is symbolically, but not legally, linked to men?

modified patriarchy

(Q006) Studies on language processes in our brain have demonstrated that the words "human," "individual," and "person" tend to conjure up cognitive images of men, not men and women. This finding reflects the cultural idea that

most people see men as people and women as distinct and modified

(Q016) Why do men make patriarchal bargains?

patriarchal bargains allow some men to claim a higher status than women and some other men

(Q017) Sociologist Michael Messner described how in his youth he bullied a nonathletic boy while participating in sports himself. This is an example of

patriarchal bargins

(Q022) __________ suggests that manhood is more difficult to earn, and easier to lose, than womanhood.

precarious masculinity

(Q005) A recent study found that professors demonstrated bias against female candidates and in favor of male candidates when hiring for a science lab manager position. This type of bias is best described as

sexism

(Q004) Professor Smith has a chemistry lab that is staffed by graduate student research assistants. He expects his female research assistants to schedule all lab meetings and take notes during the meetings. Professor Smith is engaging in

subordination

(Q002) What is sexism?

the favoring of male-bodied over female-bodied people, both ideologically and in practice

(Q008) In the United States, the typical bathroom symbol indicating a men's room is the same as the generic symbol for person (in crosswalk lights, for instance). This is an example of

the symbolic marginalization of women

(Q001) Which of the following changes accompanied the transition of cheerleading from a masculine activity to a feminine one?

the traits associated with the ideal character of a cheerleader changed from valiant to cute.

Cheerleading began as a sport for men.

true

(Q011) Hegemony can best be described as

widely shared beliefs that make inequality seem inevitable or natural.