Week 11 quiz
The action of blending in the place where you experience inequality is called: A. Withdraw B. Passing C. Acceptance D. Resistance
B
Defined in Conley's chapter on Gender, _____________ is an argument explaining social phenomena in terms of natural, biological, or evolutionary inevitabilities. A. essentialist B. extremist C. realist D. universalism
A
What does the term "gender harassment" mean? A) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C ) Harassment because express sexist hostility and crude behavior D) None of the above
C
The action of leave the place where you experience inequality called: A. Withdraw B. Passing C. Acceptance D. Resistance
A
The idea of allowing oppressors to show inequality to a subordinate group is called: A. Withdraw B. Passing C. Acceptance D. Resistance
C
The action of fight against inequality opposed by the oppressor is called: A. Withdraw B. Passing C. Acceptance D. Resistance
D
What two types of segregation?
Social and Political (law)
According to Bonilla-Silva's article "Racism without Racists" (RN), how do white people define racism differently than black people? A. White people see racism as prejudice B. White people see racism as institutionalized C. White people see racism as built into the foundation of the US D. White people see racism as regularized E. White people see racism as systemic
A
From Conley, what is the difference between sex and gender? A. Gender is a social position whereas sex is a perceived biological difference. B. Gender is a perceived biological difference whereas sex is a social position. C. Gender is determined at birth while sex is constructed over time. D. Gender and sex are actually more or less the same.
A
What does the term "androgynous" mean? A) Having both masculine and feminine characteristics B) Having only masculine characteristics C) Having only feminine characteristics D) None of the above
A
What does the term "bisexuals" refer to? a) A person who is sexually or romantically attracted to both men and women, or to more than one sex or gender1. b) A person who is only attracted to people of the opposite sex. c) A person who is only attracted to people of the same sex.
A
What does the term "glass ceiling" mean? A) An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
A
What does the term "hegemonic masculinity" mean? A) the condition in which men are dominated and prilegaged, and it is invisible B) A person who identifies as the same gender as the one assigned at birth C) A person who identifies as both male and female D) None of the above
A
What does the term "heteronormativity" refer to? a) The assumption that heterosexuality is the only normal and natural expression of sexuality. b) The assumption that homosexuality is the only normal and natural expression of sexuality. c) The assumption that bisexuality is the only normal and natural expression of sexuality.
A
What does the term "homosexuals" refer to? a) A person who is sexually or romantically attracted only to people of their own sex or gender. b) A person who is only attracted to people of the opposite sex. c) A person who is attracted to both men and women.
A
What does the term "menopause" refer to? a) The natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. b) The natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 35 and 45. c) The natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 55 and 65.
A
What does the term "patriarchy" mean? A) A system in subornation of feminity to masculinity B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
A
What does the term "sexism" mean? A) Prejudice or discrimination based on sex or gender, especially against women and girls B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
A
What does the term "sexual harassment" mean? A) Uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
A
What does the term "transgender" mean? A) A person who identifies as a gender different from the one assigned at birth B) A person who identifies as the same gender as the one assigned at birth C) A person who identifies as both male and female D) None of the above
A
What does the term "unwanted sexual attention harassment" mean? A) Unwanted and/or unreciprocated declarations of romantic or sexual attraction, which are offensive to the victim being targeted B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
A
What is feminism? A) The advocacy on the gender basis of equality; B) The belief that men should have more rights than women C) The belief that women should have more rights than men D) None of the above
A
What is the definition of the one-drop rule? A) All of them are correct B) A legal principle of racial classification that was prominent in the 20th-century United States C) A principle based on the notion of "invisible blackness" D) A social classification that identifies biracial or multiracial individuals as Black if they have any known Black African ancestry
A
A) A person who identifies as a gender different from the one assigned at birth B) A person who identifies as the same gender as the one assigned at birth C) A person who identifies as both male and female D) None of the above
B
A)A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage B) Unwanted sexual activity that happens when you are pressured, tricked, threatened, or forced in a nonphysical way C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
B
A. The racism today is not color-blind as it was in the 1960s because we have become much better at counteracting institutional racism. B. Color-blind racism is the current kind of racism that the US faces, and operates in subtle, covert, and institutional ways. C. We are in a post-racial society in which racism does not affect citizens of the United States. D. Color-blind racism does not affect most black people in the US but can affect some in overt, discrimatory ways. E. Race is socially constructed and therefore race does not matter to academics when studying the social sciences.
B
From the textbook (Conley), which of the following is the proper definition for ascribed status? A. a status which one chooses to become; involuntary status B. A status which one is born; voluntary status C. A status defined by behavioral norms that are assumed to be either masculine or feminine D. A status that is given to the artisan class of society
B
What does the term "glass escalator" mean? A) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage B) The structural advantage that males possess in female-dominated occupations that tend to enhance their careers C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
B
What does the term "intersectionality" mean? A) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage B) An analytical framework for understanding how a person's various social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
B
What does the term "structural functionalism" mean? A) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage B) A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability C) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family D) None of the above
B
What does the term "travesti" refer to? a) A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. b) A person who was assigned male at birth but develops a gender identity according to different expressions of femininity. c) A person who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of their own sex or gender.
B
Which of the following is NOT a definition of race? A) A socially constructed group of people whose biologically transmitted trait members of society consider important B) A contest of speed. C) A group sharing some outward physical characteristics and some commonalities of culture and history.
B
Which of the following is an example of institutional racism? A. A black person being called a racial slur randomly while riding public transportation B. A school system having little access to resources while having a large percentage of marginalized racial and ethnic groups. C. A group of neighbors deciding to move out of a neighborhood because black families are moving in D. A group of white supremacists marching on a school campus to promote the "superiority" of the white race
B
In Conley's chapter on race, he refers to _____________ as one's ethnic quality or affiliation, based solely on cultural differences. A. symbolic ethnicity B. race C. ethnicity D. ethnocentrism
C
The Glass escalator, a term defined in the chapter on gender in Conley's textbook, describes how ______ rise more quickly to top positions in feminized jobs. A. Older women B. Younger women C. Men D. Women
C
The belief that one's own culture or group is superior to others and the tendency to view all other cultures from the perspective of one's own is ________________ A. racism B. discrimination C. ethnocentrism D. nationalism
C
What does the term "hijra" mean? A) A person who identifies as both male and female B) A person who identifies as the same gender as the one assigned at birth C) A person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender expression is female. D) None of the above
C
What does the term "matrix of domination" mean? A) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) A sociological paradigm that explains issues of oppression that deal with race, class, and gender, which are all interconnected D) None of the above
C
What does the term "sex role theory" mean? A) A society in which the oldest female is the leader of the family B) A society controlled by women in which they use their power to their own advantage C) the heterosexual nuclear family is the ideal arrangement because it fits the idea of producing workers D) None of the above
C
Which of the following is NOT a definition of ontological equality? A) The standard of equality that states everyone is created equal at birth1. B) The idea that all people are created equal in the eyes of God. C) A belief that all people are not equal in nature and attributes. D) The belief that all people are equal in nature and attributes3.
C
Which of the following is NOT a definition of racism? A) A belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race1. B) A policy, system of government, etc., that is associated with or originated in such a doctrine, and that favors members of the dominant racial or ethnic group. C) A group of people who believe that we should be treated equally. D) The systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another1.
C
Which of the following is NOT a definition of scientific racism? A) Using faulty, reductionist science to "prove" and provide support for systems of racial hierarchies that position white people or Caucasians as the most advanced stage of human evolution1. B) A historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. C) A contest of speed. D) The pseudoscientific belief that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racism (racial discrimination), racial inferiority, or racial superiority
C
Which of the following is an example of hegemony? A. A government implementing a mask mandate for public health reasons B. Politicians smearing their political opponents in order to win an election C. Corporate media promoting the ideas of free-market capitalism in order to gain the voluntary "consent" of the masses D. A government outlawing religion and stopping individuals from practicing religion through violent force
C
What is an example of institutional racism? A. racial profiling by security guards and police, the use of stereotyped racial caricatures, B. the under- and misrepresentation of certain racial groups in the mass media, C. race-based barriers to gainful employment and professional advancement D. ALL of above
D
What is not the definition of straight-line assimilation? A) The ongoing fact that individuals need to assimilate into the receiving country to a core culture of white Anglo Protestant 1 B) A process where immigrant/ethnic and majority groups follow a "straight-line" convergence, becoming more similar over time in norms, values, behaviors, and characteristics 2 ) A model that argues that assimilation processes will enable each succeeding generation to show upward social mobility in education and occupation D) Not All of the above
D
What is the definition of miscegenation? A) The interbreeding or marriage of people of different races or ethnic groups B) Sexual relationships or reproduction between people of different ethnic groups, especially when one of them is white 2 C) The mixing or mixture of cultures and genes that results in new ethnic groups or mestizos D) All of the above
D
What is the definition of nativism? A) The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants 1 B) A return to or emphasis on traditional or local customs, in opposition to outside influences 1 C) The theory that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures are innate rather than acquired by learning 1 D) All of the above
D
Which of the following is NOT a definition of ethnocentrism? A) The tendency to view your own society or culture as superior and the standard by which other societies and cultures are judged1. B) The belief that the people, customs, and traditions of your own race or country are better than those of other races or countries2. C) Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture. D) when people think other people's culture is better than one's own.
D
Which of the following is a definition of eugenics? A) The study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable1. B) The selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans2. C)A set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. D) All of them are correct
D
Which of the following is a definition of social Darwinism? A) The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. B) A sociological theory that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and the socially elite classes possess biological superiority in the struggle for existence. C) A theory that applies the idea of natural selection and survival of the fittest to human society. D. All of above
D
Which of the following is an example of a pink-collar job? A) Nurse B) Social worker C) Secretary D) All of the above
D
Which of the following is an example of pluralism? A) The existence of different types of people, who have different beliefs and opinions, within the same society B) The coexistence of diverse groups in a society C) The sharing of political power among different entities D) All of the above
D
Which of the following is an example of white privilege? A) Being able to move through life without being racially profiled or unfairly stereotyped B) Being able to buy cosmetics catered to your hair and skin at high-street stores C) Being able to arrange to be in the company of people of your race most of the time D) All of the above
D
What is institutional racism?
Patterns of unequal treatment seem natural but based on racial characteristics that are built into the institutions and daily operations of society.
What is the definition of racialization?
The act or process of giving a racial character to someone or something
What is primordialism?
The idea that nations or ethnic identities are fixed, natural, and tie to their homeland
True or False: Is possible for men to have sexual desire at old age?
True
What is individual racism?
personal prejudiced beliefs and discriminatory actions based on race
What is genocide?
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
