Chapter 11- Sociology Final

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___ refers to expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
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Gender roles
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Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality is called ___.
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homophobia
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The idea that men play a variety of gender roles, including a nurturing-caring role and an effeminate-gay role, in addition to their traditional gender role of dominating women, is referred to as ___.
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multiple masculinity
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Functionalist view gender roles in which of the following way? A. Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure. B. Gender roles have a bias toward male power. C. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance. D. All of these answers are correct.
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C. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance.
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Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles, the ___ sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for the family unit.
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functionalist
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Conflict theorists view gender differences as A. a reflection of the subjugation of one group, such as women, by another group, such as men. B. necessary for the effect accomplishment of family and societal tasks. C. unrelated to the overall exploitation and injustice found in capitalist societies. D. All of these answers are correct.
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A. a reflection of the subjugation of one group, such as women, by another group, such as men.
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The ___ sociological perspective has influenced the creation of the feminist perspective the most.
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conflict
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The ___ sociological perspective emphasizes that patterns of male dominance in cross-sex conversations that express themselves in day-to-day exchanges represent one more battleground in the struggle for gender equality as women try to get a word in edgewise.
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interactionist
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___ refers to the convergence of social forces that contributes to the subordinate status of poor non-White women.
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Matrix of domination
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The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is known as ___.
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sexism
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___ refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of a society.
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Institutional discrimination
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According to ___ traditions, women are permitted to wear revealing garments when they are with their families.
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Muslim
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The ___ is a type of head scarf worn by some Muslim women.
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hijab
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Women do the majority of housework in which of the following? A. the richest countries B. the poorest countries C. all countries D. Housework is equally divided between men and women in most countries.
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C. all countries
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Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true? A. Women grow half the world's food, but they rarely own land B. Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs. C. Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries. D. According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women, issued by the World Bank in 2015, existing gender strategy does not need to be changed.
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A. Women grow half the world's food, but they rarely own land
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Which of the following is true regarding men in our society—a society run by male-dominated institutions? A. Men have lower reported rates of most types of mental illness. B. Men have a lower likelihood of death due to heart attack. C. Men feel intense competitive stress from pressure to succeed at work. D. Women hold the majority of middle-management positions in U.S. corporations, but only a tiny minority of upper-management positions.
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C. Men feel intense competitive stress from pressure to succeed at work.
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Women earn about ___ for every dollar a man earns.
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80 cents
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Male nurses, male grade school teachers, and male librarians may experience some scorn in the larger society. Within the workplace itself, they A. are often similarly scorned. B. typically earn the same as women. C. are typically perceived as token representatives. D. often rise to become supervisors.
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D. often rise to become supervisors.
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___ refers to an advantage that men have when employed in female-dominated occupations.
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Glass escalator
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The belief in social, economic, and political equality for women is referred to as ___
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feminism
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The ___ Amendment gave women the right to vote in national elections.
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19th
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The passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote in national elections, beginning in the year ___.
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1920
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The Supreme Court decision ___ granted women in the United States the right to terminate pregnancies.
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Roe vs. Wade
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The ___ sociological perspective views the closure of clinics that would perform abortions in rural areas another instance of an extra financial burden and possible deterrent for lower income women to have an abortion due to the extra expense of traveling to an out-of-town clinic as their best option.
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conflict