Sociology Chapter 10 example #45587

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Friedrich Engels claimed that capitalism ________
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increased partriarchy
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On average, do women or men live longer?
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On average, women outlive men by about five years.
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Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?
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gender roles
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In which of the following nations does the political power of women come closest to that of men?
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Norway
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A majority of U.S. women in which of the following categories enter the labor force?
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Married, single, and divorced women with children.
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Which type of feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?
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radical feminism
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The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that ________
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women learn to measure their personal importance in terms of physical appearance.
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The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that ________
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cultures define genders in different ways
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Feminists do not support ________
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limiting sexual freedom.
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The chapter argues that gender is not just a matter of difference in behavior, but also of differences in ________
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power, wealth, and privileges.
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Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of ________
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complementarity
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Men and women _______
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differ physically in some limited ways.
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When it comes to gender and schooling, ________
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boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with a learning disability.
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According to Janet Lever's observations of children at play, ________
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boys favor games that encourage communication and cooperation.
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Engels claimed that men's desire to control their property brought about ________
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monogamous marriage.
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Which type of feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S. society, but seeks to give women the same rights and opportunities as men?
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liberal feminism
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On average, young men show greater _______ ability than young women; young women show greater ________ ability than young men.
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On average, young men show greater _______ ability than young women; young women show greater ________ ability than young men.
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Throughout the life course, gender shapes ________
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human feelings, thoughts, and actions.
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The concept of "glass ceiling" refers to ________
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the barrier that prevents women from reaching the top
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When did feminism begin as a social movement in the United States?
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1840s
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Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that ________
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traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another.
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As of 2015, women held about what share of seats in Congress?
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19%
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In his global study of how societies view gender, George Murdock found _______
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many tasks that were considered masculine by some societies were viewed as feminine by others.
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The concept of "comparable worth" means that ____
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people should be paid according to the level of skill and responsibility involved in the work
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Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?
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socialist feminism
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If you could end violence against women in one setting, doing so in which of setting would reduce this type of violence the most?
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the home
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The concept of gender refers to ________
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the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male
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Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages ________
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growing gender equality
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In the United States in 2013, women in the labor force working full time earned __________ to every dollar men earned.
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78 cents
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Based on the map and discussion in the text, in which continent do women have the lowest social standing in relation to men?
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South America
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Which factor has helped increase the share of women in the paid labor force over the course of the last century?
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rising divorce rate
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The category of the U.S. population in which women do most of the housework is ________
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employed, married, people who have children
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Women earn what share of all bachelor's degrees in the United States?
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57 percent
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Today, women represent _________ of all students on college campuses across the United States.
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57 percent
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The factor which accounts for the greatest share of the difference in the earnings of working women and men in the United States is ________
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the type of work men and women do