week7 eth125

Week 7
Each question is worth 2 points = 50 points total.

1. Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma (1944), observed that an experience parallel to that of __________ was found among __________. a. Black Americans; women b. Hispanic Americans; women c. Black Americans; first generation immigrants d. Black Americans; Hispanic Americans

2. The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is called a. sexism. b. androgyny. c. sex stratification. d. gender identity.

3. The idea that men and women can be both aggressive and expressive describes a. sexism. b. androgyny. c. gender identity. d. bisexuality.

4. Which term refers to behaviors, attitudes, and activities prescribed for males and females? a. manifest functions b. latent functions c. gender roles d instrumentality

5. Both African Americans and women have been stereotyped as a. irresponsible. b. emotional. c. weak. d. all of these

6. According to the research of sociologist Patricia Adler, boys achieve high status on the basis of their a. athletic ability. b. academic achievements. c. parents’ economic background. d. all of these

7. The view that sex differentiation has contributed to overall social stability is maintained by a. functionalists. b. conflict theorists. c. interactionists. d. feminists.

8. According to some theorists, men may have become powerful in preindustrial society as a result of their a. size. b. strength. c. freedom from childbearing. d. all of these

9. Sociologists point out that gender differences are maintained through a. systematic socialization. b. the legal system. c. the class system. d. biological differences.

10. The feminist movement in the United States a. began and ended with the suffrage movement in the early 1900s. b. lasted from the 1800s until about 20 years ago. c. formally began at the first women’s rights convention in 1848. d. started in the 1960’s.

11. Suffragists worked to get women the right to a. join labor unions. b. vote. c. serve in the military. d. receive pay equity.

12. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution a. legalized abortion. b. abolished prohibition. c. gave women the right to vote. d. freed the slaves.

13. Women were granted the right to vote in national elections beginning in a. 1787. b. 1868. c. 1920. d. 1948.

14. In 1872, __________ was arrested for attempting to vote in that year’s presidential election.
a. Susan B. Anthony
b. Lucretia Mott
c. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d. all of these

15. In a formal sense, the American feminist movement was born in upstate New York in a town called _______ in the summer of 1848, where the first women's rights convention began. a. Kirtland b. Harrisburg c. Seneca Falls d. Palmyra

16. The tendency for men and women to be employed in different occupations from each other is a. incomparable worth b. occupational segregation by gender c. called underemployment d. called separate environments

17. Although they eventually came to endorse the women’s movement of the 1960s, __________ initially resisted the concerns of feminists. a. civil rights groups b. the New Left c. established women’s groups d. all of these

18. Male liberation would mean a. the continued dominance of women by men. b. the acceptance of the home as women’s proper place. c. that men free themselves of the constraints of the masculine value system. d. free love.

19. If women are to successfully redefine their gender roles, men must redefine their role as a. fathers. b. husbands. c. workers. d. all of these

20. Betty Friedan founded and was active in which of the following organizations? a. National Organization for Women b. Equal Rights Amendment c. National Women’s Party d. Stop ERA

21. The feminine mystique refers to a. the seductiveness of women towards men. b. the goals of the feminist movement. c. society thinking of women only in their roles as mothers and wives. d. the need to be beautiful, yet career oriented.

22. The same wages for different types of work that are judged to be comparable by such measures as employee knowledge, skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions is known as a. nondiscriminatory practices b. employment equality c. redlining d. pay equity

23. An unofficial corporate career track for women who want to divide their attention between work and family is known as a. a mommy track b. a family track c. a career track d. none of the above

24. When men and women work in the same occupation, men always earn more EXCEPT among a. physicians. b. air traffic controllers. c. telecommunications line installers. d. teacher assistants.

25. In 2009, how many cents were women earning for every dollar that a man earned? a. 85 b. 76 c. 79 d. 95