Question 1

Which of the following helps explain the rising share of women in the paid labour force during the last century?

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A)   the increase in the number of people working on farms
B)   a high divorce rate
C)   the increasing size of Canadian families
D)   the fact that working women earn more than working men

Question 2

Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of

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A)   power differences.
B)   complementarity.
C)   violence.
D)   the sexual objectification of women.

Question 3

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

Accepted Answer

A)   men to take control of the workplace.
B)   growing gender equality.
C)   women to have more children.
D)   a need to keep gender roles traditional.

Question 4

In his global study of gender, George Murdock found

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A)   no agreement as to feminine and masculine tasks.
B)   men were more likely to be engaged in farming than women.
C)   many tasks were considered masculine by some societies and feminine by others.
D)   household chores typically fell to women.

Question 5

Who originally asked the Supreme Court to recognize women as "persons"?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Sassy Seven
B)   the Famous Five
C)   the Infamous Four
D)   the Valiant Six

Question 6

The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that

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A)   gender is rooted in biology.
B)   women can dominate men.
C)   cultures define gender in different ways.
D)   boys and girls must be raised by their biological parents.

Question 7

Which of the following do feminists NOT support?

Accepted Answer

A)   ending gender stratification
B)   ending sexual violence
C)   weakening the importance of gender in people's lives
D)   limiting sexual freedom

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an occupation commonly dominated by women?

Accepted Answer

A)   registered nurse
B)   administrative assistant
C)   middle manager
D)   early childhood educator

Question 9

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-What six explanations are put forth to account for the income disparity between women and men?

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Question 10

In Canada, women gained the right to vote in 1820.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

Accepted Answer

A)   primary sex characteristics
B)   sexual orientation
C)   gender roles
D)   secondary sex characteristics

Question 12

In Canada, the first wave of the feminist movement began in the mid-1700s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Since very few societies have existed without patriarchy, we must conclude that it is inevitable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Until 1929, in Canada,

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A)   women could vote in federal elections.
B)   women could not sit in the House of Commons.
C)   women could not sit in the Senate.
D)   women could not do anything that had to do with politics.

Question 15

Discuss why the pressure to restrict pornography has increased in recent decades.

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There are several reasons why the pressu...

Question 16

Most sociological research suggests that gender is socially constructed and thus is subject to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Make the case that gender is or is not a central dimension of social stratification in Canada. Consider issues such as income and wealth, work, schooling, and power. In other words, to what extent do males represent a privileged category of people in this country today? Provide specific evidence to support your position.

Accepted Answer

Gender is undeniably a central dimension...

Question 18

The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called

Accepted Answer

A)   sexism.
B)   gender equality.
C)   gender stratification.
D)   gender bias.

Question 19

George Murdock found that, in the case of most tasks, what one society considers "masculine" another may consider "feminine."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about gender and schooling in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)   A generation ago school texts portrayed versatile characters who were invariably male.
B)   Gender stereotyping is less common in contemporary school tests.
C)   In university, the gender typing ends with males and females taking similar majors.
D)   Gender studies courses attract more women than men.

Exam 13: Gender Stratification

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Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of

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The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called

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The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that

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Most sociological research suggests that gender is socially constructed and thus is subject to change.

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Since very few societies have existed without patriarchy, we must conclude that it is inevitable.

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Which concept refers to attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

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Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

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The point of describing gender in the Israeli kibbutzim is to show that

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Most sociological research suggests that gender is socially constructed and thus is subject to change.

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