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About what percent of abortions worldwide are performed illegally each year? |
| | A) | 30 |
| | B) | 40 |
| | C) | 50 |
| | D) | 60 |
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Both males and females are physically capable of learning to cook and sew, yet most Western societies determine that these tasks should be performed by women. This illustrates the operation of |
| | A) | gender roles. |
| | B) | sociobiology. |
| | C) | homophobia. |
| | D) | comparable worth. |
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An important element in traditional views of proper "masculine" and "feminine" behavior is fear of homosexuality. This fear, along with accompanying prejudice, is referred to as |
| | A) | lesbianism. |
| | B) | femme fatale. |
| | C) | homophobia. |
| | D) | claustrophobia. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects of the male gender role? |
| | A) | Show no "sissy stuff." |
| | B) | Use force in dealing with others. |
| | C) | Initiating and controlling all sexual relations. |
| | D) | Openly flaunt the trappings of success. |
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Research conducted by Sandy, as well as research conducted by Mead, confirms that |
| | A) | biology is the most important factor in determining the social roles of males and females. |
| | B) | there appears to be no innate or biological reasons to designate completely different gender roles for men and women. |
| | C) | biology and cultural conditioning have an equal impact in determining the social roles of males and females. |
| | D) | cultural conditioning has a negligible impact in determining the social roles of males and females. |
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__________ refers to emphasis on tasks, focus on more distant goals, and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions. |
| | A) | Expressiveness |
| | B) | Instrumentality |
| | C) | Decisiveness |
| | D) | Utilitarianism |
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__________ denotes concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family. |
| | A) | Instrumentality |
| | B) | Decisiveness |
| | C) | Expressiveness |
| | D) | Intrinsic emphasis |
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A significant component of the __________ approach to gender stratification draws on feminist theory. |
| | A) | conflict |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | developmental |
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As of mid-2011, only __________ of the nation's 50 states had a female governor. |
| | A) | 2 |
| | B) | 4 |
| | C) | 6 |
| | D) | 8 |
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Sexism is generally used to refer to |
| | A) | female prejudice and discrimination against men. |
| | B) | male prejudice and discrimination against women. |
| | C) | female discrimination against men and male discrimination against women equally. |
| | D) | discrimination between members of the same sex. |
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__________ is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups resulting from the normal operation of society. |
| | A) | Institutional discrimination |
| | B) | Sexism |
| | C) | The feminization of poverty |
| | D) | none of these |
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Officials from which country have come under fire for banning the hijab or headscarf in public schools? |
| | A) | England |
| | B) | United States |
| | C) | France |
| | D) | Canada |
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The phrase "matrix of domination" is associated with which sociological perspective? |
| | A) | functional perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | feminist perspective |
| | D) | interactionist |
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The term "glass ceiling" refers to |
| | A) | the lack of privacy granted to women before Roe v. Wade. |
| | B) | women's tendency to be weaker than men. |
| | C) | an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified worker because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity. |
| | D) | none of these |
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In 2009, __________ percent of adult women in the United States were in the paid labor force. |
| | A) | 30 |
| | B) | 41 |
| | C) | 59 |
| | D) | 75 |
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Sociologist Arlie Hochschild has used which phrase to describe the double burden that many women face and few men share equitably: work outside the home followed by child care and housework. |
| | A) | "second shift" |
| | B) | the feminization of poverty |
| | C) | the glass ceiling |
| | D) | the pink-collar ghetto |
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Which sociological perspective contends that the relationship between females and males has traditionally been one of unequal power with men in a dominant position over women? |
| | A) | functionalist |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | dramaturgical |
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Which of the following books is NOT associated with the second wave of feminism in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s? |
| | A) | The Second Sex |
| | B) | The Feminine Mystique |
| | C) | Fear of Flying |
| | D) | Sexual Politics |
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Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote in national elections? |
| | A) | First |
| | B) | Eighth |
| | C) | Nineteenth |
| | D) | Thirty-third |
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The 1973 United States Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade (Social Policy and Gender Stratification: The Battle over Abortion from a Global Perspective) was based on a woman's right to |
| | A) | have an abortion whenever she chooses. |
| | B) | privacy. |
| | C) | contraception. |
| | D) | none of these |
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Which sociologist argued that women's subjugation coincided with the rise of private property during industrialization? |
| | A) | Parsons |
| | B) | Merton |
| | C) | Engels |
| | D) | Mead |
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In 1872, which feminist was arrested for attempting to vote in that year's presidential election? |
| | A) | Elizabeth Caddy Stanton |
| | B) | Susan B. Anthony |
| | C) | Jane Addams |
| | D) | Lucretia Mott |
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The feminist movement of the United States was born in what state? |
| | A) | Virginia |
| | B) | Pennsylvania |
| | C) | New York |
| | D) | Maine |
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Women earn about ____ cents for every dollar earned by men. |
| | A) | 50 |
| | B) | 60 |
| | C) | 70 |
| | D) | 80 |
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The United States allows abortion up to about the _____ week and beyond. |
| | A) | 12th |
| | B) | 16th |
| | C) | 20th |
| | D) | 24th |
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