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What is biological determinism? |
| | A) | It is the belief that an organism's biology is determined by surroundings. |
| | B) | It is the belief that an organism's biology is determined by the cultural setting. |
| | C) | It is the belief that biology is fixed or determined and does not change. |
| | D) | It is the belief that some aspects of human behavior and social organization are biologically determined. |
| | E) | All of the above are true statements about biological determinism. |
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What is sexual dimorphism? |
| | A) | Sexual dimorphism refers to the unequal distribution of socially valued resources, power, prestige, and personal freedom between men and women. |
| | B) | Sexual dimorphism refers to differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breast and genitals. |
| | C) | Sexual dimorphism refers to the contrast between women's role in the home and men's role in public life. |
| | D) | Sexual dimorphism refers to the oversimplified, but strongly held ideas about the characteristics of males and females. |
| | E) | All of the above are true statements about sexual dimorphism. |
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In foraging societies, when is gender status in roughly equal? |
| | A) | When the public and domestic spheres are not sharply divided. |
| | B) | When gathering plays a minor part of the subsistence strategy. |
| | C) | When public and domestic spheres are sharply divided. |
| | D) | When hunting dominates the subsistence activities. |
| | E) | Foraging societies are all characterized by gender stratification. |
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According to the discussion in the textbook about the domestic-public dichotomy: |
| | A) | politics, trade, warfare, and work tend to be male activities. |
| | B) | female influence is most strongly asserted in the domestic sphere. |
| | C) | public activities have greater prestige than domestic ones. |
| | D) | males dominate the public sphere. |
| | E) | All of the above are true statements regarding the domestic-public dichotomy. |
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What did Patricia Draper observe during here fieldwork with former Ju/'hoansi foragers who had recently become sedentary? |
| | A) | The domestic-public dichotomy was disappearing. |
| | B) | Women were having fewer babies. |
| | C) | Gender roles were becoming more rigidly defined. |
| | D) | Men were spending more time in the domestic sphere. |
| | E) | Women were beginning to dominate the public sphere. |
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Which of the following statements about gender in foraging societies is not true? |
| | A) | It is among foragers that public and domestic spheres are the least separate. |
| | B) | The gender hierarchy is least marked among foragers. |
| | C) | Aggression and competition between the genders is most strongly discouraged among foragers. |
| | D) | The differences in gender roles among foragers is debatable. |
| | E) | The spheres of influence of men and women overlap the most in foraging societies. |
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Which of the following statements about matrilineal, matrilocal societies is not true? |
| | A) | Matriliny and matrilocality disperse related males. |
| | B) | Matriliny and matrilocality are only found in matriarchies. |
| | C) | Matrilineal, matrilocal societies tend to occur in settings where population pressure on strategic resources is minimal. |
| | D) | Women tend to have high status in matrilineal, matrilocal societies. |
| | E) | Matrilineal, matrilocal societies tend to occur in settings where warfare is infrequent. |
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Which of the following statements about Iroquois women is not true? |
| | A) | They managed all military operations. |
| | B) | They controlled the local economy. |
| | C) | Their most productive role was in horticulture. |
| | D) | They owned the land. |
| | E) | Women born in a longhouse remained there for life. |
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Which of the following is not part of the patrilineal-patrilocal complex? |
| | A) | warfare |
| | B) | patriliny |
| | C) | reduced gender stratification. |
| | D) | patrilocality |
| | E) | male supremacy |
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What part of Papua New Guinea is known for having strong male-female avoidance? |
| | A) | the sparsely populated regions |
| | B) | the coasts |
| | C) | the lowlands |
| | D) | the densely populated highlands |
| | E) | All parts of Papua New Guinea are know for having strong male-female avoidance. |
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Which of the following statements about Etoro sexuality is not true? |
| | A) | Heterosexual intercourse is discouraged. |
| | B) | Homosexual intercourse between older and younger males is encouraged |
| | C) | Homosexual intercourse between young males of the same age is discouraged. |
| | D) | Women viewed as "sex-hungry" are shunned as witches. |
| | E) | Heterosexual intercourse takes place in the residence of the wife's family. |
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Which of the following did not accompany the transition from horticulture to agriculture? |
| | A) | Woman lost their role as primary cultivators. |
| | B) | Women began to assert themselves in extradomestic contexts. |
| | C) | The average number of children per family increased. |
| | D) | Women became increasingly restricted to the domestic sphere. |
| | E) | Women became viewed as less productive and therefore inferior to men. |
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The Betsileo illustrate: |
| | A) | the idea that intensive agriculture does not necessarily entail sharp gender stratification. |
| | B) | the problem of having women neglect their domestic duties. |
| | C) | how difficult agriculture is without sharp gender stratification. |
| | D) | that women may claim to contribute to the subsistence activities, but in reality they do very little. |
| | E) | The Betsileo demonstrate none of the above statements. |
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During what conditions has the woman's role in the home been stressed in U.S. history? |
| | A) | during wars |
| | B) | during industrial expansions |
| | C) | over the past 20 years |
| | D) | during periods of high unemployment |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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What is the advantage of encouraging single mothers to organize women's groups? |
| | A) | These groups can revive traditional forms of social organization that have been disrupted. |
| | B) | These groups can mobilize resources, rationalize production, and reduce the risks and costs associated with credit. |
| | C) | Organization allows women to develop self-confidence. |
| | D) | These groups can help single mother's decrease their dependency on others. |
| | E) | All of the above are advantages of encouraging single mothers to organize women's groups. |
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