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1		The sociocultural distinction between males and females is called:
			A)	sex.
			B)	sexism.
			C)	gender.
			D)	gender identity.
2		Which of the following is NOT and accurate statement about gender roles?
			A)	Gender roles are a major source of social inequality.
			B)	Gender roles influence a wide range of human behaviors.
			C)	Gender roles constitute master statuses that carry primary weight in people's interactions with others.
			D)	Gender roles are the conceptions we have of ourselves as being male or female.
3		At the individual level, sexism:
			A)	involves policies and practices that produce unequal outcomes for men and women.
			B)	is the belief that one sex is superior to the other.
			C)	proves that one sex is biologically superior and, therefore, deserving of more rewards in society.
			D)	is a system in which men have a disproportionate share of power.
4		Which of the following properties of a minority group is NOT true relative to women?
			A)	They are endogamous.
			B)	They possess physical and cultural traits that distinguish them from the dominant group.
			C)	They have increasingly become a self-conscious group.
			D)	Their membership is involuntary.
5		An obvious example of a patriarchal element in American society is the fact that approximately ______ percent of married women have adopted their husbands' name.
			A)	70
			B)	75
			C)	80
			D)	90
6		Which of the following is TRUE about gender around the world?
			A)	Few women die of pregnancy-related complications.
			B)	The collapse of the Soviet regime increased job opportunities for women.
			C)	There is still no nation in which women are treated as well as men.
			D)	The education gap between men and women is widening.
7		Which of the following is TRUE regarding The Status of Women in the States report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research?
			A)	Southern states are likely to be the best states for women to live in.
			B)	Some states have never elected a woman to the Senate.
			C)	The New England states are likely to be the worst states for women to live in.
			D)	The states are either "all good" or "all bad" according to these indicators.
8		Which of the following is NOT true about women in the U.S. workforce?
			A)	Almost half of all U.S. workers are women.
			B)	African-American women have always been more likely than white women to work in the paid labor force.
			C)	Since the 1950s the number of mothers working outside the home has tripled.
			D)	The labor-force participation rates of married women have steadily climbed for the last two hundred years.
9		Which of the following is NOT true regarding occupational segregation in the United States?
			A)	In the past thirty years women have moved into many traditionally male-dominated and higher-paying fields.
			B)	Occupational segregation changed substantially between 1900 and 1970.
			C)	Women are likely to work in clerical and teaching positions, whereas men are likely to work in technical and sales occupations.
			D)	The decline of occupational segregation slowed between 1990 and 1997.
10		The __________________ is the term used in reference to a set of invisible barriers that prevent women from advancing in the workplace.
			A)	glass ceiling
			B)	glass wall
			C)	sticky floor
			D)	mommy track
11		Which of the following is NOT true regarding disparities in pay between men and women?
			A)	Over all, a woman who is employed full time now earns 76 cents for each dollar earned by her male counterpart.
			B)	The pay gap between men and women can be explained by the differences in educational achievement of men and women.
			C)	The gap between the earnings of American men and women narrowed in the 1980s.
			D)	Discrimination and pay differences for gendered occupations account for much of the pay gap between men and women.
12		Whether or not they work outside the home, women perform a disproportionate share of the housework. This has been labeled:
			A)	the "mommy track."
			B)	the "glass ceiling."
			C)	the "sticky floor."
			D)	the "second shift."
13		Which of the following is TRUE of the way U.S. companies handle family life?
			A)	Legislation at the federal and state levels provides paid maternity leave and other maternity-related benefits.
			B)	Many companies give new mothers "a break" and move them onto a "mommy track" that hinders women's advancement.
			C)	Many large employers treat mothers and other employees similarly.
			D)	Most companies understand that families are important and therefore demand less time of employees who have children.
14		According to a poll discussed in your text, _________ percent of women said they had encountered some form of sexual harassment at work.
			A)	35
			B)	40
			C)	50
			D)	60
15		According to the same poll, ___________ percent of the men admitted that they had said or done something that could be construed as sexual harassment.
			A)	35
			B)	45
			C)	50
			D)	60
16		Studies in the United States relevant to forcible rape reveal that:
			A)	the legal definition of forcible rape is universal across the 50 states.
			B)	masculine culture can create a normative environment that encourages rape.
			C)	most rapists are psychologically disturbed or sexually inadequate.
			D)	culture plays no part in developing a context in which rapes are more likely to occur.
17		Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the political gains that women have made in recent years?
			A)	Women make up nearly one-third of local government officials.
			B)	The United States leads the rest of the world in electing women to high public office.
			C)	The United States has the highest number of women legislators in the world.
			D)	By 2002, the number of women in the U.S. Senate had risen to 25.
18		Which of the following is NOT true regarding rape statistics?
			A)	Rape statistics depend on the wording of the question.
			B)	Approximately 25 percent of college women have had an experience that fits the legal definition of rape.
			C)	Victims of rape typically know their attacker.
			D)	Reliable statistics for rape are easy to obtain.
19		According to the authors, the women's movement:
			A)	has had little impact on American society beyond the lives of radical feminists.
			B)	has had greater impact on America's thought and actions than any other movement.
			C)	developed out of the American struggle for independence from England.
			D)	owes almost all of its success to such organizations as the National Organization for Women.
20		Research on gender roles across cultures indicates that:
			A)	gender roles are largely a matter of social definition and socially constructed thinking.
			B)	some societies do not assign gender roles.
			C)	there are universal divisions of labor by gender across societies.
			D)	what constitutes feminine and masculine behavior is remarkably similar across cultures.
21		Box 8.3 describes a study of students who broke gender norms. Which of the following is a conclusion of this study?
			A)	Gender inequality is a thing of the past.
			B)	Males who break gender norms are considered promiscuous.
			C)	Women who break gender norms are considered homosexual.
			D)	Gender norms are linked to maintaining heterosexuality.
22		In one view of gender identity, children see themselves as rivals of the same-sex parent; they come to identify with that parent and acquire the appropriate self-conception. This explanation of how individuals develop gender identity would be expressed by:
			A)	cultural transmission theorists.
			B)	Freudians.
			C)	developmental theorists.
			D)	labeling theorists.
23		Cognitive development theorists believe that children acquire gender identities and roles through:
			A)	identification with the parent who is the same sex.
			B)	exploration of sexuality with other children.
			C)	self-socialization.
			D)	a gradual learning process.
24		Functional theorists argue that:
			A)	the division of labor between females and males originally arose because of men's aggressiveness.
			B)	women's role in reproduction led to the sexual division of labor and that this division promotes the survival of the species.
			C)	families are organized along instrumental and expressive lines, with women performing roles connected with instrumental lines.
			D)	the sexual division of labor is a vehicle for male domination.
25		Conflict theorists argue that:
			A)	division of labor based on sex is a social vehicle devised by women to assure themselves a position of privilege, prestige, and power.
			B)	the role of women in reproduction led to the sexual division of labor and that this division promotes the survival of the species.
			C)	gender stratification derives from women's desire to have men remain connected to them and their children.
			D)	the sexual division of labor is a vehicle for male domination.