Sociology Quiz Notes Chapter 4 PDF

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Women are sometimes referred to as a minority in the United States because they do not possess as much wealth, prestige, or power as men. Which of the following prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving financial assistance from the U.S. government? Title IX. Which of the following ratios is most accurate in describing the gender imbalance concerning births in China? 120 boys are born for every 100 girls. Comparable worth is the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job, not the race or gender of the worker. According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children helps to develop different types of skills and can encourage children to participate in gender-typed activities. Sex is biological, while gender is socially constructed. Mary works as a civil engineer with a team of equally qualified male engineers. Mary learns that she, along with the other female engineers, earns about 15% less than their male team members. This example best illustrates the wage gap. Which of the following theorists focus on microlevel processes in reducing or eliminating gender inequality? Symbolic interactionists. Which of the following statements is true regarding media and gender socialization? Female characters who are supervisors or bosses are often portrayed as loud, bossy, and domineering on television and in films. Adjunct instructors, who do not receive benefits or full-time status at their respective institutions, are examples of contingent workers. Which of the following describes the conflict perspective to gender inequality? Capitalism and private ownership of the means of production are primary causes of economic and social inequalities between women and men in contemporary industrial societies. Which of the following statements describes gender socialization in the United States? Male peer groups place more pressure on boys to do masculine things than female peer groups place on girls to do feminine things. Sociologists examining problems associated with linguistic sexism are using which perspective? Symbolic interactionist. The view that males should be more direct and independent than women is a difference based on gender.

The social basis for dressing baby girls in pink and treating them more gently and cautiously than boys is gender belief system. Which of the following theorists use a Marxist approach to explain gender inequality? Conflict theorists. Which of the following statements best describes the "reverse sexism" that occurs in today's classrooms? Because teachers have been trained to make up for earlier gender bias, boys may be at a disadvantage in the classroom. Sociologists refer to the rights, responsibilities, expectations, and relationships of women and men as gender roles. Which of the following statements would a liberal feminist agree with? Gender inequality is rooted in gender-role socialization, which perpetuates women's lack of equal civil rights and educational opportunities....