Test Bank for Race Gender Sexuality and Social Class 4th Edition by Ferguson ISBN: 9781071850091
Race Gender Sexuality and Social Class 4e Ferguson Test Bank
Race Gender Sexuality and Social Class (4th) ISBN 9781071850091 | Chapter 1 Total Questions: 59
Multiple Choice (28) Q1. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Lynn Weber, ______ exists when one group exploits another group to control resources and maintain power. a) oppression ✓ correct b) pluralism c) acculturation d) assimilation Q2. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Lynn Weber defines ______ as a power relationship resulting from and reinforcing the unequal distribution of productive assets in society. a) stereotyping b) exploitation ✓ correct c) accommodation d) domination Q3. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ is a symbolic category that varies by specific social and historical contexts and that is misrecognized as a natural category. a) ethnicity b) minority c) race ✓ correct d) social class Q4. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Desmond and Emirbayer, someone who asks, “Has racism become better over time?” is falling into which fallacy? a) Individualistic b) Legalistic c) Tokenistic d) Fixed ✓ correct Q5. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ refers to a shared lifestyle informed by cultural, historical, religious, and/or national affiliations. a) race b) class c) phenotype d) ethnicity ✓ correct
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Q6. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, ______ is the belief that there are enduring biological differences between genders. a) essentialism ✓ correct b) feminism c) constructionism d) gynocentrism Q7. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, one problem with dualistic thinking is that this approach ______. a) uses essentialist beliefs b) hides the complexities of the world ✓ correct c) relies on stereotypes d) takes exceptions seriously Q8. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, embodied knowledge refers to ______. a) expectations for doing gender b) the social construction of gender c) how we experience gender ✓ correct d) natural gender differences Q9. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Wendell, life and work have been organized around which group of people? a) Young, able-bodied, and healthy men and women b) Young, able-bodied, and healthy men ✓ correct c) Able-bodied and healthy men and women of all ages d) Able-bodied and healthy men of all ages Q10. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
According to Wendell, what must happen before more people recognize disability as a social problem? a) More charities must be created to support people with disabilities. b) Families must take on more responsibility for children with disabilities. c) Buildings must be redesigned to accommodate all people. d) People must challenge cultural images of disability. ✓ correct Q11. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to McNamee, which of the following contributed to the formula for “being made of the right stuff?” a) Using the environment to learn a talent b) Working hard ✓ correct c) Being an eccentric d) Creating your own rules Q12. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to McNamee, ______ is a non-merit factor affecting who gets ahead and who does not. a) inheritance b) social capital c) luck ✓ correct d) education
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Q13. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Zuberi, slavery existed from the beginning of humanity, but ______ was new. a) European participation b) the racialization of slavery ✓ correct c) political manipulation d) the economic motivation Q14. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Zuberi, what happened after emancipation in most countries? a) New forms of social and economic marginalization developed. ✓ correct b) The formerly enslaved created their own independent nation. c) New religious ideologies developed to support emancipation. d) The formerly enslaved moved into non-agricultural jobs. Q15. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Katz argues that heterosexuality is a(n) ______ invention. a) ancient b) ahistorical c) modern ✓ correct d) essential Q16. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Katz, before the concept of heterosexuality emerged, most sexual acts were understood in terms of ______. a) eroticism b) hermaphroditism c) procreation ✓ correct d) purity Q17. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Yasso, which tenet of Critical Race Theory goes beyond boundaries to analyze race and racism within both historical and contemporary contexts? a) The commitment to social justice b) The centrality of experiential knowledge c) The transdisciplinary perspective ✓ correct d) The intercentricity of race and racism with other forms of subordination Q18. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Yasso, what form of capital engages a commitment to community well-being and a broad understanding of kinship? a) Aspirational b) Navigational c) Familial ✓ correct d) Linguistic Q19. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Acker, what is a consequence of gendered and racialized capitalism? a) Both men and women take on paid and unpaid labor. b) Gender becomes more important than race. c) A single hegemonic masculinity reinforces power. d) Job segregation leads to unequal pay. ✓ correct
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Q20. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Acker, who benefits the most from industrial capitalism? a) White females b) Black males c) White males ✓ correct d) Black females Q21. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Glenn, ______ refers to the ways that race and gender are institutionalized and embedded in society. a) relationality b) power c) cultural representations d) social structural arrangements ✓ correct Q22. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
What theory does Glenn suggest explains the intersection of gender and race? a) Structural functionalism b) Conflict theory c) Social constructionism ✓ correct d) Social behaviorism Q23. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Dill and Zambrana propose a(n) ______ approach to think about inequality. a) transitional b) interactionist c) intersectional ✓ correct d) institutional Q24. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Dill and Zambrana, the ______ domain refers to ways that bureaucratic processes reinforce inequalities in society. a) structural b) disciplinary ✓ correct c) hegemonic d) interpersonal Q25. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Rahman, realizing the existence of gay Muslims challenges which major discourse? a) Intersectionality b) Oppositional cultures ✓ correct c) Social constructionism d) Feminism Q26. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Rahman, which of the following is an overlooked effect of industrialization and modernization in Europe? a) People advocated for gender equality. b) Gender became more hierarchical and exploitative. ✓ correct c) People advocated for LGBT rights. d) Governments cracked down on the LGBT community.
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Q27. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Annamma, Connor, and Ferri, a student of color is more likely to ______ compared to a White student with the same dis/ability label. a) receive specialized instruction in a general education classroom b) receive inferior instruction in a general education classroom c) be removed from the classroom to receive intensive, personalized instruction d) be placed in a separate, segregated classroom ✓ correct Q28. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Annamma, Connor, and Ferri, what is a consequence of seeing Whiteness and ability as property? a) People come to see protests as the only viable form of activism. b) Oppressed groups gain rights only when dominant groups also benefit. ✓ correct c) Separate hierarchies of race and of ability are maintained. d) Western ideas of normalcy go unchallenged. True/False (21) Q29. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Weber, people who benefit from unfair practices easily recognize those practices as unfair. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q30. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Weber, individual exceptions to oppression tend to reinforce the beliefs of the dominant group. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q31. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
As stated by Desmond and Emirbayer, you are born with your race, the same as you are born with fingers, eyes, and hair. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q32. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Desmond and Emirbayer define a person’s phenotype as their physical appearance and constitution. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q33. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Crawley, Foley, and Shehan argue that our gender roles are mainly determined by our biological differences. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False
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Q34. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, gender expectations have changed over time in the United States. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q35. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Wendell argues that disability can be defined in biomedical terms. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q36. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Wendell, lack of access to basic resources contributes to disability in a society. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q37. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
McNamee asserts that race-based affirmative action policies designed to address the issue of unequal starting points have been decreasingly restricted by the courts in recent years. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q38. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
McNamee argues that in a pure democracy, everyone has an equal say in the political process. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q39. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Zuberi, Europeans primarily enslaved Africans by invading African kingdoms. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q40. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Zuberi, the Chain of Being asserted that God created some humans to be superior to other humans. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q41. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Yasso, Critical Legal Studies emerged from criticisms of the Critical Race Theory. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False
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Q42. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Katz, the formulation of the heterosexual idea created a heterosexual experience or behavior. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q43. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Katz, the new heterosexual norm that developed in the 1900s portrayed sexuality negatively. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q44. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Yasso asserts that cultural capital, social capital, and economic capital can be acquired only from one’s family. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q45. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Acker posits that capitalism places value on reproduction. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q46. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Glenn, race and gender must be viewed as linked within a particular historical context. a) True ✓ correct b) False Correct answer: True Q47. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Dill and Zambrana suggest that race and gender should be studied as separate, independent constructs. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q48. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to Rahman, Western gay identities can be readily transposed to Eastern gay identities. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Q49. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to Annamma, Connor, and Ferri, dis/ability should be understood as a biological phenomenon. a) True b) False ✓ correct Correct answer: False Essay (10)
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Q50. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Based on Weber’s essay, explain why race, class, gender, and sexuality are systems of oppression. Give examples. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q51. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, gender is socially constructed. Explain both the biological determinist concept of gender and the constructionist view, and explain why this article argues for the constructionist view. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q52. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
According to McNamee, there is a gap between how people think the system works and how the system actually does work. Explain how this is influenced by the ideology of the American Dream and give examples. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q53. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Explain Zuberi’s assertion that the social construction of race was used by scientists and others to support political constructions of race. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q54. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Drawing on Desmond and Emirbayer, explain race and racism illustrating explanations and misunderstandings. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q55. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Describe how the concept of heterosexuality is a modern invention, according to Katz. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q56. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Glenn argues that there are important convergences between the concepts of racial formation and the social construction of gender that allow for the development of a more integrative framework in the study of race and gender. Describe and explain the basics of Glenn’s argument. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q57. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Explain Dill and Zambrana’s concept of intersectionality and how it ties together race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality, and physical ability. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q58. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Drawing on Rahman, explain how gay Muslims challenge both our categories of Muslim and of gay, using queer and intersectional theory. Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary. Q59. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
According to Annamma, Connor, and Ferri, why is DisCrit necessary? What do scholars gain by combining these theoretical perspectives? Suggested answer: Sample response: Answers may vary.
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