Gender and Society Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Gender and Society explores the complex roles that gender plays in shaping lived experiences, social structures, and cultural norms. This course examines the ways gender intersects with other identity markers such as race, class, sexuality, and nationality, and how these intersections influence opportunities, challenges, and inequalities within various societies. Students will analyze both historical and contemporary perspectives on gender, discuss key sociological theories and research, and evaluate the impacts of socialization, media, policy, and activism. By critically engaging with real-world issues such as gender-based violence, labor markets, family dynamics, and social change movements, students will gain a deeper understanding of the pervasive influence of gender in everyday life and the potential paths toward greater gender equity.
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The Family Diversity Inequality and Social Change 1st Edition by Philip N. Cohen
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Chapter 1: A Sociology of the Family
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Q1) Describe how you would use genealogical approaches to explore three elements of your background.
Answer: Possible answers include using DNA testing to determine biological family ties,mapping family trees to look for family ties using historical records,and trying to find a tie to a long-lost family member for legal reasons,such as inheritance.
Q2) Based on the example of Vy Higginsen and Marion West provided,West and Higginsen might have been searching to uncover their genealogical ties to
A) increase the guest list at their family reunion.
B) better understand their own lives.
C) create their larger family tree and examine their family ties.
D) find out whether they have family members who were colonial settlers.
Answer: C
Q3) In which family issue does the state directly intervene?
A) the personal family
B) the legal family
C) the family as an institution
D) market
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Family in History
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Q1) Which of the following represents the distant role of government in family matters during colonial times?
A) Christian doctrine in family matters
B) stem family
C) heterogamy
D) dowry
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern grandparenting?
A) They may have longer-lasting emotional bonds with their grandchildren.
B) Due to physical distance, grandparent relationships are more voluntary.
C) They are more involved due to financial dependence on adult children.
D) They are doing more direct caregiving of grandchildren.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a major trend in the historical changes in American family life?
A) Family size has decreased.
B) The economic function of the family has been transformed.
C) Divorce rates have declined.
D) Families have become more diverse.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Race,Ethnicity,and Immigration
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Q1) The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
A) barred Chinese from becoming citizens and blocked new immigration.
B) allowed Chinese workers, almost all of them men, to bring their families with them.
C) allowed citizenship only for Chinese who were born in the United States.
D) was challenged by Chinese solidarity activists in the western part of the United States.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following historically limited black family structure?
A) religion
B) poverty
C) laziness
D) polygamy
Answer: B
Q3) Recent waves of immigrants from Southeast Asia were
A) political and economic refugees without political skills or education.
B) managerial or professional workers seeking high-paying jobs.
C) illegal immigrants looking for any work they could get.
D) doctors recruited by U.S. hospitals to enter the medical profession.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Families and Social Class
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Q1) Outline,in detail,the common description of American social class structure as developed by sociologists.
Q2) For members of a social class,the everyday interactions,shared economic circumstances,distinctive ways of life,and an awareness of those patterns is known as A) class identity.
B) class consciousness.
C) culture.
D) ethnocentrism.
Q3) Analyze the causes and consequences of increased social inequality in the United States.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a reason discussed in the text for the gap in "media time" between upper-income families and lower-income families?
A) different approaches to parenting
B) financial limitations to buying electronics
C) stress and demands on time
D) differences in the amount of free time children have
Q5) Using functionalist theory,explain the existence of the American social class system,giving several examples associated with family life.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) Hypothesize two potential benefits to androgyny for males.
Q2) A gender approach in which one is neither exclusively masculine nor exclusively feminine is
A) confusing for children.
B) likely to promote difficulty in personal relations.
C) referred to as an androgynous approach.
D) a new idea practiced by modern parents.
Q3) Compared to jobs dominated by men,jobs dominated by women
A) are more likely to mesh with women's family obligations.
B) pay much better because women are scarce in the work world.
C) require significant education and hold much prestige.
D) have lower status and lower pay.
Q4) When researchers say that masculinity is socially constructed,they mean that A) men can behave in any way they wish because they are their own bosses.
B) there are different perspectives for what it means to be a man, depending on the setting.
C) it is only through interaction with peers that men can understand how to be men. D) once boys learn how to be masculine they will have no future need for advice.
Q5) What is the relationship between sex and gender?
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Chapter 6: Sexuality
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Q1) Consider the impact of medical research on the social acceptability of erectile dysfunction.
Q2) Dante is sexually attracted to people of both genders,but is currently in a relationship with an opposite-sex partner.This form of sexual orientation is best described as
A) asexual.
B) bisexual.
C) heterosexual.
D) homosexual.
Q3) According to some social scientists,human sexual behavior in modern society is LEAST influenced by A) evolutionary adaptation.
B) cultural variations.
C) symbolic understandings.
D) our capacity for change.
Q4) Summarize the role of social networks on STD rates.
Q5) Explain why "teen sex" is a difficult topic to study for sociologists.
Q6) Consider whether the sexual double standard will decrease in the future,using examples from the text.
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Q7) Summarize why the negative outcomes associated with teen sex may be overstated.
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Chapter 7: Love and Romantic Relationships
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Q1) With regard to research findings on Internet dating profiles
A) there is little risk that partners will misrepresent their attributes.
B) about one-third of photographs are misleading.
C) men were more likely than women to misrepresent themselves.
D) both men and women were honest in their personal profiles.
Q2) High school proms have been a battleground for interracial,interethnic,and homosexual partnerships because
A) parents see them as the only opportunity to influence their child's partner choice.
B) schools are supposed to legislate community moral standards and norms.
C) many adults see prom as an important event in the mate selection script.
D) politicians refuse to change discriminatory laws.
Q3) Compare and contrast the expectations for sexual contact that are part of the traditional dating script with the expectations for sexual contact that are inherent in hooking up.
Q4) Explain why high school proms reflect traditional expectations of partner selection.
Q5) Provide three examples of how romantic love differs from utilitarian love.
Q6) Compare and contrast the public and private aspects of dating.
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Chapter 8: Marriage and Cohabitation
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Q1) Outline the trends in two forms of endogamy or exogamy practiced by modern Americans.
Q2) This policy passed by Congress in 1996 forbade the government from recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples.
A) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
B) "Heterosexual Recruitment"
C) DOMA
D) Tolerance Policy
Q3) Which are the two assumptions necessary for viewing marriage as a market?
A) voluntary participation and competition
B) available partners and competition
C) available partners and valuing partners
D) competition and valuing partners
Q4) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)had two major goals.They were:
A) to provide food and health care assistance to poor families.
B) to provide education and cash assistance to poor families.
C) to provide assistance to poor families and promote two-parent families.
D) to provide assistance to single parents and their children.
Q5) Outline the marriage market model and evaluate its effectiveness in understanding mate selection.
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Chapter 9: Families and Children
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Q1) The sociological definition of parents
A) is limited to the mother-father couple.
B) includes a specific number of parents.
C) requires one man and one woman.
D) is fluid, especially when the law does not set the rules.
Q2) National statistics show that most American families have one to two children,with two being the most common.These numbers are much lower than in the past,but while the falling birth rate is largely acknowledged,many other changes in the institution of the family are less commonly recognized.List at least one other trend and its social significance.
Q3) This chapter begins by considering the social meaning of "starting a family." What are the different ways that the family,the market,and the state all intervene in how people define "starting a family"?
Q4) In 2008,what percentage of pregnancies resulted in abortion?
A) 5
B) 18
C) 49
D) 82
Q5) Compare and contrast the ideals of intensive mothering and involved fatherhood.
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Chapter 10: Divorce,Remarriage,and Blended Families
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Q1) ________ women are LEAST likely to remarry after divorce.
A) Asian
B) Black
C) Hispanic
D) White
Q2) Couples who cohabit are characterized by:
A) more traditional family views.
B) lower acceptance of divorce.
C) more stable work lives.
D) more moves and relocations.
Q3) The increased likelihood of women and children to live in poverty is known as:
A) the income effect.
B) the independence effect.
C) the poverty effect.
D) the feminization of poverty.
Q4) The independence effect has been noted to:
A) increase the likelihood of employed people to leave happy marriages.
B) increase the likelihood of employed people to leave unhappy marriages.
C) increase divorce as income increases.
D) decrease divorce as income increases.
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Chapter 11: Work and Families
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Q1) American workers have long aspired to balance which three things?
A) sports, study, and movies
B) work, rest, and leisure
C) shopping, eating, and crafting
D) school, parties, and family
Q2) What was the Wages for Housework campaign? What did the campaign try to achieve? Why do you think this campaign was sociologically significant?
Q3) In the last half-century or so,the main story in the realm of work and family has been
A) women opting out of paid work to stay at home with their children.
B) the growth of the organized labor movement.
C) men's loss of power both at work and at home.
D) the growth of market work in the system of care.
Q4) In 2012,what percentage of single mothers were employed?
A) 12
B) 40
C) 62
D) 87
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Chapter 12: Family Violence and Abuse
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Q1) If George's parents fail to take him to school on a consistent basis,they
A) may be guilty of neglect.
B) may be guilty of abuse.
C) may be bad parents, but not legally so.
D) may be within their rights as parents.
Q2) Dante and Nina have a tumultuous relationship,and occasionally there is some pushing or shoving between them during arguments.These interactions are best described as
A) mutual violent control
B) violent resistance
C) intimate terrorism
D) common couple violence
Q3) Most of the elderly who report abuse are abused by
A) strangers
B) nursing or retirement homes
C) intimate partners
D) family members
Q4) Explore possible reasons why most child abuse occurs at the hands of mothers.
Q5) Summarize recent attempts at intervention to decrease family violence.
Q6) Summarize what is known about the prevalence and perpetrators of elder abuse.
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Chapter 13: The Future of the Family
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Q1) Explain how religion is an important milestone marker in family life.
Q2) On average,people now marry in their
A) early 20s
B) late 20s
C) early 30s
D) mid-30s
Q3) The textbook discusses the role of religious milestones in all of the following areas EXCEPT
A) birth
B) coming of age
C) marriage
D) death
Q4) Conservative attitudes toward family diversity have mainly focused on A) relaxing restrictions on family behavior.
B) promoting traditional family values.
C) promoting gay rights.
D) ensuring access to abortions and family planning.
Q5) Discuss the health advantages of being married.
Q6) Consider ways that families have lower inequality than in the past.
Q7) List the types of families that now make up more than half the U.S.population.
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