Human Communication Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Human Communication explores the fundamental processes, principles, and contexts that shape how people create, interpret, and exchange messages. This course examines the nature of verbal and nonverbal communication, barriers to effective interaction, and the role of culture, perception, and relationships in human exchanges. Students will analyze interpersonal, group, and public communication, develop critical listening and speaking skills, and apply communication theories to everyday situations, preparing them for effective personal and professional interactions.
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Gendered Lives 10th Edition by Julia T. Wood
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Chapter 1: The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture
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Q1) Which of the following persons would be accurately described as "cisgendered?"
A) A person born as a biological female who embodies both masculine and feminine characteristics.
B) A biological male who prefers romantic and sexual relationships with biological males.
C) A biological female who identifies as female and feminine.
D) A biological female who enjoys dressing in men's clothing.
E) A person whose biological sex is inconsistent with their gender identity.
Answer: C
Q2) Patriarchy
Answer: Patriarchy is a term that literally means "rule by fathers." To say that a culture is patriarchal means that it is primarily focused on men's goals,needs,and realities.Men are given preference over women as ideologies,structures,and practices are defined by and for men.
Q3) Society,family,and friends teach us what it means to be male and female.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development
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Q1) Men and women have hormonal cycles that can affect their behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Theories of gender affect our thoughts and our behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is generally true?
A) Most women use only the right lobe of their brain.
B) Most men use only the left lobe of their brain.
C) Most men's brains are more highly integrated than most women's brains.
D) A and B
E) None of the above.
Answer: E
Q4) Symbolic interaction theory
Answer: Symbolic interactionism claims that through communication with others we learn who we are and how our culture views our identity.Parents and other people tell the child who she or he is through their communication with him/her.
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Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Shaping of Genderwomens
Movements in America
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Q1) "Ain't I a Woman?"
Answer: Speech given by Sojourner Truth during the First Wave of U.S.feminism.Truth called attention to liberal feminism's focus on white women and neglect of distinct discrimination faced by Black women.
Q2) The first women's movement in the United States began in the 1960's.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Some third-wave feminists embrace sexiness and femininity as part of being empowered.What is your position on this issue? Defend your stance. Answer: Answers will vary and depend on the student's own justification.Students should demonstrate a clear grasp of third-wave feminism and make an argument.Make sure to see that their argument is logical (rather than that you agree with it).
Q4) The backlash against feminism ended when women got the right to vote.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gendermens
Movements in America
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Q1) Which movement asked men to rededicate themselves to their families,spiritual transformation,and political action?
A) Million Man March
B) Mythopoetic Men
C) Free Men
D) White Ribbon Campaign
E) Profeminists
Q2) Football coach Joe Ehrmann,who stresses to his team the value of building relationships,loving one another,and accepting love,is enacting a traitorous identity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When men observe sexist or violent behavior aimed at women and do not intervene,they are enacting bystander behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Million Man March
Q5) Men's rights activist
Q6) Montreal Massacre
Q7) Traitorous identity
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Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication
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Q1) Masculine speech community members are less likely than feminine speech community members to want to talk about the "state of the relationship."
A)True B)False
Q2) The common belief that women are more talkative than men is supported by research.
A)True B)False
Q3) One of the connections between language and gender identified in your textbook is that language allows self-reflection.What implications does this insight have for individuals' language use?
Q4) Wood argues that language defines men and women differently.Explain the different ways men and women are defined and provide examples to support your claims.
Q5) Research has shown people think male generic language includes men and women. A)True B)False
Q6) Polarized thinking
Q7) Gender-linked language effect
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Chapter 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) During a discussion,Bill steps towards Ardis.Ardis steps back so that several feet remain between them.Ardis' steps backward represent territoriality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Nonverbal communication can function in which of the following ways?
A) to regulate interaction
B) to establish liking
C) to supplement verbal communication
D) to establish power
E) all of the above
Q3) Proxemics
Q4) Paralanguage
Q5) Women tend to perceive touch from men as more threatening and invasive than men do.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain which nonverbal behaviors may be employed to exert power and control and examine the link to gender.
Q7) Artifacts
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Chapter 7: Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
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Q1) Men in the U.S.are seen as failing at masculinity if they try to transcend traditional notions of masculinity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What has research found about social aggression in girls?
A) It is often physical.
B) It includes spreading rumors.
C) It happens very infrequently.
D) It has decreased in the last 5 years.
E) It tends to end by the time girls are in high school.
Q3) Though many things have changed about gender over time,appearance is still a primary measure and marker of femininity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define ego boundaries and explain how they typically develop in masculine and feminine people,noting both similarities and differences in development.
Q5) Social Aggression
Q6) Identification
Q7) "Anatomy is destiny"
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Chapter 8: Gendered Education Communication in Schools
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Q1) Same-sex schools provide some benefits that are appealing to many students,parents,and educators.However,same-sex schools present issues for trans-people that non-gender queer people do not confront.Note three potential problems that trans-people face at same-sex schools that others do not.Then,propose a potential solution to one of those problems.
Q2) The author of your textbook argues that although curricular bias is less prevalent today than it was in the past,gender biases still exist.Describe three forms of gender bias that continue to be found in contemporary classrooms.
Q3) College men often face pressure from their peers to:
A) Drink alcohol to excess.
B) Participate in intermural sports.
C) Earn top grades.
D) Work a wage-paying job in addition to attending classes.
E) Cut classes.
Q4) Girls face less pressure to conform to feminine socialization than boys do to conform to masculine socialization.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Morrill Act of 1862
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Chapter 9: Gendered Close Relationships
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Q1) Both men and women are more satisfied in romantic relationships when their partner engages in intimate self-disclosure,gives emotionally supportive responses,and is sensitive and empathic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements reflects the beliefs of the male deficit model?
A) Men are less able than women to express their feelings.
B) There are multiple ways to build closeness.
C) Men are just as able as women to interpret and express their emotions.
D) Men tend to build closeness by doing things for one another.
E) All of the above.
Q3) In the movie When Harry Met Sally,Harry says to Sally that men and women cannot be friends.Your book discusses some challenges and benefits of cross-sex friendships.Note at least two challenges and two benefits of cross-sex friendships.For each of the challenges you mention,note one way that friends could help to navigate that potential issue.
Q4) In cross-sex friendships,women generally talk less than men.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Gendered Organizational Communication
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Q1) Affirmative action is a quota system that states a number of minorities that must be hired,admitted,or promoted,regardless of qualifications.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Roughly 90% of female employees who work outside the home have experienced sexual harassment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Affirmative action laws ____.
A) attempt to redress past discrimination for members of historically marginalized groups
B) apply only to individuals, not groups that have experienced discrimination
C) judge organizations by the intent of their hiring, admission, and promotion practices rather than end results
D) sometimes result in unqualified candidates being hired, admitted, or promoted
E) mandate a number of people that must be hired, admitted, or promoted at an organization
Q4) Goals
Q5) Microinequities
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Chapter 11: Gendered Media
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Q1) Discuss messages rap and/or gangsta rap music contains about men and women.Do the media influence consumers? Finally,do you agree with Al Sharpton's request to the FCC to ban rappers who disrespect women? Why or why not?
Q2) Gatekeeper
Q3) Product placement
Q4) Your book discusses the ways in which relationships between men and women are portrayed in media.Choose two of the four themes and,using specific examples,explain how media depict men and women's relationships,including the implications of these portrayals.
Q5) Which of the following is true about media portrayals of men and women?
A) Black men are just as likely as white men to be cast in leading roles now.
B) In advertising, men are portrayed as authorities on homemaking tasks.
C) News coverage of women who have been targets of violence tends to focus on their strength and courage.
D) Television shows today focus equally on men's and women's careers.
E) All of the above
Q6) How do media motivate us to consume,and why is this significant in terms of gender? Use examples to make your point.
Q7) Immersive advertising
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Chapter 12: Gendered Power and Violence
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Q1) Christina goes on a date with Todd.After dinner at a nice restaurant,Christina invites Todd back to her apartment for a drink.They open a bottle of wine and start to make out.After a while,Christina is uncomfortable and asks Todd to stop.He ignores her,pulls off her clothes,and has sex with her.After he leaves,although upset,Christina begins to wonder whether she had been "asking for it." The next day she tells a friend what happened and the friend asks her what she had been wearing and how much she had been drinking.This event reflects which of the following:
A) Gender intimidation
B) Informed consent
C) Sexual harassment
D) The rape culture
E) Corrective rape
Q2) Researchers have found that,in general,gendered violence is best explained by examining perpetrators' individual circumstances and history.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Intimate Partner violence
Q4) Discuss the differences between the ways men and women enact gendered violence.
Q5) "Corrective" rape
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Chapter 13: Epilogue-looking Backward, Looking Forward
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Q1) Gatekeepers such as newspaper editors and television and movie producers are primarily responsible for what gender will mean in the future.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Making time to think about issues raised in this book is part of developing your voice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements about difference does your book support?
A) Difference causes strife in organizations.
B) We should seek to minimize differences and emphasize commonalities.
C) Diversity already exists and it can be a tool to enrich relationships and organizations.
D) Diversity is declining in the U.S.
E) The melting pot is the best metaphor to describe difference in the U.S.
Q4) "Salad bowl" metaphor
Q5) What does feminism mean to you? Are you a feminist? Consider the conversations and readings that we have done over the semester.
Q6) Direct power
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Chapter 14: Introduction: Opening the Conversation
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Q1) The Industrial Revolution transformed social views of the essence of masculinity from ____ to ____.
A) courage to strength
B) physical strength to ability to earn an income
C) intelligence to physical strength
D) ambition to attractiveness
E) none of the above
Q2) Identify and explain the stages people commonly undergo in the process of identifying with feminism.
Q3) How many women in the U.S.are killed by their intimate partner each day?
A) 1 in 20
B) 1 in 100
C) 1 in 2
D) 1 in 4
E) 1 in 250
Q4) Explain what the author of Gendered Lives means when she writes that privilege and disadvantage are unearned.
Q5) If everyone could become aware of gender inequality,it would no longer exist.
A)True
B)False
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