Human Communication Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Human Communication explores the processes, principles, and dynamics of verbal and nonverbal communication among individuals and groups. The course examines the roles of perception, language, listening, and culture in shaping interactions, as well as the impact of communication on relationships, organizations, and society at large. Students will analyze various contexts including interpersonal, small group, and public communication, while developing practical skills to enhance their effectiveness as communicators in diverse environments.
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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) The Industrial Revolution led to the redefinition of masculinity and femininity. A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) There are two distinct genders,female and male.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Gender
Answer: Gender refers to the traits,behaviors,and assumptions linked to masculinity and femininity.Individuals perform gender roles,however,those roles are created and defined by society at large.Gender varies over time and between and within cultures.
Q4) 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) The best way to explain sex and gender is through interpersonal and cultural theories.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Social learning theory
Answer: Children learn appropriate behaviors through reinforcement from others.Since children prefer rewards to neutral responses or punishments,they will repeat behaviors reinforced by others as appropriate for their gender.Children are viewed as relatively passive learners.
Q3) Biological theory suggests that men and women's brains are formed and develop differently,resulting in different behaviors and characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Performative theory says that gender is not real but is just an act we perform.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Shaping of Genderwomens
Movements in America
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Q1) According to Susan Faludi,antifeminist movements,the backlash against feminism,have two primary claims.Identify them and explain how they are contradictory. Answer: Regardless of their specific movement,antifeminists tend to be grounded in two major claims.First,they say that feminism is the root of women's problems because feminism has encouraged women to be so independent that families and personal happiness have been sacrificed.Second,they claim that women have never been as privileged as they are right now,and since all the equality battles have been won,there is no need for feminism.The second claim clearly contradicts the first since the first suggests that women's lives are in ruins and the second suggests their lives are wonderful.
Q2) Third wave feminists agree that the media and consumption are detrimental to women's equality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The first women's movement in the United States began in the 1960's.
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) Men's rights activist
Q2) You have a friend who is interested in exploring issues of spirituality and masculinity.He wants to know what it means to be a good man in U.S.society.Based on the principles of the Promise Keepers and the Million Man March,what would you tell him? Make sure your answer includes similarities and differences between the two movements' values,goals,principles,and membership demographics.Finally,make sure you note some of the criticisms of the movements and update him on what is happening with these two organizations now.
Q3) Mythopoetic Men
Q4) Free Men believe that men are discriminated against,although not as much as women are.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Fathers 4 Justice is a male feminist organization.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Traitorous identity
Q7) Bystander behavior
Q8) Million Man March
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Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication
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Q1) Male generic language
Q2) Gender-linked language effect
Q3) Which of the following is true of masculine speech community members?
A) They tend to regard language as important for accomplishing instrumental tasks, gaining status, and maintaining control of the conversation.
B) Only men are masculine speech community members.
C) They do not think talking is important.
D) They are not as skilled at using language as members of female speech communities.
E) All of the above.
Q4) Polarized thinking
Q5) Research indicates that androgynous individuals tend to be less successful both personally and professionally.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The common belief that women are more talkative than men is supported by research.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Artifacts
Q2) Explain which nonverbal behaviors may be employed to exert power and control and examine the link to gender.
Q3) During conversation,Alyssa holds steady eye contact with her friend to indicate she is listening.Alyssa's eye contact is an example of ____.
A) haptics
B) proxemics
C) kinesics
D) artifacts
E) power
Q4) Haptics
Q5) Men are more likely than women to use eye contact to assert themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Women are generally better at reading anger in the faces of others than are men.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Proxemics
Q8) Responsiveness
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Chapter 7: Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
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Q1) Though many things have changed about gender over time,appearance is still a primary measure and marker of femininity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Contemporary fathers are far more involved in their children's lives than were fathers of previous generations.Based on the ideas discussed in chapter seven,reflect on the implications this might have on the gender development of contemporary children.
Q3) Female babies tend to identify with their mothers and male babies tend to identify with their fathers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When fathers interact with their children,they tend to
A) Encourage gender-appropriate behaviors.
B) Focus more on playing than on care-taking.
C) Stretch children by encouraging them to achieve and take risks.
D) A and B
E) All of the above )
Q5) "Anatomy is destiny"
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Chapter 8: Gendered Education Communication in Schools
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Q1) Peer pressure enacted by college women emphasizes being attractive to men over class work and career preparation.In addition,some female college students discover that their career goals are not taken seriously.These factors comprise ____,which researchers believe help explain these young women's lower ambitions after college.
A) effortless perfection
B) the culture of romance
C) the hidden curriculum
D) both A & B
E) none of the above
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) Culture of romance
Q4) Invisible hand discrimination
Q5) College males report studying more than college females do.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Title IX
Q7) The Morrill Act of 1862
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Chapter 9: Gendered Close Relationships
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Q1) Emily feels that she and her partner Luke spend too much time together,and she wants more time for her individual interests and activities.Luke feels that they should spend most of their time with each other.The tension between them reflects ____.
A) tension over autonomy and connection
B) tension over bonding rituals
C) differences between desires for doing and talking
D) differences between desires for expression and instrumentality
E) none of the above
Q2) Regardless of sexual orientation,most couples have one partner that takes on most of the burden of caring for the relational health of the couple.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Lesbian and gay partners typically follow a dating script similar to those followed by heterosexual partners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Mommy Myth
Q5) Male deficit model
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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) Maternal wall
Q3) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Q4) ____ are policies that judge effectiveness based on intention rather than results.
A) Affirmative action
B) Quotas
C) Equal opportunity laws
D) Informal networks
E) All of the above
Q5) In the United States,companies are required to grant leaves to care for new babies or sick family members as mandated by the FMLA.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Goals
Q7) Equal opportunity laws
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Chapter 11: Gendered Media
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Q1) Research has shown that if you are educated about and are aware of the impact,media will have little or no influence on you.
A)True
B)False
Q2) At least half of U.S.teenagers are members of one or more social networking site.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Pathologizing the human body
Q4) Your Gendered Lives textbook reviews how women and men are portrayed in advertising.Discuss the portrayals of gender in this type of media.How influential are advertisements?
Q5) Though sometimes their portrayals are problematic,news programs,sitcoms and dramas no longer underrepresent women and minorities.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Virgin and whore
Q7) Gatekeeper
Q8) Mommy track
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Chapter 12: Gendered Power and Violence
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Q1) Which of the following is true about rape?
A) Rape is motivated primarily by sexual desire.
B) Rape is becoming less common on college campuses.
C) A husband can rape his wife.
D) Only women can be victims of rape.
E) The majority of rape victims report and seek to prosecute their rapes.
Q2) Define sexual harassment.Then,identify and evaluate the two different legal forms of sexual harassment and standards for determining whether it occurred.Your response should explain which standard,if any,you favor and why.
Q3) Sexual slavery is a thing of the past.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Rape culture
Q5) Quid pro quo
Q6) Define gendered violence,and discuss the ways in which society normalizes gendered violence.Your essay should identify 3-4 specific social foundations or institutions that allow or encourage both women and men to regard certain kinds of gendered violence as normal or acceptable.Include concrete examples.
Q7) Intimate Partner violence
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Chapter 13: Epilogue-looking Backward, Looking Forward
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Q1) Which of the following are metaphors seeks to recognize diversity in the U.S.without obscuring difference?
A) a melting pot
B) a cake mix
C) a Venn diagram
D) a quilt
E) all of the above
Q2) Class discussions and the textbook have emphasized this point: gender is constructed.Explain what it means to claim that gender is constructed.Your response should define gender and describe HOW gender is constructed and how it is changed over time.In addition,your response should discuss what viewing gender as a social construction implies for individual action and agency.Include specific examples of how gender is constructed,reproduced,and changed.
Q3) What does feminism mean to you? Are you a feminist? Consider the conversations and readings that we have done over the semester.
Q4) Direct power
Q5) Voice
Q6) "Salad bowl" metaphor
Q7) Gatekeepers
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Chapter 14: Introduction: Opening the Conversation
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Q1) Socially constructed
Q2) Explain what the author of Gendered Lives means when she writes that privilege and disadvantage are unearned.
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) Feminism
Q5) 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
Q6) Identify and explain the stages people commonly undergo in the process of identifying with feminism.
Q7) Inclusive language
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