Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies offers an interdisciplinary exploration of how gender shapes personal identities, social relationships, cultural norms, and power structures. Through historical and contemporary perspectives, students will examine the intersections of gender with race, class, sexuality, and other social categories, and analyze the impact of feminism and other social justice movements on society. Coursework includes critical analysis of texts, media, and current events to deepen understanding of gender dynamics and promote informed perspectives on equity and inclusion.
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Gendered Lives 11th Edition by Julia T. Wood
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Chapter 1: The Study of Communication Gender and Culture
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Q1) Sexual Orientation
Answer: A person's preferences for romantic and sexual partners.Heterosexual orientation means one is romantically and sexually attracted to members of the other sex,while gays and lesbians are attracted to their own sex.Bisexuals are attracted to members of both sexes.
Q2) Research that examines the reasons why working mothers are often forced to return to the workplace earlier than they want and attempts to change the dynamics of the corporate world to end these practices would be best served by which research methods?
A) quantitative research methods
B) qualitative research methods
C) mixed research methods
D) critical research methods
E) none of these
Answer: D
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development
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Q1) Psychodynamic theory
Answer: Infants develop a sense of self and gender identity by internalizing the views of those they interact with early in life.The relationship with the primary caretaker, typically the mother,is a particularly important relationship.Researcher Nancy Chodorow states that mothers tend to form different relationships with boys and girls. Girls tend to define their identities within a relationship since they identify with their mothers and boys tend to define themselves by differentiating themselves from their mothers.
Q2) Social learning theory suggests that children actively seek to perform their gender correctly.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Queer theory states that identity categories are limiting and meaningless.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Women
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Q1) Third-wave feminism
Answer: Third-wave feminism includes women of diverse ethnicities,abilities,classes,appearances,sexual orientations,and gender identities.Third-wave feminism is characterized by a recognition of intersectionality,the building of coalitions and alliances,acts of everyday resistance,cultivating media savvy,acceptance of consumerism,and an emphasis on individualism.
Q2) Some second-wave feminists have criticized the younger generation of third-wave feminists for being too focused on consumerism and lacking a clear central message.Based on the characteristics of the movement described in your textbook,do you think these criticisms are valid? Why or why not? What are the differing motivations behind the two waves that could account for this criticism? Answer: The answers here will vary based on the student's opinion.However,they should clearly represent an understanding of the characteristics of both second- and third-wave feminism and how both movements came to be and evolved.
Q3) Liberal feminist ideology
Answer: This feminist ideology asserts that men and women are alike and equal in most respects.Liberal feminism is an example of a movement predicated on this philosophy.
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Chapter 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Men
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Q1) When men observe sexist or violent behavior aimed at women and do not intervene,they are enacting bystander behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 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
Q3) This men's movement professes that most men are not violent and that men should work together to change the few who are violent.
A) White Ribbon Campaign
B) Mentors in Violence Prevention
C) NOMAS
D) Free Men
E) none of the above
Q4) Mentors in Violence Prevention
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Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication
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Q1) Minimal response cues
Q2) The Point of the Story
Q3) In general,feminine speech community members follow this/these communication practice(s):
A) Language is used to show one's status.
B) Communication is used as primary way to establish and maintain relationships.
C) Direct, abstract speech is used frequently.
D) Language tends to be used to accomplish an instrumental task.
E) Language is used to maintain control of the conversation.
Q4) Speech community
Q5) Speakers socialized in a masculine speech community tend to use talk to gain and show status.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Girls' games tend to lack clear structure and external goals.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Compare and contrast the rules of communication that are promoted in games typically played by boys and games typically played by girls.Discuss the implications of these games for communication by adult women and men.
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Chapter 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) What is the relationship level of meaning and how is it conveyed nonverbally? In your answer,be sure to define the three dimensions of relationship level meaning and give examples of each.
Q2) Which of the following statements about haptics are accurate?
A) Men are more likely to initiate friendly touch than women are.
B) Parents tend to touch daughters more often and more gently than they do sons.
C) Touch is a type of nonverbal that does not differ much at all across cultures.
D) Women tend to be more likely to use physical force than men.
E) Haptics is a type of nonverbal communication that includes how much space a person uses.
Q3) Territoriality
Q4) Women are generally better at reading anger in the faces of others than are men. A)True
B)False
Q5) Men tend to take up more physical space than women do.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Responsiveness
Q7) Paralanguage
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Chapter 7: Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
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Q1) Newborn baby girls are frequently described as strong,big,active,and alert by their parents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Before leaving for work every morning,Laura spends about 90 minutes styling her hair and applying her makeup.Before bed each night,she carefully selects the outfit she will wear to work in the morning.At Laura's office,the list of requirements for women in the dress code is two pages long.The requirements for men fill barely half a page.Which theme of femininity does this describe?
A) Appearance still counts.
B) Being superwoman.
C) Being treated negatively by others.
D) There is no single definition of femininity today.
E) Being sensitive.
Q3) Girls typically define their femininity in negative terms-as not masculine or not male.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Gender identity
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Chapter 8: Gendered Education: Communication in Schools
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Q1) Effortless perfection
Q2) Discuss the controversy over female abilities for math and/or science.How do females typically fare in math and science? Be sure to address biological and social factors.
Q3) Culture of romance
Q4) Which of the following helps explain why U.S.women are less likely to pursue careers in scientific and mathematical fields?
A) In high school, girls take fewer advanced math classes than boys.
B) Most girls have significantly less natural aptitude for science and math than do most boys.
C) There are no women professors in the sciences or math, making it difficult for young women to envision themselves succeeding in these areas of study.
D) Some faculty members and peers assume that females have less aptitude in these fields.
E) All of the above.
Q5) College males report studying more than college females do.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Title IX
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Chapter 9: Gendered Close Relationships
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Q1) Which of the following is true about nonromantic friendships between men and women?
A) For many women, a primary benefit of friendships with men is that they are emotionally closer than their friendships with women.
B) For many men, a primary benefit of friendships with women is that they are lighter and more fun than their friendships with men.
C) In friendships between women and men, men typically talk more and get more attention than they offer.
D) Nonromantic friendships between women and men have the advantage of being free from sexual tension.
E) Both women and men tend to seek out men in times of stress.
Q2) Male deficit model
Q3) Which of the following tends to be true about lesbian relationships?
A) One partner tends to be expected to be the breadwinner.
B) They tend to be based on tangible investments such as money and possessions.
C) They tend to be bound by traditional gender roles.
D) The partners involved tend to have the most equality of all types of relationships.
E) None of the above.
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Chapter 10: Gendered Organizational Communication
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Q1) "Glass wall" is a metaphor to describe
A) the invisible barrier to women's advancement in the workplace.
B) a new technology that lets supervisors monitor employees.
C) the difference in pay that women and men receive for the same job.
D) sex segregation of jobs based on stereotypes of women.
E) leave policies that discourage men from taking family leave.
Q2) How might gendered stereotypes contribute to more subtle forms of discrimination practiced in organizations today? Explain two stereotypes each for women and for men.Provide an example of how they might be enacted in organizational life.How does each of these limit opportunities?
Q3) ________ 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
Q4) Maternal wall
Q5) Lilly Ledbetter:
Q6) Workplace bullying
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Chapter 11: Gendered Media
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Q1) The dominant representation of men in the media is now sensitive,gentle,and in touch with their emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gatekeeper
Q3) 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?
Q4) Cyberbullying
Q5) Though sometimes their portrayals are problematic,news programs,sitcoms,and dramas no longer underrepresent women and minorities.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How do media motivate us to consume,and why is this significant in terms of gender? Use examples to make your point.
Q7) Third person effect
Q8) Immersive advertising
Q9) Media saturation
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Chapter 12: Gendered Power and Violence
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Q1) Blaming the victim
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) The "reasonable person" standard is used to determine if sexual harassment has occurred.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following examples meets the definition of informed consent?
A) Vidhi is sold by her family and is forced to work as a prostitute.
B) Jake drinks alcohol until he passes out and then is sexually fondled by his romantic partner of 5 years.
C) Brittany agrees to have sex when she is 15-years-old with her 18-year-old romantic partner.
D) Amber is mentally disabled and lives in an assisted living facility. While checking on her, a nurse touches her breasts, unrelated to the care he is providing.
E) None of the above.
Q5) Femicide
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Chapter 13: Epilogue: Looking Backward, Looking Forward
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Q1) The current generation will have very little opportunity to enact change concerning gender.
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 United States.
E) The melting pot is the best metaphor to describe difference in the United States.
Q4) Voice
Q5) Direct power
Q6) "Salad bowl" metaphor
Q7) Agenda-setting
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