Social Inequality Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course examines the roots, dimensions, and consequences of social inequality in contemporary societies. Students will explore how unequal distributions of wealth, power, status, and opportunity are structured by factors such as class, race, ethnicity, gender, and globalization. The course integrates sociological theories with empirical research to analyze the mechanisms that produce and sustain disparities within and between groups. Through case studies and critical discussions, students will assess the social impact of inequality on communities and individuals, as well as policy responses aimed at promoting social justice and equity.
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Gender Ideas Interactions Institutions 2nd Edition by Lisa Wade
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Chapter 1: Ideas
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Q1) Henry has categorized fish as feminine and sharks as masculine.On further reflection,he has refined the categorization of fish.He categorizes passive fish,such as goldfish and clownfish,as feminine,while he categorizes aggressive,carnivorous fish,like piranhas and goliath tigerfish,as masculine.Henry has done a good job of demonstrating
A)gender binary glasses.
B)gender binary subdivision.
C)gender fluid glasses.
D)gender fluid subdivision.
Answer: B
Q2) If bodies are functional,but don't fit into the gender binary,is that a problem? For who,and why?
Answer: For this answer,responses may vary.Some individuals may say yes because it goes against our social construction,so it makes shared meanings and understandings difficult.Others will argue no,and they may explain how we have always had individuals who don't fit into the gender binary and suggest that it may be time for us to rethink how we construct and conceptualize gender.
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Chapter 2: Bodies
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Q1) Researchers have found that men who are active parents usually have lower levels of testosterone than men who do not participate in parenting.Which of the following claims does this support?
A)Behavior affects the body's production of hormones such as testosterone.
B)Men with higher levels of testosterone are less likely to desire to be parents.
C)Women are better suited to parenting because they have lower and less variable levels of testosterone than men.
D)Behaviors are produced by inborn variations in hormone levels.
Answer: A
Q2) Jack believes that all gender differences are biological and exist independently of our environments.Jack believes in a __________ explanation of gender differences.
A)bioculturalist
B)culturalist
C)interactionist
D)naturalist
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Performances
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Q1) Define what it means to "do gender" and then evaluate how well you think you "do gender" in your daily life.In what ways do you obey gender rules? In what ways do you break them? Make sure to provide detailed responses to justify your perspective.
Answer: Here students should discuss how doing gender refers to how we actively obey and break gender rules.They should discuss gender rules in contemporary society and then evaluate how their behavior upholds (or fails to uphold)these rules.
Q2) A woman who does not do femininity finds her gender identity constantly questioned by suspicious clerks.Why is that?
A)Not doing gender in ways that make sense to others is a communicative crisis for these clerks;they don't know what to think or do in response.
B)Heterosexism is so widespread that store clerks automatically challenge anyone who looks homosexual.
C)Gender policing has become too extreme in U.S.society.
D)Good people always conform to gender rules as much as they can.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Intersections
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Q1) Ageism is an institutionalized preference that
A)associates aging with decreased social value.
B)discriminates against people of Aegean origin.
C)places increased emphasis on men's appearance as they get older.
D)discriminates against heterosexual couples in which the woman is older than the man but not those in which the reverse is true.
Q2) First,explain the kinds of challenges that women and men with physical disabilities face in designing strategies with which to do gender.Make sure to address whether there are strategies that are differently available to women and men,especially women and men of different class statuses.Then,pick one intersectional situation to put in the center and compare the strategies of disabled people with at least four different life situations (e.g. ,class status,urban or rural location,family structures,and race)to this "reference person."
Q3) What conditions make it more likely that Danielle will adopt a Super Mom gender strategy?
A)if she is married to a man with a high-paying job and loses her job
B)if she is the CEO of a tech company and her husband is a stay-at-home dad
C)if she is a single mother and doesn't make enough money to hire outside help
D)if she is an award-winning doctor and has a full-time nanny
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Chapter 5: Inequality: Men and Masculinities
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Q1) How does a modified patriarchy differ from an actual patriarchy?
A)In a modified patriarchy,there is gender egalitarianism and femininity is conflated with power.
B)In a modified patriarchy,there is gender egalitarianism and masculinity is conflated with power.
C)In a modified patriarchy,only men have legal rights and privileges.
D)In a modified patriarchy,only women have legal rights and privileges.
Q2) At Clear Horizons High School,last year was the first year they had more female musicians than male musicians in the jazz orchestra.Although Luis had dreamed of playing in the orchestra,he has decided he no longer wants to audition.What is Luis demonstrating?
A)compensatory masculinity
B)exculpatory chauvinism
C)hegemonic masculinity
D)male flight
Q3) First,define the term "hybrid masculinities." Then,evaluate whether you think hybrid masculinities can lead to a more gender-equal society.Make sure to explain your reasoning.
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Chapter 6: Inequality: Women and Femininities
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Q1) What is the nature of the relationship between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism?
A)Positive correlation: If one type is present in a society,so is the other.
B)Inverse correlation: If one type is present in a society,the other is not.
C)Direct causal relationship #1: Hostile sexism leads to benevolent sexism.
D)Direct causal relationship #2: Benevolent sexism leads to hostile sexism.
Q2) Dianna recently joined the Houston Fire Department.She is the only female at her station,and she does not want to draw attention to this distinction.Dianna asks to be treated "as one of the guys," and she tries to imitate her male counterparts in behavior and appearance.What term is Dianna demonstrating?
A)feminine apologetic
B)gender equivocation
C)emphasized femininity
D)emphatic sameness
Q3) In what ways do women make patriarchal bargains in order to promote their well-being and autonomy? Compare and contrast three ways in which women can make a patriarchal bargain and assess which strategy you think would be more effective for a woman working as the only female chemical engineer at a chemical company.
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Chapter 7: Institutions
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Q1) Victorian gender ideology held that women were
A)in need of medical attention rather than restrooms to cure feminine maladies.
B)more fragile than men and less suited to working for pay.
C)in a position to withstand more physical strain than men so long as they were in the home.
D)more loyal to their work than men in a factory.
Q2) What is the relationship between policies and norms?
A)Norms are informal,unwritten rules;policies are formal,written rules.
B)Norms are formal,written rules;policies are informal,unwritten rules.
C)Both norms and policies are informal,unwritten rules,but policies have social consequences.
D)Both norms and policies are formal,written rules,but norms are enforced by peers and policies are enforced by authorities.
Q3) Sex-segregated bathrooms serve __________ function(s).
A)biological
B)social
C)social and biological
D)no
Q4) Do you believe it's possible to just be an individual in today's society? Why or why not?
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Chapter 8: Change
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Q1) How did Playboy challenge the gender norms of the 1950s?
A)It violated the idea that heterosexual men would inevitably want to marry and have children.
B)It extended the scope of hegemonic masculinity to include sexually active black men and older white men.
C)It began to privilege the heterosexual male gaze.
D)It catered to a range of sexualities.
Q2) The "good girl/bad girl dichotomy" refers to which social idea?
A)Women who defer to men are respectable while women who are assertive are not.
B)Good girls are mothers,and bad girls are not.
C)Women who "behave themselves" sexually are worthy of respect,and women who have sex with "too many" men are not.
D)Modern women,unlike the chaste women of the Victorian era,are interested in having sex.
Q3) How has urbanization created incentives to have fewer children?
A)Moving to cities makes people less religious.
B)Raising children in cities is more expensive.
C)More men than women live in cities.
D)Cities are less safe for children.
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Chapter 9: Sexualities
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Q1) Which couple is the MOST likely to intermarry?
A)a black male and a white female
B)a black female and a white male
C)a black male and an Asian female
D)a white male and an Asian female
Q2) Is the orgasm gap an outcome of natural biological differences between men and women? Why or why not?
Q3) Self-objectification is
A)accepting a heterosexual orientation simply by virtue of heteronormativity.
B)the internalization of the idea that others can be more attractive than we ourselves.
C)a rejection of sexual subjectification and learning to love one's own body.
D)internalizing the idea that physical attractiveness determines your self-worth.
Q4) How does the erotic marketplace demonstrate gendered inequality?
A)Cultural norms suggest that women should be older than men.
B)Cultural norms suggest that women should be more accomplished than men.
C)Cultural norms suggest that men should be more attractive than women.
D)Cultural norms suggest that men should be more accomplished than women.
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Chapter 10: Families
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Q1) Since 1950,voluntary unmarried motherhood has increased because
A)divorce rates have increased.
B)having a child out of wedlock has become less stigmatized.
C)parenting is more rewarding than marriage.
D)women want to challenge the ideology of intensive motherhood.
Q2) Couples with class privilege can build and maintain an equal division of labor by
A)remaining childless.
B)outsourcing more household labor.
C)sharing the same traditionalist orientation.
D)specializing in either household or market labor.
Q3) Lisa is a single parent who works full time as a firefighter.Today,when her shift at the fire station ends,Lisa will prepare dinner for her family,oversee her children's homework,give her youngest child a bath,clean the kitchen,and do a load of laundry.What term best describes the work that Lisa will be doing?
A)concerted cultivation
B)homemaking
C)intensive motherhood
D)second shift
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) Define emotion work,and describe two careers that require its employees to perform emotion work.Make sure to give detailed examples of the type of emotion work an employee would be expected to do in these roles.Then,discuss whether the two examples you've detailed would be viewed as skilled labor by American society as a whole.Make sure to address why or why not.
Q2) The gender pay gap is
A)the difference between the average incomes of men and women who work full-time for pay.
B)the actual salary gap between women and men regardless of the hours they work for pay.
C)irrelevant,because today women and men make the same amount for the same jobs,but just have different jobs.
D)the difference between women's and men's incomes in exactly the same job for the same employer.
Q3) The textbook authors write: "Gendered job segregation in itself . . . isn't sufficient to explain the pay gap.It's only the start." Explain this statement.How does gender segregation relate to the gender gap in pay? What other factors are important in explaining the pay gap?
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Chapter 12: Politics
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Q1) What is one challenge feminists face when participating in transnational feminist activism?
A)ensuring that the voice and tactics of Western feminists do not dominate the movement
B)the scarcity of feminist organizations and weak feminist networks found in the Southern Hemisphere
C)unwillingness by the United Nations to recognize gender as an important organizing principle
D)not enough American feminists who are willing to help women in non-Western nations
Q2) Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women who embrace masculinity?
A)equal access
B)equal value
C)equal sharing
D)equal opportunity
Q3) Give concrete examples of three of the obstacles that contemporary feminists face.Discuss what it might take to overcome these obstacles and create more opportunities for feminist activism.
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