Eitzen, In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society, 14th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter Ten: Gender Inequality
Multiple Choice Questions
TB_Q10.1.1
The term _____ refers to the biological differences between females and males determined by chromosomes,
hormones, and external and internal anatomy.
a. sex
b. gender
c. gender role
d. sex role
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.1.2
The term gender refers to the _____ differences between men and women.
a. physical
b. social and cultural
c. economic
d. biological
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.1.3
Caitlyn was born with a male body but identifies as female. She has started taking steps to live as a woman
instead of a man. The term that describes her situation is
a. gender confusion.
b. homosexual.
c. transgender.
d. intersex.
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q10.1.4
Chapter Ten: Gender Inequality
Individuals who are _____ are born with external genitalia, internal reproductive organs, and/or endocrine
systems that do not fit the typical biological definitions of female or male.
a. heterogendered
b. transexual
c. transgender
d. intersex
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.1.5
Research shows that there is little hormonal difference between girls and boys prior to puberty. Research also shows
that boys and girls are equally likely to use social aggression, and
a. boys are more likely to use physical aggression.
b. girls are more likely to use physical aggression.
c. boys and girls are also equally likely to use physical aggression.
d. boys and girls do not use physical aggression prior to puberty.
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.6
Biological differences between men and women can be misleading because there is considerable _____ in the
distribution of traits possessed by women and men.
a. research
b. overlap
c. hormonal influence
d. dissimilarity
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.7
Every known society makes _____ a major category for organizing social life.
a. sex
b. size
c. gender
d. personality
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.1.8
Although modern technology has freed women from the need to stay at home and has allowed them to work at
jobs formerly requiring great strength, _____ believe that distinct and separate roles are good for society.
a. biologists
b. feminists
c. conflict theorists
d. order theorists
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.9
Conflict theorists point out the traditional divide of gender roles means that women
a. have limited control over highly valued resources.
b. have the closest association with highly valued resources.
c. provide a stablizing force in society.
d. providing the role of nuturers and caretakers is more important than ever.
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.10
The gender _____ approach emphasizes traits that individuals acquire during the course of socialization, such
as independent or dependent behaviors and ways of relating.
a. identity
b. roles
c. structure
d. stratification
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.11
Chapter Ten: Gender Inequality
The gender _____ approach emphasizes factors that are external to individuals, such as the social structures
and social interactions that reward women and men differently.
a. identity
b. roles
c. structure
d. stratification
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.12
The hierarchical placement of the sexes that gives women unequal opportunities, resources, and power is
known as gender
a. identity.
b. roles.
c. structure.
d. stratification.
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.1.13
In the Jones household, John goes out of the home every day and is the primary breadwinner, while Mary stays
home and takes care of their young children. This division of labor represents
a. traditional gender roles in U.S. society.
b. the conflict model of gender roles.
c. second-wave feminism.
d. a balance of economic and other forms of power.
Learning Objective: LO 10.1: Understand the concepts of sex and gender.
Topic/Concept: The Difference Between Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q10.2.14
Which term is the one sociologists use to describe how we learn about gender?
a. Gender identity
b. Gender socialization
c. Gender roles
d. Gender structure
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.15
The Morgans send out birth announcements for their new baby, Robin. Friends and relatives who think the
baby is a girl send cards with hearts and flowers; those who think the baby is a boy send cards with cars and
soccer balls. This demonstrates that in our culture
a. girls are more valued and welcomed as babies.
b. boys are more valued and welcomed as babies.
c. girls and boys are perceived and treated differently from the moment of birth.
d. Robin used to be a boy’s name but now is exclusively a girl’s name.
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q10.2.16
Which term refers to the integration of traditional feminine and masculine characteristics in the same
individual?
a. Homosexual
b. Transgender
c. Transexual
d. Androgyny
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.17
The fun and games of everyday schoolchildren are _____, a complex social process involving both gender
separation and togetherness.
a. power play
b. creative
c. individual
d. cooperative
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.2.18
Chapter Ten: Gender Inequality
In his 1993 study of gender play in multiracial school settings, Barrie Thorne found that
a. boys avoided girls’ activities and controlled a small space.
b. boys controlled more space, more often violated girls’ activities, and treated girls as contaminating.
c. girls controlled more space, more often violated boys’ activities, and treated boys as contaminating.
d. boys and girls were equally likely to violate each other’s activities, take active toys away from others, and
control small spaces.
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.19
A 1972 study of children’s books found that
a. most characters were female.
b. most characters were animals.
c. females were virtually invisible.
d. adult women were portrayed by their professions.
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.20
_____ are more likely to be involved in cross-gender or neutral toy behavior.
a. Homosexual children
b. Transgender children
c. Boys
d. Girls
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.21
Traditional stereotypes still underlie _____ even though more girls play them now than in the past.
a. video games
b. sports
c. board games
d. role-playing games
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.2.22
Research shows that there are many _____ for women, but few for men.
a. high-paying career opportunities
b. derogatory or disrespectful terms
c. social roles
d. positive social messages
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.2.23
Research has found that in mixed groups, women
a. talk more.
b. interrupt more.
c. display more tentative and polite speech patterns.
d. show more visual dominance.
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.2.24
Research at the University of Buffalo found that women who base their self-worth on _____ tend to share more
photos online and maintain larger online social networks.
a. their careers
b. how many friends they have
c. their role as wife and mother
d. their appearance
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.2.25
Chapter Ten: Gender Inequality
In the 1970s, Peterson and Enarson said that the _____ perspective placed the blame for gender inequality on women
and diverted attention from the need for radical social change.
a. socialization
b. order
c. conflict
d. socialist
Learning Objective: LO 10.2: Understand how you are actively engaged in “doing gender.”
Topic/Concept: Learning and Doing Gender
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.3.26
The term gendered institutions refers to
a. institutions that serve only one gender.
b. entire institutions that are patterned by gender.
c. traditional gender roles in society.
d. institutions that deliberately challenge traditional gender roles.
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of “gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.3.27
Which term is used to mean the beliefs and placements that value men over women and that institutionalize male
control of socially valued resources?
a. Gender roles
b. Structured gender
c. Male dominance
d. Masculanism
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of “gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.3.28
In 1972, Congress passed Title _____ of the Educational Amendments Acts, which outlawed sex discrimination
in schools.
a. XII
b. IX
c. IV
d. III
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of “gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.3.29
According to a report by the American Association of University Women in 1999, the _____ curriculum refers
to matters central to students’ lives that are touched on only briefly, if at all, in most schools.
a. evaded
b. formal
c. informal
d. hidden
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of “gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.3.30
Which of the following was NOT one of the findings in the 1999 report by the American Association of
University Women?
a. Schools ignore topics that matter in students’ lives.
b. Title IX has ensured equal education for boys and girls.
c. Gender bias in schools affects female students.
d. Gender bias in schools affects male students.
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of “gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q10.3.31
Despite the fact that many teachers are trying to _____, studies show that they nonetheless continue to do so.
a. stop disregarding gender difference among their students
b. interact with their students in more gendered ways
c. interact with their students in nongendered ways
d. overcome communicating with boys and girls in the same way
Learning Objective: LO 10.3: Explain and give examples to demonstrate the concept of ”gendered institutions.”
Topic/Concept: Reinforcing Gender Inequality Through Institutions
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q10.3.32