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Henslin, Essentials in Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 10: Gender and Age
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q10.1.1
The unequal access of males and females to property, power, and prestige is
referred to as
a. gender stratification.
b. sex.
c. gender.
d. secondary sex characteristics.
TB_Q10.1.2
_____ refers to the biological characteristics that distinguish females and males.
a. Gender
b. Sex
c. Gender stratification
d. Nurture
TB_Q10.1.3
The behaviors and attitudes that a society considers proper for its males and
females are known as
a. primary sex characteristics.
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b. sex.
c. gender stratification.
d. gender.
TB_Q10.1.4
A vagina, penis, and other organs related to reproduction make up the
a. secondary sex characteristics.
b. sociological significance of gender.
c. primary sex characteristics.
d. tertiary sex characteristics.
TB_Q10.1.5
Sociologists have the task of discovering how _____ modify/modifies _____,
particularly to determine how “different” becomes translated into “unequal.”
a. biology; social factors
b. social factors; biology
c. sex; gender
d. primary sex characteristics; biology
TB_Q10.1.6
How many categories of gender does Facebook offer?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 10
d. Over 40
TB_Q10.2.7
In a patriarchy, who has the authority?
a. Democratically elected leaders
b. Women
c. Men
d. Everyone
TB_Q10.2.8
What is the origin of patriarchy, according one theory?
a. Tradition
b. Human reproduction
c. Democracy
d. Religious texts
TB_Q11.2.9
In societies such as Afghanistan, India, and Jordan, a woman thought to have
brought disgrace on her family may be
a. condemned to go without speaking for a year.
b. killed by a male relative in a so-called “honor killing.”
c. asked to emigrate abroad.
d. forbidden to marry.
TB_Q10.2.10
Which statement about female circumcision is true?
a. It is legal in all African countries.
b. The societies that practice female circumcision are dominated by women.
c. Men dominate the societies that practice it.
d. Hospitals do not take part in female circumcision.
TB_Q10.3.11
The philosophy that men and women should be politically, economically, and
socially equal is
a. sexist.
b. referred to as gender tracking.
c. called feminism.
d. accepted at all levels of society and government.
TB_Q10.3.12
In the first wave of feminism, the
a. radical branch, which wanted to reform all the institutions of society,
dominated.
b. conservative branch, whose goal was to win the vote for women, dominated.
c. goal was raising women’s pay.
d. focus was on the least industrialized nations.
TB_Q10.3.13
The goals of the second wave of feminism
a. continue today.
b. have been met.
c. mainly concerned voting.
d. are captured in the “Dick and Jane’ readers.
TB_Q10.3.14
A focus on the least industrialized nations is characteristic of _____ feminism.
a. the first wave of
b. the second wave of
c. the third wave of
d. all
TB_Q10.3.15
An example of surgical sexism is
a. the real danger of cancer.
b. unnecessary hysterectomies.
c. remaining neutral as to the need for hysterectomies.
d. refusing to perform hysterectomies that are necessary.
TB_Q10.3.16
In 1940, what were the percentages of women and men in U.S. colleges?
a. 25% women, 75% men
b. 35% women, 65% men
c. 48% women, 52% men
d. 53% women, 47% men
TB_Q10.3.17
The number of women physicians grew from _____ in 1970 to _____ in 2012.
a. 0%; 25%
b. 5%; 39%
c. 8%; 48%
d. 20%; 61%
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TB_Q11.3.18
The soaring enrollment of women has led to some U.S. colleges to _____.
a. begin gender required admission programs
b. initiate affirmative action for women
c. initiate affirmative action for men
d. gender track
TB_Q10.4.19
In the U.S. labor force, the number of women is about one in
a. five.
b. four.
c. three.
d. two.
TB_Q10.4.20
The author’s “testosterone bonus” states that on average, employers start men out
at _____ salaries than women, and _____ catch up.
a. lower; men soon
b. higher; women soon
c. higher; women never
d. lower; men never
TB_Q10.4.21
A gender gap in pay occurs in
a. the West exclusively.
b. all industrialized nations.
c. the East exclusively.
d. some but not all industrialized nations.
TB_Q10.4.22
Researchers have found that about _____ of the gender pay gap is due to career
choices.
a. one-fourth
b. one-half
c. three-fourths
d. nine-tenths
TB_Q10.4.23
One potentially effective step in closing the pay gap that women can take
immediately is to
a. threaten the employer.
b. ask for a large raise.
c. quit.
d. ask for a modest raise.
TB_Q10.4.24
The abuse of one’s position of authority to force unwanted sexual demands on
someone is known as
a. sexual harassment.
b. sexual orientation.
c. unfortunate but legal.
d. the glass ceiling.
TB_Q10.4.25
Today, _____ can be found guilty of sexual harassment.
a. virtually no one
b. only men
c. both men and women
d. only women
TB_Q10.5.26
Which of the following statements about rape is true?
a. The rate of rape in the United States has tripled since 1990.
b. The rate of rape in the United States has doubled since 1990.
c. A fear of rape among U.S. women is well founded.
d. Rape has been virtually eliminated.
TB_Q10.5.27
Most rape victims are aged
a. 12 to 15.
b. 16 to 19.
c. 50 to 64.
d. 65 and older.
TB_Q10.5.28
To give an idea of the scope of date rape, approximately _____ college women
were victims of sexual assault within the past six months.
a. 10,000
b. 100,000
c. 250,000
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d. 500,000
TB_Q10.6.29
Female voters _____ male voters.
a. are greatly outnumbered by
b. are slightly outnumbered by
c. are about the same in number as
d. greatly outnumber
TB_Q10.6.30
Since 1789, about _____ men have served in the U.S. Senate, compared to _____
women.
a. 300; 11
b. 500; 27
c. 1000; 30
d. 2000; 44
TB_Q10.6.31
No _____ has yet been elected to the U.S. Senate.