1. The Malcom and Maria story clearly illustrates:
2. Sex refers to:
3. Gender refers to:
4. Separate spheres refers to:
5. Private property and the passing of wealth emerged during which period:
6. The family wage is:
7. An event that launched many women into the traditional male workplace:
8. Tiered wages and unionization favored:
9. Post-industrial shifts include all but which of the following:
10. Suffragists initially advocated for:
11. The Doldrum Period refers to:
12. The Equal Rights Amendment:
13. The change in values and norms associated with the positive view of masculine traits and the
negative view of feminine traits is called:
14. Equal treatment of women best describes the philosophy of:
15. Attempt to change traditional views on what constitutes positive societal norms describes the
philosophy of:
16. All humans can choose their own forms of productive work, relationships, life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness without regard to their gender, race, or any other characteristic, describes the philosophy of:
17. Gender Rebellion:
18. Men who achieve faster in traditional female occupations are:
19. There is a greater stigma for:
20. Gender socialization is:
21. Homosocial reproduction:
22. As employment became urbanized, women’s and children’s participation in the labor force
23. One concern with the practice of family wages employed by Henry Ford was that it
24. Which of the following actions would have been legal in 1962?
25. In which career has the percentage of females increased dramatically since 1983?
26. Theoretically, women attained the right to vote in the year __________; however, in practice voting
rights for women didn’t occur until __________.
27. Which book sparked the women’s liberation movement?
28. Between 1963 and 1980, the women’s liberation movement was integral in passing all of the
following laws except the
29. According to sociologist Judith Lorber, which type of feminists fought for rape crisis centers and
battered women’s shelters?
30. Which term is associated with the concept of intersectionality?
31. Which gender-related issue would a third wave feminist most likely be concerned with?
32. Which of the following informal networks promotes homosocial reproduction?
33. Sexual assault and sexual harassment crimes are often misunderstood to be motivated by
34. Racial and gender gaps are narrower in the military than in civilian society.
35. Which statement regarding sexual assault and the military is accurate?
36. The right to resist child marriage and the right to access maternal health care are examples of
__________ rights.
37. Which of the following situations illustrates a double bind?
38. A culture in which male violence and rape are tolerated is called a rape culture.
39. Which of the following companies has created advertising campaigns in line with third wave
feminism?
40. The expression of masculinity that is most privileged in society is called __________ masculinity.
41. Which fact illustrates that Western society places more weight on the education of males?
42. There is a __________ yet __________ gender gap in income.
43. There are no substantial differences between the issues facing white women and those facing
women of color.
44. There is no controversy as to the causes of the male/female income gap.
45. Physical attractiveness is more important for men than women.
46. Failure to achieve is never the fault of the individual according to modern feminists.
47. ‘Pink collar’ refers to traditional female occupations
48. The military struggles with sexual harassment in the face of other positive advances made by women
in uniform.
49. Reproductive rights and freedoms refer exclusively to abortion rights.
50. Multiracial women feel that other factors separate the needs of women.
51. Walker’s Womanist philosophy is best illustrated by the saying, “Womanist is to feminist as purple is
52. Cisgender is where sex and gender do not match.
53. Non-cisgender is the match of sex and gender.
54. The 1960s and 1970s saw a great deal of legislation designed to level the playing field for women in
education and the workplace.
55. The social construct of gender evolves over time.
56. Hunting and gathering societies were largely equal regarding sex roles.
57. Sex and gender are the same thing.
58. Sexual scripts are gender based, non-verbal expectations
59. Discuss your view as to how important your sex has been in your life thus far. Has it hurt you,
helped you, or had no effect? (p.320)
60. Discuss your view of the differences between sex and gender. (p.320)
61. Physical strength was identified during the Agrarian period as a reason for the division of labor,
moving men into more production related roles and more into the marketplace. Consider jobs where
physical strength is an issue and discuss how women can access these positions. (p.321)
62. Discuss how you might raise your children, assuming you have one male and one female. (p. 320)
63. Has the move away from higher paying industrial jobs, to post-industrial jobs helped or hurt women
as they strive to achieve equality? (p.323)
64. The percentage of women is increasing in traditional male occupations and decreasing in traditional
female occupations (Figure 11.1). Comment on whether the ideal situation would be absolute balance
across all occupations and professions. Why or why not?
65. Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, has stated women need to make better choices in order to
be more successful professionally. The author calls this an example of modern sexism. Can a successful
career woman be sexist or is her point of view just unpopular among those who are of a different
opinion. Discuss. (p. 335)
66. Are women who do not agree with feminist theory and wish to be stay–at-home mothers being
victimized by lingering gender role expectations or simply choosing a path that they desire? There is
really no discussion of this choice in the text. Should this view be advocated as a legitimate choice for
women? (p. 339)
67. Should all sexual scripts be criticized or is it still legitimate to treat boys and girls differently from
birth to adulthood? In what ways? (p. 338)
68. Rape culture states that one in four college women have been sexually assaulted. Do you feel this
statistic is accurate based on your college experiences? (p. 338)
69. The author states that women face “considerable resistance to further progress.” Is this true in your
mind? Specifically articulate societal resistance that you are aware of in your life, or, if you disagree,
TYPE E
70. Is there room for a variety of opinions in feminist theory? Can women disagree on what is best for
them? (p. 329-330)