Question 1

Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein argues that deceptive distinctions are those sex differences that arise out of the roles individuals occupy,rather than from some innate force.Which of the following is NOT an example of deceptive distinctions?

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A)   a woman who is a nurse and behaves in nurturing and emotive ways
B)   a man who is a Supreme Court judge and behaves in rational and restrained ways
C)   a girl who is a cheerleader and acts unanimated and unenthusiastic
D)   a boy who is a football player and acts fearless and boldE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Judith Lorber believes that gender is a social institution because it is:

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A)   within an institution (hospital)  that our gender first emerges.
B)   a social construction instead of a biological construction.
C)   a major structure organizing our day-to-day experiences.
D)   the same as other major institutions in our society.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

John Gray,author of Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus (1992) ,takes the position that the different temperaments,emotions,and languages of males and females are rooted in:

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A)   environmental circumstances.
B)   inborn differences.
C)   socialization.
D)   power differences.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Black feminists essentially argue all of the following EXCEPT that:

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A)   the experiences of women are too diverse to lump them all into one category.
B)   all women are in a similar boat and faced with the same hegemonic masculinity.
C)   black women face unique oppressions that white women, and even black men, do not.
D)   dominant (white)  notions of the world are sometimes irrelevant to the daily lives of black women.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The study of gender is basically the study of how two spheres shape each other.What are the two spheres?

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A)   biology and sex
B)   sex and birth order
C)   nature and nurture
D)   emotion and biologyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Gender structures social relationships between people unequally.This is a statement that would be supported by which group?

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A)   feminists
B)   capitalists
C)   teachers
D)   the general populationE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which theory might argue that "it is beneficial for society as a whole when men and women stick to their 'normal' roles"?

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A)   Parsons's sex role theory
B)   Rubin's sex/gender system
C)   microinteractionist theory
D)   conflict theoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Feminist psychoanalyst Nancy Chodorow believes that if men share mothering with women,then:

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A)   sexual relationships will be possible.
B)   parental identification will be confusing.
C)   egalitarian relationships will be possible.
D)   there will be a huge argument.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Harvard president Larry Summers stated that at the highest levels of performance,men might have an innate advantage over women in scientific aptitude and that genetic differences could explain the scarcity of female "hard" scientists at elite universities.Journalists termed this:

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A)   Gendergate.
B)   genderism.
C)   sexism.
D)   gender lockout.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

An essentialist would argue all of the following for why women outnumber men in occupations that involve caring EXCEPT:

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A)   women are naturally better caregivers than men.
B)   women instinctively know how to care for others better than men do.
C)   gender establishes different cultures and expectations for men and women.
D)   women find occupations that involve caring more suitable to their nature.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which theoretical perspective assumed that every society had certain structures that existed to fulfill some set of necessary functions?

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A)   structural functionalism
B)   social conflict
C)   symbolic interaction
D)   functional hierarchyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Opponents of gay and lesbian couplings claim that homosexuality is unnatural because they believe sex should only be about:

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A)   reproduction.
B)   marriage.
C)   gender.
D)   biology.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In the classroom,compared to girls,boys are:

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A)   more likely to interrupt (and to get away with it) .
B)   more frequently put down by their other-sex classmates.
C)   called on by the teacher less during class discussion.
D)   more frequently bullied out of class discussion.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which group argues that sexuality in America is an expression of the unequal power balance between men and women?

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A)   Marxist feminists
B)   symbolic interactionists
C)   psychoanalysts
D)   postmodernistsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

In the 1980s,what group believed that unequal gender relationships were at the root of all social relationships?

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A)   psychoanalysts
B)   radical feminists
C)   structural functionalists
D)   symbolic interactionistsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

All of the following terms characterize essentialist thinking EXCEPT:

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A)   biologically determined.
B)   natural or innate.
C)   fixed and absolute.
D)   fluid and ambiguous.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

In our society,we take for granted that sex has only two categories and tend to ignore facts that suggest sex itself is socially constructed.All of the following are outcomes of this sexual dichotomization EXCEPT:

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A)   the exclusion of those who don't fit neatly into one category or the other.
B)   viewing sexual variation as a part of our diversity as a species.
C)   the surgical alteration of the genitalia of babies so that they fit into one of these categories.
D)   the assumption that sex categories create bodies with male or female characteristics.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which theoretical perspective argues that gender is a product of social interactions and that by "doing gender," men and women create and contribute to the gendered patterns we see?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalytic theory
B)   structural functionalism
C)   social conflict
D)   symbolic interactionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Discuss the connection between sex and power in reference to homosexuality.Give a historical progression of homosexuality.Include Foucault's philosophy and Kinsey's study.

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Question 20

Feminist philosopher Elizabeth Grosz proposed that we view the relationship between sex (the natural) and gender (the social) as existing on a Möbius strip because:

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A)   sex comes before gender and dictates behavior.
B)   you can separate sex and gender into two distinct entities.
C)   sex and gender are two sides of the same coin and are thus inseparable.
D)   it is easier to siphon out the effects of each in this way.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 8: Gender

Black feminists essentially argue all of the following EXCEPT that:

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Which theoretical perspective argues that gender is a product of social interactions and that by "doing gender," men and women create and contribute to the gendered patterns we see?

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Judith Lorber believes that gender is a social institution because it is:

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Which theoretical perspective assumed that every society had certain structures that existed to fulfill some set of necessary functions?

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Which theory might argue that "it is beneficial for society as a whole when men and women stick to their 'normal' roles"?

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Harvard president Larry Summers stated that at the highest levels of performance,men might have an innate advantage over women in scientific aptitude and that genetic differences could explain the scarcity of female "hard" scientists at elite universities.Journalists termed this:

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Feminist philosopher Elizabeth Grosz proposed that we view the relationship between sex (the natural) and gender (the social) as existing on a Möbius strip because:

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Which group argues that sexuality in America is an expression of the unequal power balance between men and women?

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Discuss the connection between sex and power in reference to homosexuality.Give a historical progression of homosexuality.Include Foucault's philosophy and Kinsey's study.

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John Gray,author of Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus (1992) ,takes the position that the different temperaments,emotions,and languages of males and females are rooted in:

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The study of gender is basically the study of how two spheres shape each other.What are the two spheres?

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Sociologist Cynthia Fuchs Epstein argues that deceptive distinctions are those sex differences that arise out of the roles individuals occupy,rather than from some innate force.Which of the following is NOT an example of deceptive distinctions?

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An essentialist would argue all of the following for why women outnumber men in occupations that involve caring EXCEPT:

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Gender structures social relationships between people unequally.This is a statement that would be supported by which group?

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Feminist psychoanalyst Nancy Chodorow believes that if men share mothering with women,then:

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Opponents of gay and lesbian couplings claim that homosexuality is unnatural because they believe sex should only be about:

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All of the following terms characterize essentialist thinking EXCEPT:

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In the 1980s,what group believed that unequal gender relationships were at the root of all social relationships?

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In our society,we take for granted that sex has only two categories and tend to ignore facts that suggest sex itself is socially constructed.All of the following are outcomes of this sexual dichotomization EXCEPT:

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In the classroom,compared to girls,boys are:

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