11 Gender Stratification: The Social Side of Sex

01

Sex is the biological makeup of a male or female.

True

False
02

__________ refers to social, cultural and psychological traits linked to males and females.

Sex

Sexual orientation

Race

Gender identity
03

Sex is a/an ____________ because a person is born with it; gender is a/an ____________ because it has to be learned.

achieved; ascribed

ascribed; achieved

master; achieved

achieved; master
04

Sexism is most prevalent in __________ societies.

patriarchal

ethnocentric

matriarchal

egalitarian
05

Matriarchies is a social system in which women are the main authority and hold power over men.

True

False
06

_______________ are society's expectations of how males and females should act and think.

Gender roles

Sex roles

Sexual orientation

Sexism
07

Calabai are anatomical females in Bugis society who assume the characteristics of men.

True

False
08

Bissu are androgynous members of Bugis society who embody the perfect mixture of male and female.

True

False
09

Census data show that the income gap between men and women actually becomes wider with higher levels of educational background.

True

False
10

After work, women continue to be responsible for the household and children. This is called:

patriarchy

second job

second shift

gender exploitation
11

The ____________ is the term that describes women’s failure to rise to senior level positions because of invisible and artificial barriers constructed by male management.

“glass escalator effect”

“ceiling of upper management”

“glass ceiling”

“transparent ceiling”
12

Which of the following is/are (an) element(s) of the human capital model?

If there is inequality in wages, it is due to individual choices in matters of education and occupation.

If women choose to interrupt schooling or careers for marriage and family reasons, experience and productivity are compromised and wages are lower.

Women can be paid less because they choose occupations that make fewer demands on their family responsibilities.

All of the above
13

__________ refers to an inclusive world-wide movement to end sexism and sexist oppression by empowering women.

Feminism

Anti-sexism

Gynocentrism

Male-bashing
14

__________ feminism is based on the simple idea that all people are created equal and should not be denied equality of opportunity because of gender.

Liberal

Radical

Socialist

Multicultural
15

__________ feminism suggest that women should avoid “traditional activities” such as childbearing, since this often leads women having to subordinate their own goals for their husbands and families.

Liberal

Radical

Socialist

Multicultural
16

In sociology, sex and gender are synonymous terms.

True

False
17

Functionalists suggest that families can be disrupted when men and women do not adhere to traditional gender roles, such as when a husband is the homemaker and the wife is the breadwinner.

True

False
18

Symbolic interactionism asserts that gender is biological.

True

False
19

If women are the majority of an occupation, the job is associated with fewer rewards.

True

False
20

In most professions, research finds that there is equal pay for equal work.

True

False

11 Gender Stratification: The Social Side of Sex

Sex is the biological makeup of a male or female.

__________ refers to social, cultural and psychological traits linked to males and females.

Sex is a/an ____________ because a person is born with it; gender is a/an ____________ because it has to be learned.

Sexism is most prevalent in __________ societies.

Matriarchies is a social system in which women are the main authority and hold power over men.

_______________ are society's expectations of how males and females should act and think.

Calabai are anatomical females in Bugis society who assume the characteristics of men.

Bissu are androgynous members of Bugis society who embody the perfect mixture of male and female.

Census data show that the income gap between men and women actually becomes wider with higher levels of educational background.

After work, women continue to be responsible for the household and children. This is called:

The ____________ is the term that describes women’s failure to rise to senior level positions because of invisible and artificial barriers constructed by male management.

Which of the following is/are (an) element(s) of the human capital model?

__________ refers to an inclusive world-wide movement to end sexism and sexist oppression by empowering women.

__________ feminism is based on the simple idea that all people are created equal and should not be denied equality of opportunity because of gender.

__________ feminism suggest that women should avoid “traditional activities” such as childbearing, since this often leads women having to subordinate their own goals for their husbands and families.

In sociology, sex and gender are synonymous terms.

Functionalists suggest that families can be disrupted when men and women do not adhere to traditional gender roles, such as when a husband is the homemaker and the wife is the breadwinner.

Symbolic interactionism asserts that gender is biological.

If women are the majority of an occupation, the job is associated with fewer rewards.

In most professions, research finds that there is equal pay for equal work.

Sex is a/an because a person is born with it; gender is a/an because it has to be learned.