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Which statement best reflects the socialization perspective of gender differences?
 
  a. A person's position in the social structure can channel his or her behavior in a stereotypical male or femaledirection.
 b. There is a close correspondence between primary sex characteristics and athletic ability.
  c. An undetermined but significant portion of male-female differences are products of the ways in which males and females are treated.
  d. Differences between men and women can be traced to their daily work experiences.

Question 2

Which of the following is a criticism of poverty figures?
 
  a. Poverty status should be determined by comparing a person's financial situation with the rest of society.
  b. There is no geographic cost of living adjustment.
  c. The money used to pay taxes should be excluded since it cannot buy necessities.
  d. The poverty threshold is merely a guess.
  e. all of the above

Question 3

When child development specialist Beverly Fagot studied children in play groups at age 12 months and then at age 24 months, she found
 
  a. significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 12-month-old boys and girls.
  b. no significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 24-month-old boys and girls.
  c. that teacher interactions with toddlers reinforced gender-appropriate communication styles for girls and boys.
  d. that teachers responded positively toward girls when they behaved assertively and positively toward boys when they communicated in gentle ways.

Question 4

Comparisons of poverty levels among male-headed and female-headed households show that:
 
  a. they are equally likely to fall below the poverty level.
  b. male-headed households are more apt to be below the poverty level.
  c. female-headed households are more apt to fall below the poverty level.
  d. families with divorced spouses face the greatest likelihood of poverty no matter who heads the household.
  e. there is virtually no difference between the two in terms of poverty level.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is false about sexual orientation?
 
  a. It encompasses three distinct categories: lesbian/gay, heterosexual and bi-sexual.
  b. It falls along a continuum, with its end points being exclusive attraction to same sex or other sex.
  c. A one-time encounter is not an indicator of sexuality.
  d. Gender identity and sexual orientation are one in the same concepts.

Question 6

The feminization of poverty refers to:
 
  a. a trend in which females represent an increasing proportion of the poor.
  b. the fact that more feminists are poor these days.
  c. a phenomenon in which nearly all of the social workers who work with the poor are female.
  d. the fact that females seem to cope with poverty better than males.
  e. the fact that as more women have entered the labor force, they have lowered women's wages.

Answer to q. 1

c

Answer to q. 2

B

Answer to q. 3

c

Answer to q. 4

C

Answer to q. 5

a

Answer to q. 6

A