Which of the following refers to the power to discriminate at the organizational level based on one's sex?
a. Institutionalized sexism
b. Individual sexism
c. Gendered prejudice
d. Sexualized prejudice
According to the text, clerical workers, food service workers, and medical assistants are employed in
a. the public sector.
b. the private sector.
c. white-collar occupations.
d. pink-collar occupations.
Which percentage of women is in the labor force today?
a. 29
b. 39
c. 49
d. 59
Sociologists refer to the extent to which men and women are concentrated in different occupations and places of work as
a. incomparable worth.
b. gender-biased work.
c. gender-segregated work.
d. gender-integrated work.
Which of the following prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving financial assistance from the U.S. government?
a. Title V
b. Title X
c. Title IX
d. Title VII
Which of the following statements is true regarding media and gender socialization?
a. Television programs offer more female than male characters.
b. Reality TV shows more accurately portray real men and women and reduce stereotypes.
c. Male characters on television and in films usually get what they want by acting helpless, seductive, or deceitful.
d. Female characters who are supervisors or bosses are often portrayed as loud, bossy, and domineering on television and in films.
According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children
a. teaches boys and girls the same skills.
b. encourages girls and boys to engage in non-traditional pursuits for children of their sex.
c. assigns more active roles to girls than to boys.
d. helps to develop different types of skills and can encourage children to participate in gender-typed activities.
Which of the following statements describes gender socialization in the United States?
a. Male peer groups place more pressure on boys to do masculine things than female peer groups place on girls to do feminine things.
b. Sociologists have found that girls who play Little League baseball are encouraged to engage in masculine behavior and act tough even when they are injured.
c. Recent studies have shown that teachers subtly convey the message that girls are more important than boys because females typically have higher grades in school.
d. Gender socialization does not take place once a person graduates from high school.
Women are sometimes referred to as a minority in the United States because
a. they constitute less than 50 percent of the U.S. population.
b. they do not possess as much wealth, prestige, or power as men.
c. they are physically smaller.
d. All of these are accurate.
Sociologists refer to the rights, responsibilities, expectations, and relationships of women and men as
a. gender roles.
b. sex roles.
c. the gendered division of labor.
d. the gender belief system.
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