Gender shapes the language we use because
a. men typically use male pronouns to describe possessions such as cars or boats.
b. women's traditional titles are often more positive than men's.
c. the English language tends to treat what is masculine as having more value than what is feminine.
d. men are as likely to take a woman's name after marriage as women are to take a man's name.
Social-conflict theories of gender
a. focus on the gender inequalities by which men have had power over women.
b. put a human face on gender, showing how gender is at work in everyday life.
c. help explain how gender roles have, throughout history, been useful to society's operation.
d. promote the integration of society.
When visiting friends, Jean sits with her ankles crossed and tucked under her chair, keeping her elbows close to her sides. Her husband, Jack, moves around the room, gesturing freely. This is an example of how men use space differently from women because
a. men are bigger than women.
b. men have more power than women.
c. men think little about their use of space.
d. women's social power is more subtle.
The symbolic-interaction approach provides what type of analysis of gender?
a. conflict-focused
b. macro-level
c. micro-level
d. function-focused
According to structural-functional analysis, society defines gender in terms of
a. complementarity.
b. power.
c. meanings.
d. violence.
Which theoretical analysis of gender roles highlights women experiencing frequent pregnancies and caring for children, and points to men's greater size and strength as placing them in charge of hunting and warfare?
a. social-conflict analysis
b. liberal analysis
c. structural-functional analysis
d. symbolic-interaction analysis
According to Talcott Parsons, femininity involves a focus on responsiveness, cooperation, and concern for other people and relationships, which he characterized as
a. expressive.
b. nonrational.
c. complimentary.
d. instrumental.
According to Talcott Parsons, masculinity involves a focus on rationality, competition, and goals, which he described as
a. emotional.
b. instrumental.
c. sensitive.
d. sympathetic.
Marta's boss tells off-color jokes and tolerates sexually based teasing by male employees of women employees. When she complains, he tells her to lighten upthey're just joking. This is an example of
a. quid pro quo sexual violence.
b. the glass ceiling.
c. a hostile work environment.
d. of how feminists have no sense of humor.
Naomi Wolf links which element of our culture to men having power over women?
a. our cultural ideas about parenting
b. our cultural ideas about sports
c. our cultural ideas about beauty
d. our cultural ideas about work
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