According to the discussion of hostile and benevolent sexism toward pregnant women,
a. people tend to show both hostile and benevolent sexism toward a woman who is pregnant.
b. people tend to show hostile sexismbut not benevolent sexismtoward a pregnant woman.
c. people tend to show benevolent sexismbut not hostile sexismtoward a pregnant woman.
d. surprisingly, people treat pregnant and nonpregnant women similarly, in terms of these two forms of sexism.
Question 2Which of the following would be the best example of hostile sexism directed toward a pregnant woman?
a. People act in an overly helpful manner toward a pregnant woman.
b. Employers are likely to avoid hiring a pregnant woman.
c. People do not make eye contact with a pregnant woman.
d. Strangers feel that they have a right to touch the stomach of a pregnant woman.
Question 3Imagine that you are at a party at a friend's home, and you see a pregnant woman in one of the rooms. Based on the information in the section on attitudes toward pregnant women, you would expect to find that people would
a. avoid any mention or acknowledgment of her pregnancy, consistent with the point that pregnancy is an invisible topic.
b. be likely to touch her stomach and give plenty of uninvited advice.
c. stand somewhat closer to her than to a nonpregnant woman.
d. avoid being in the same room with her, because it's embarrassing to discuss the topic of pregnancy.
Question 4According to the research on emotional reactions, pregnant women
a. almost always report highly positive emotions throughout pregnancy.
b. typically have unusual fearful reactions because people are responding to them differently now that they are pregnant.
c. often experience a mixture of both positive and negative emotions.
d. typically experience negative emotions at the beginning of their pregnancy but gradually shift to positive emotions by the end.
Question 5Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about women who are pregnant during extremely stressful catastrophes?
a. Gwen: Fortunately, the fetus is very well protected inside the uterus, and so a pregnant woman does not have an increased risk of a premature delivery or a low-birthweight newborn..
b. Hildegard: Women do not have an increased risk of a premature delivery or a low-birthweight newborn, but the newborn is more likely to have developmental delays..
c. Nizam: Women do have an increased risk of a premature delivery, but no increased risk of a low-birthweight newborn or a newborn with developmental delays..
d. Pablo: Women have an increased risk of a premature delivery, as well as a low-birthweight baby..
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