Social interactionist theory focuses on the
a. the cultural patterns of interaction between men and women.
b. the active, ongoing roles children and others play in creating gender.
c. the power relationships manifested through the division of labor.
d. the interaction between individuals, their families and their societies.
Ques. 2Becoming a caregiver is made difficult by the fact that
a. there is no prior training for the role
b. the role itself is often unclear
c. the role is highly idiosyncratic
d. all of the above
Ques. 3Bem's recommendations for counteracting the dominant gender ideology of our society include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Parents should emphasize the biological distinctions between mails and females.
b. Parents should create new materials such as stories, games and toys that do not teach gender stereotypes.
c. Parents should show children how to actively resist gender socialization and gender inequality.
d. Parents should use reward and punishment to teach the gender roles they want their children to develop.
Ques. 4When men and women murder a spouse
a. they are equally likely to use weapons.
b. they are equally likely to beat the other to death.
c. wives are more likely to use weapons while husbands are more likely to beat their wives to death.
d. husbands are more likely to use weapons while wives are more likely to use poison.
Ques. 5Aulette cites Bem's recommendations for parents to counteract the dominant gender ideology of our society. She suggests that parents
a. emphasize the biological distinctions and distinguish them from socially determined differences.
b. de-emphasize the biological distinctions and teach cultural relativity.
c. ignore biological distinctions and treat boys and girls exactly the same.
d. contradict the biological and social distinctions by treating boys and girls the opposite of the traditional ways.
Ques. 6Marital status varies by race. Which of the following categories is the most likely to never have been married?
a. Hispanics
b. Whites
c. Blacks
Ques. 7Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. As a general rule, elderly parents and their adult children have conflict-filled relationships
b. Elderly parents and children have little contact with one another
c. Research has shown that adult children provide little help and assistance to their aging
parents
d. The patterns of support and care between aging parents and their adult children are
dominated by a theme of reciprocity
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