In America, poverty in rural areas is actually higher than it is in cities.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2One reason why males have a shorter life expectancy than females is that men are encouraged to take greater risks to physical well-being than are women. This dynamic underlies
a. sexual orientation.
b. commercialization of gender ideals.
c. gender inequality.
d. gender neutrality.
Question 3Conflict theorists see stratification as an outcome of a struggle between groups for dominance of resources and social control.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Once a child is labeled male or female, everyone who comes in contact with the child begins to treat him or her as such and encourages gender-specific behavior. This dynamic relates to the process known as
a. sexualization.
b. commercialization of gender ideals.
c. socialization.
d. gender inequality.
Question 5Critics of the functionalist view suggest that stratification is immoral because it creates extremes of wealth and poverty and denigrates the people at the bottom.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6A sign for a gender-neutral bathroom on a college campus attracts a lot of attention, gossip, and conversation because
a. people are open to such an arrangement.
b. it challenges the binary script that places people in two clear-cut categories.
c. a gender-neutral bathroom would have no uses.
Question 7The richest 5 of all families in the United States own over half the country's wealth.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 8The high rate at which Samoa turns out football players is most surely tied to
a. their admiration of U.S. football.
b. an effort to show men in Samoa are really men and not fa'afafines.
c. limited career opportunities on the island.
d. the commercialization of gender ideals.