Despite the fact that many teachers are trying to _____, studies show that they nonetheless continue to do so.
a. stop disregarding gender difference among their students
b. interact with their students in more gendered ways
c. interact with their students in nongendered ways
d. overcome communicating with boys and girls in the same way
Question 2Which of the following was NOT one of the findings in the 1999 report by the American Association of University Women?
a. Schools ignore topics that matter in students' lives.
b. Title IX has ensured equal education for boys and girls.
c. Gender bias in schools affects female students.
d. Gender bias in schools affects male students.
Question 3According to a report by the American Association of University Women in 1999, the _____ curriculum refers to matters central to students' lives that are touched on only briefly, if at all, in most schools.
a. evaded
b. formal
c. informal
d. hidden
Question 4In 1972, Congress passed Title _____ of the Educational Amendments Acts, which outlawed sex discrimination in schools.
a. XII
b. IX
c. IV
d. III
Question 5Which term is used to mean the beliefs and placements that value men over women and that institutionalize male control of socially valued resources?
a. Gender roles
b. Structured gender
c. Male dominance
d. Masculanism
Question 6The term gendered institutions refers to
a. institutions that serve only one gender.
b. entire institutions that are patterned by gender.
c. traditional gender roles in society.
d. institutions that deliberately challenge traditional gender roles.
Question 7In the 1970s, Peterson and Enarson said that the _____ perspective placed the blame for gender inequality on women and diverted attention from the need for radical social change.
a. socialization
b. order
c. conflict
d. socialist
Question 8Research at the University of Buffalo found that women who base their self-worth on _____ tend to share more photos online and maintain larger online social networks.
a. their careers
b. how many friends they have
c. their role as wife and mother
d. their appearance
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