Ethnicity and Gender Review

Ethnicity and Gender Review

IGCSE Sociology

Learning Objectives

• Discuss examples of racial prejudice and discrimination in education, employment and housing.​

• Discuss scapegoating and the consequences of racism for ethnic groups.

• Discuss the effects of gender on the life chances of males and females and the changing role of women in modern industrial societies, including gender discrimination in employment.

• Assess explanations of gender discrimination.

Quizizz Review (15 items)

Top 1 - +3 points, Top 2 and 3 - +2 points, Top 4 and 5 - +1 point.

Multiple Choice

Which is which?

This kind of segregation happens when women tend to have different occupations from men.

• Vertical

• Horizontal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the dominance of men over women and children in society?

• Patriarchy

• Caste System

• Glass Ceiling

• Segragation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following happens when individuals or groups are blamed and sometimes punished for something which is not their fault?

• Lifestyle

• Scapegoating

• Racism

• Elitism

Multiple Choice

Which is which?

Workers who need skills acquired through training to perform their work.

• Unskilled worker

• Skilled worker

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the stratification system in South Africa until 1994 based on keeping racial groups apart?

• Estate System

• Caste System

• Apartheid

• Slavery

Multiple Choice

The following are ways women's life chances differ from those of men, EXCEPT:

• Women have a triple burden of work

• Women earn less than men

• Women experience violence

• Girls are more likely to go to school

Multiple Choice

This political movement and sociological perspective advocate equality of the sexes

• Conservatives

• Right-wing

• Feminism

• Marxism

Multiple Choice

This kind of Feminism is concerned with getting equal rights with men using legislation and changes in our lives

• Liberal

• Marxist-Socialist

• Radical

• Conservative

Multiple Choice

Which is which?

This involves men today acknowledging their emotions, sharing domestic work, and taking a greater role in fatherhood

• Retributive man

• New man

Multiple Choice

The following effects of industrialisation on gender, EXCEPT:

• Men were separated from the daily domestic routine.

• Women and children became economically dependent on men.

• Housework and childcare became isolated from other work.

• Women were seen as important member of society.

Multiple Choice

The following are consequences of gender inequalities at work, EXCEPT:

• Marked differences in earnings.

• Women are more vulnerable to poverty.

• Widening of inequaliteis in each sex.

• End of patriarchy

Multiple Choice

This refers to the unseen barrier that seems to prevent women from achieving the highest positions at work

• Scapegoating

• Slavery

• Glass ceiling

• Division of labour

Multiple Choice

The following are reasons why working women have increased significantly recently, EXCEPT:

• No change in the socialisation of girls.

• There are more female role models in occupations for girls.

• Laws, for example laws preventing sex discrimination, led to changes.

• Feminist ideas are becoming popular

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the ways where societies expect women and men to be responsible for some tasks?

• Patriarchy

• Gendered division of labour

• Vertical Segregation

• Glass Ceiling

Multiple Choice

The following are reasons why traditional male roles are becoming unpopular in modern industrial society, EXCEPT

• Fewer jobs involving traditional working-class male roels

• The value of men's role within the family is increasingly being questioned

• Violence and sexual abuse of women and children has become more visible

• The value of men's role in the family is still prioritized

To What Extent Question (Pair Work)

Writing Practice (Pair Work)

• To what extent does gender discrimination still exist in modern industrial societies?

Open the assignment on MS Teams, attach a word document, and submit on or before the session ends.​