Feminist Views on Stratification

Feminists argue the primary basis of social stratification in modern societies is:

• Occupation and income

• Gender

• Age

• Educational level

A society dominated and organised largely by men is described as:

• Matriarchal

• Egalitarian

• Meritocratic

• Patriarchal

Teaching girls to be gentle, caring and appearance-focused while boys are encouraged to be tough is called:

• Gender-role socialisation

• Role allocation

• Hidden curriculum

• Meritocracy

One example of gender-role socialisation in the notes is giving boys:

• Dolls and prams

• Kitchen play sets

• Swords, guns or toy cars

• Musical instruments

Laws outlawing sex discrimination and campaigns encouraging girls into science are cited as evidence of:

• A patriarchal backlash

• Progress achieved by feminism

• The glass ceiling hardening

• Complete gender equality

The continuing situation in which men are paid more than women for the same work is called the:

• Glass ceiling

• Sticky floor

• Dual burden

• Gender pay gap

Women’s over-representation in low-paid, part-time jobs is linked in the hand-out to their responsibility for:

• Caring for young children or elderly relatives

• Lack of ambition

• Lower digital skills

• Poor health outcomes

The “invisible barrier” that prevents many women reaching top positions is known as the:

• Class ceiling

• Iron cage

• Glass ceiling

• Wage wall

Historically, men entrenched dominance because women often had to remain in the home during pregnancy and childcare. This highlighted men’s control over:

• Technology

• Positions of power and paid work

• Religious institutions

• Military service

Feminists criticise earlier sociological theories for focusing on stratification based mainly on:

• Ethnicity

• Age

• Religion

• Job, income, power and status rather than gender