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Ch 11 Gender

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Categories based on physical features such as genitalia.

a)

Gender

b)

Sex

c)

Androgenes

d)

Sexual Identity

2.

Categories based on social expectations. Examples include masculine, feminine, and androgynous.

a)

Sex

b)

Gender

c)

Sexual Identity

d)

Sexual Orientation

3.

Which wave of the women's movement included fighting for the right to vote?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

4.

What was the nickname given to women seeking the vote?

a)

Suffragettes

b)

Pink Pantaloon Brigade

c)

Tea Totallers

d)

Wonder Women

5.

Name given to a society in which men hold more of the three P's.

a)

Testosterone Village

b)

Breadwinner Society

c)

Patriarchy

d)

Matriarchy

e)

Smurf Village

6.

Amount of money women make for every dollar men make, on average.

a)

$1.15

b)

$0.25

c)

$0.65

d)

$0.80

7.

Marital pattern in which one husband has many wives.

a)

Polyamory

b)

Polygyny

c)

Polyandry

d)

Monogamy

8.

Age group at greatest risk for sexual victimization.

a)

the elderly

b)

middle age

c)

children under 12

d)

upper teens and lower 20's (college aged)

9.

Today in the US, over 60 % of college students are...

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Intersexed

d)

Rabbits

10.

Women make up just over 50% of the population, but sociologists consider them to be a minority. Why?

a)

Women are shorter on average

b)

Official measures incorrectly estimate % female.

c)

Women have less of the 3 P's.

d)

Most sociologists are women.

11.

Term used to describe an invisible (metaphorical) barrier in businesses that seems to prevent women from rising to the top.

a)

Invisible Blanket

b)

Glass Ceiling

c)

Patriarchy

d)

Discrimination

12.

Argument stating that women and men are different in their behaviors and attitudes due to built-in or born-in and unchangeable tendencies.

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

c)

Functionalism

d)

Conflict Theory