SOCI 261 Second Midterm Review
(Concordia University) Exam Q&A 100%
Solved
puts forth arguments regarding the differences between men and women based
on Michael Gurian's neurology research. - ✔✔Naomi Wolf
discrimination and derogatory attitudes and beliefs that promote stereotyping
of people because of gender. Sexism and gender stereotyping are two problems
for both men and women, and are most often experienced in institutions and
social relationships. - ✔✔sexism
the differential success of men and women in gaining access to valued rewards.
this tends to stem from structural arrangements, interpersonal discrimination,
and cultural beliefs. - ✔✔gender inequality
Sex is a _______ concept - the _ _______ must be present for the embryonic sex
glands to develop _______. Further, a preponderance of particular ______ must
be present in both sexes to reach sexual maturity. Most people are (_____) male
or ("") female from the moment of conception, with biological differences
between the sexes that are _______, ______, and ________.
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,However, research has not revealed any simple _____ between the sexes or any
direct link between ______ and the _______ of each sex. Also, current thinking
is that 'male' and 'female' are not discrete biological ________. It would be
more accurate to view them as opposite _____ along a continuum of sexual
______. The value of such subtle thinking is obvious when we consider unusual
cases. For example, consider the rare condition known as ________ ______, in
which an XX individual is exposed in the womb to abnormally high levels of
______, a family of ho - ✔✔biological, Y chromosome, maleness, hormone,
mainly, anatomic, genetic, hormonal, split, genetics, behavior, categories. poles,
variation, adrenogenital syndrome, androgens, intersexed, genitalia, phallus,
clitoris, penis, socially, unavoidable, reproductive, psychological, relevant, roles,
socially, enactment, biological, play, roles, play, roles, roles, labor, time,
cultures, socially, institutions, biological, social, gender roles, gender, social
Views of the inherent differences between males and females are captured in a
neat _______ found in our culture - and most others - that distinguished
masculinity and femininity. Not only is this dichotomy an _________ of the real
differences between people, but it is also the source of many _______ for both
men and women. - ✔✔dichotomy, oversimplification, problems
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,_________ and child-_____ continue to be mainly female activities in Canadian
society. Women's ____ and _______ make child-bearing possible. However,
child-bearing is no longer ______. Effective _____ _______, by reducing the risk
of ______ ________, has made the outcome of sexual intercourse more _______
and _______ than at any other time in history. As a result, men and women can
lead more ______ lives than ever before. Today, women spend ___ time bearing
and raising children than they did in the past. Other parts of their lives -
especially education, work, career, and marital companionship- are more
_______ than they once were. Even sexual practices and sexual ideas, like the
traditional double standard, have changed because of this ________ ________.
However, the family household remains a _______ for women more than for
men. Before ______ ________ it was men's workplace, too, but the separation
of ____ and ____ - ✔✔Reproduction, rearing, genes, hormones, unavoidable,
birth control, unwanted pregnancy, predictable, controllable, similar, less,
important, contraceptive revolution, workplace, industrial capitalism, home,
paid work, similar, gendered, more, caregiving, engage, paid employment, sick,
disabled, less, gendered inequality, conservative, work, cohabit, less,
renegotiate, duties
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, With most women in the paid _______, who looks after their children? Some
families rely on ______ provided by ________ caregivers. More, however, rely
on ________ who come to the parents' houses, on small-scale child-care
operations, or on family members' voluntary care. Most babysitters are _____
and most non-household family members who 'help' with child care are _____.
When researchers ask parents how they divide the responsibility of the
household, they find women taking much more ________ for the events or tasks
of child care. While men might ____ children to doctor's appointments, most
often women will have ____ the appointments.
Women's lives become much more complicated with the _______ of children.
Helena Willen and Henry Montgomery refer to this fact as the '____ __' of
marriage; wishing and planning for a child _______ marital happiness, but
achieving this wish ______ that happiness. The birth of a child - ✔✔workforce,
daycare, professional, babysitters, female, female, responsibility, take, made,
arrival, catch 22, increases, reduces, strain, less, frequent, violent, arrives,
before, spousal, parental, emotional, bridge, romance, privacy, Sleepless, more,
marital, time, depressed, increases, social, more, less, resent, subservient, wife,
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(Concordia University) Exam Q&A 100%
Solved
puts forth arguments regarding the differences between men and women based
on Michael Gurian's neurology research. - ✔✔Naomi Wolf
discrimination and derogatory attitudes and beliefs that promote stereotyping
of people because of gender. Sexism and gender stereotyping are two problems
for both men and women, and are most often experienced in institutions and
social relationships. - ✔✔sexism
the differential success of men and women in gaining access to valued rewards.
this tends to stem from structural arrangements, interpersonal discrimination,
and cultural beliefs. - ✔✔gender inequality
Sex is a _______ concept - the _ _______ must be present for the embryonic sex
glands to develop _______. Further, a preponderance of particular ______ must
be present in both sexes to reach sexual maturity. Most people are (_____) male
or ("") female from the moment of conception, with biological differences
between the sexes that are _______, ______, and ________.
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,However, research has not revealed any simple _____ between the sexes or any
direct link between ______ and the _______ of each sex. Also, current thinking
is that 'male' and 'female' are not discrete biological ________. It would be
more accurate to view them as opposite _____ along a continuum of sexual
______. The value of such subtle thinking is obvious when we consider unusual
cases. For example, consider the rare condition known as ________ ______, in
which an XX individual is exposed in the womb to abnormally high levels of
______, a family of ho - ✔✔biological, Y chromosome, maleness, hormone,
mainly, anatomic, genetic, hormonal, split, genetics, behavior, categories. poles,
variation, adrenogenital syndrome, androgens, intersexed, genitalia, phallus,
clitoris, penis, socially, unavoidable, reproductive, psychological, relevant, roles,
socially, enactment, biological, play, roles, play, roles, roles, labor, time,
cultures, socially, institutions, biological, social, gender roles, gender, social
Views of the inherent differences between males and females are captured in a
neat _______ found in our culture - and most others - that distinguished
masculinity and femininity. Not only is this dichotomy an _________ of the real
differences between people, but it is also the source of many _______ for both
men and women. - ✔✔dichotomy, oversimplification, problems
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,_________ and child-_____ continue to be mainly female activities in Canadian
society. Women's ____ and _______ make child-bearing possible. However,
child-bearing is no longer ______. Effective _____ _______, by reducing the risk
of ______ ________, has made the outcome of sexual intercourse more _______
and _______ than at any other time in history. As a result, men and women can
lead more ______ lives than ever before. Today, women spend ___ time bearing
and raising children than they did in the past. Other parts of their lives -
especially education, work, career, and marital companionship- are more
_______ than they once were. Even sexual practices and sexual ideas, like the
traditional double standard, have changed because of this ________ ________.
However, the family household remains a _______ for women more than for
men. Before ______ ________ it was men's workplace, too, but the separation
of ____ and ____ - ✔✔Reproduction, rearing, genes, hormones, unavoidable,
birth control, unwanted pregnancy, predictable, controllable, similar, less,
important, contraceptive revolution, workplace, industrial capitalism, home,
paid work, similar, gendered, more, caregiving, engage, paid employment, sick,
disabled, less, gendered inequality, conservative, work, cohabit, less,
renegotiate, duties
3|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, With most women in the paid _______, who looks after their children? Some
families rely on ______ provided by ________ caregivers. More, however, rely
on ________ who come to the parents' houses, on small-scale child-care
operations, or on family members' voluntary care. Most babysitters are _____
and most non-household family members who 'help' with child care are _____.
When researchers ask parents how they divide the responsibility of the
household, they find women taking much more ________ for the events or tasks
of child care. While men might ____ children to doctor's appointments, most
often women will have ____ the appointments.
Women's lives become much more complicated with the _______ of children.
Helena Willen and Henry Montgomery refer to this fact as the '____ __' of
marriage; wishing and planning for a child _______ marital happiness, but
achieving this wish ______ that happiness. The birth of a child - ✔✔workforce,
daycare, professional, babysitters, female, female, responsibility, take, made,
arrival, catch 22, increases, reduces, strain, less, frequent, violent, arrives,
before, spousal, parental, emotional, bridge, romance, privacy, Sleepless, more,
marital, time, depressed, increases, social, more, less, resent, subservient, wife,
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