Test Bank for Sociology Down to Earth Approach 11th Edition by Henslin Sociol
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ogy Down-to-Earth Approach: 11th Edition Test Bank – Henslin Sample
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Chapter 11 j Sex and Gender j j
11.1 True/False Questions j
1) Gender stratification refers to the ranking of males and females according to t
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heir access to power, property, and prestige based on their sex.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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2) Sociologically, “gender” and “sex” are interchangeable terms that have virtually the
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same meaning.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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3) Sociologists believe that women are born to be nuj j j j j j j j
rturers. Answer: FALSE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Knowledgej
4) Sociologists believe that if biology were the principal factor in determining human b
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ehavior, there would be greater uniformity of behavior among all people –
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men and women, regardless of gender – around the world.
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,Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 282
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Skill: Application
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5) The 1985 Vietnam veterans study clearly demonstrated that biology (in thi
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s case, testosterone) is the cause of male aggressiveness.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 283
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Skill: Comprehension
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6) Sociologically, females are appropriately classified as a minority gr
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oup. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 285
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Skill: Application
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7) In hunting and gathering as well as horticultural societies, women co
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ntributed the majority of the food supply to their groups.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 285
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Skill: Knowledge
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8) The major theories on the origin of patriarchy point to the social con
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sequences of human reproduction. j j j
Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 285-286
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Skill: Knowledge
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,9) In his study of 324 societies around the world, anthropologist George Murdock fou
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nd that specific tasks were universally assigned to men and others to women, giving su
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pport to the argument that biology controls human behavior.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 287 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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10) Of nearly 1 billion adults worldwide who are illiterate, two-
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thirds are women. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 288 j j
Skill: Knowledge j
11) Promotion of feminism and the rights of women in the Least Industrialized Nat
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ions has resulted in the practice of honor killing being outlawed throughout the worl
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d.
Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 292 j j
Skill: Knowledge j
12) The fact that women are twice as likely to die after coronary bypass surgery can b
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e traced to unintentional sexual discrimination by medical personnel.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 296 j j
Skill: Application
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13) A unique feature of American colleges and universities is that they have bee
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n co-ed since being established in seventeenth-century colonial America.
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Answer: FALSE j
, Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 297 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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14) The ratio of women who work for wages is evenly distributed throughout the
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United States. j
Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 301 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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15) Research shows that women are less likely to become full pro
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fessors. Answer: TRUEj j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 301 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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16) The “testosterone bonus” refers to men’s ability to think quicker and act mor
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e decisively than women.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 302 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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17) Sexual harassment was not recognized as a social problem until the 1970s. Ans
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wer: TRUE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 305 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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18) The Supreme Court has ruled that sexual harassment laws do not apply equally to ho
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mosexuals who are harassed by heterosexuals on the job.
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Answer: FALSE j
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ogy Down-to-Earth Approach: 11th Edition Test Bank – Henslin Sample
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Chapter 11 j Sex and Gender j j
11.1 True/False Questions j
1) Gender stratification refers to the ranking of males and females according to t
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heir access to power, property, and prestige based on their sex.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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2) Sociologically, “gender” and “sex” are interchangeable terms that have virtually the
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same meaning.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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3) Sociologists believe that women are born to be nuj j j j j j j j
rturers. Answer: FALSE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 280 j j
Skill: Knowledgej
4) Sociologists believe that if biology were the principal factor in determining human b
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ehavior, there would be greater uniformity of behavior among all people –
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men and women, regardless of gender – around the world.
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,Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 282
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Skill: Application
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5) The 1985 Vietnam veterans study clearly demonstrated that biology (in thi
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s case, testosterone) is the cause of male aggressiveness.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 283
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Skill: Comprehension
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6) Sociologically, females are appropriately classified as a minority gr
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oup. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 285
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Skill: Application
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7) In hunting and gathering as well as horticultural societies, women co
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ntributed the majority of the food supply to their groups.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 285
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Skill: Knowledge
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8) The major theories on the origin of patriarchy point to the social con
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sequences of human reproduction. j j j
Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 285-286
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Skill: Knowledge
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,9) In his study of 324 societies around the world, anthropologist George Murdock fou
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nd that specific tasks were universally assigned to men and others to women, giving su
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pport to the argument that biology controls human behavior.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 2 j Page Ref: 287 j j
Skill: Comprehension
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10) Of nearly 1 billion adults worldwide who are illiterate, two-
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thirds are women. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 288 j j
Skill: Knowledge j
11) Promotion of feminism and the rights of women in the Least Industrialized Nat
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ions has resulted in the practice of honor killing being outlawed throughout the worl
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d.
Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 292 j j
Skill: Knowledge j
12) The fact that women are twice as likely to die after coronary bypass surgery can b
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e traced to unintentional sexual discrimination by medical personnel.
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Answer: TRUE j
Diff: 3 j Page Ref: 296 j j
Skill: Application
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13) A unique feature of American colleges and universities is that they have bee
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n co-ed since being established in seventeenth-century colonial America.
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Answer: FALSE j
, Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 297 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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14) The ratio of women who work for wages is evenly distributed throughout the
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United States. j
Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 301 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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15) Research shows that women are less likely to become full pro
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fessors. Answer: TRUEj j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 301 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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16) The “testosterone bonus” refers to men’s ability to think quicker and act mor
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e decisively than women.
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Answer: FALSE j
Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 302 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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17) Sexual harassment was not recognized as a social problem until the 1970s. Ans
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wer: TRUE
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Diff: 1 j Page Ref: 305 j j
Skill: Knowledge
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18) The Supreme Court has ruled that sexual harassment laws do not apply equally to ho
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mosexuals who are harassed by heterosexuals on the job.
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Answer: FALSE j
