Gender and Society Mock
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This course explores the complex relationships between gender and society, examining how gender identities and roles are constructed, maintained, and challenged within varying social, cultural, and historical contexts. Students will analyze the impact of gender on individuals' experiences in areas such as family, work, education, media, and politics, as well as the intersections with race, class, sexuality, and other social categories. The course integrates feminist and sociological theories, encouraging students to critically assess stereotypes, inequalities, and contemporary debates concerning gender, while considering both local and global perspectives.
Recommended Textbook Marriages and Families 8th Edition by
Nijole V. Benokraitis
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Chapter 1: he Changing Family
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Q1) A woman who has two or more husbands practices ________.
A) polyandry
B) exogamy
C) polygyny
D) endogamy
Answer: A
Q2) A social scientist who studies the Industrial Revolution and its urbanization effects to understand a society's economy is using a ________.
A) nuclear-level perspective
B) cognitive-level perspective
C) micro-level perspective
D) macro-level perspective
Answer: D
Q3) Explain the term fictive kin.
Answer: Fictive kin are nonrelatives who are accepted as part of the family because they have strong bonds with biological family members and provide important services and care.These emotional ties may be stronger and more lasting than those established by blood or marriage.
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Chapter 2: Studying the Family
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Q1) Robert is a husband, a grandfather, a brother, a son, and an uncle.These are examples of Robert's ________.
A) roles
B) achieved status
C) symbols
D) shared meanings
Answer: A
Q2) What are some of the challenges researchers have faced in gathering data when they study teenage sexual behavior?
Answer: Research on teenage sexual behavior is valuable because it provides information that public health agencies and schools can circulate about sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV) and contraception.Nonetheless, many local jurisdictions have refused to let social scientists study adolescent sexual behavior.Some parents believe that such research violates student privacy and might make a school district look bad (if a study reports a high incidence of drug use or sexual activity, for example).Some religious groups, school administrators, and politicians have also opposed studies on teen sexuality because they believe that the research undermines traditional family values or makes deviant behavior seem normal.
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Chapter 3: The Family in Historical Perspective
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Q1) Which of the following has a parent from the baby boomer generation?
A) Stella, whose mother was born in 1934
B) Stan, whose mother was born in 1914
C) Mark, whose father was born in 1954
D) Melinda, whose father was born in 1994
Answer: C
Q2) During the Great Depression, many men and women who had been raised on the farms moved to the cities.Young women were more likely to find jobs there because
A) there was a demand for low-paid domestic help
B) rural women were more adept at factory work
C) there was a demand for inexpensive midwives
D) women were perceived to be more productive than men
Answer: A
Q3) In the 19th century, childhood changed in that ________.
A) adults began to view and treat children as "miniature adults"
B) children became more involved in industrial jobs
C) children began to spend more time playing than working
D) the level of physical punishment increased
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Racial and Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses
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Q1) Maria Gonzales is a 34-year-old Hispanic woman who lives in the city of Dallas in Texas.She is often treated differently because of her distinct cultural lineage.Which of the following choices most likely applies to Maria?
A) Maria belongs to a minority group.
B) Maria has a relatively high social status.
C) Maria wields immense politic power.
D) Maria belongs to a dominant group.
Q2) Why have many Asian American families become successful?
Q3) Rita lives with her family in Dallas.She is the oldest of three children and is of Indian-American descent.Rita's parents have raised her to value many aspects of her culture and have encouraged her to speak their native language at home.At the same time, they have also taught her to respect different cultures around her.They will eventually arrange Rita's marriage to an Indian boy from their own community.This scenario exemplifies the process of ________.
A) assimilation
B) acculturation
C) pluralism
D) xenophobia
Q4) List four reasons why racial-ethnic intermarriage has increased.
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Chapter 5: Socialization and Gender Roles
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Q1) Generally, men are capable of speaking more frequently and for longer periods.This trait is referred to as ________.
A) conversational analysis
B) conversational maintenance work
C) discourse analysis
D) conversational dominance
Q2) Sociologist Erving Goffman refers to ________ as a process in which we provide information and cues to others to present ourselves in a favorable light while downplaying or concealing our less appealing qualities.
A) gender scripting
B) cognitive development
C) impression management
D) stereotyping
Q3) A father who is the sole breadwinner for his family is performing a(n)________ role.
A) expressive
B) instrumental
C) institutional
D) nurturing
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Chapter 6: Love and Loving Relationships
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Q1) "Based on the variations he found in different cultures, Hupka concluded that jealousy is neither universal nor innate." Which of the following, if true, weakens Hupka's conclusion?
A) Expressing jealousy is culturally unacceptable in all societies.
B) Jealousy is more common in societies in which women are regarded as property.
C) While some women report being very jealous when their partners have affairs, others do not.
D) There is not relationship between jealousy and behaviors such as stalking.
Q2) Frank, a 28 year old man, falls in and out of love easily.When in a relationship, he often expects commitment instantaneously from his partner.Based on Ainsworth's attachment styles, Frank is displaying a(n)________ style.
A) secure
B) avoidant
C) ambivalent
D) dependent
Q3) Why is love unrequited? Explain with the help of reasons.
Q4) Explain the limitations of the triangular theory of love.
Q5) Briefly describe a characteristic of love.
Q6) How do gestures differ in romantic love in comparison with long-term love?
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Chapter 7: Sexuality and Sexual Expression throughout Life
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Q1) Which of the following is an indicator of the persistence of the sexual double standard?
A) An adolescent girl's popularity increases if she has several sexual partners at a time.
B) Men and women are expected to communicate about sex to each other.
C) Men who commit sexual assaults on women are given harsh punishment.
D) Women undergo vaginal surgery so that their partners can experience sex with a virgin.
Q2) Which of the following is true of masturbation?
A) It can be as sexually satisfying as intercourse.
B) It creates sexual tension.
C) It creates conflicts in a marriage.
D) It begins in adult life.
Q3) Nathan is dating Natasha, a cheerleader.Though he is not very fond of her, he is dating her to gain popularity among his classmates.Which of the following reasons can be attributed to this?
A) physical
B) goal attainment
C) emotional
D) insecurity
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Chapter 8: Choosing Others: Dating and Mate Selection
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Q1) How is the concept of bride price different from dowry? Explain.
Q2) Explain the concept of homogamy with the help of an example.What are some of the benefits of homogamy?
Q3) Jeremy married Sarah, who belongs to the same ethnic group as him.Additionally, she is a Christian like him.In this scenario, Jeremy is engaging in ________.
A) bigamy
B) homogamy
C) hypergamy
D) exogamy
Q4) Charles, a researcher, finds that a relationship can be intimate only if both partners are equally happy and find the relationship mutually satisfying.Which mate-selection theory is Charles's finding based on? What are some of the propositions of this theory?
Q5) In some Middle Eastern, Asian, and Mediterranean cultures, the bride's family is expected to pay a large monetary sum for the privilege of marrying her into the bridegroom's family.Identify and explain the concept represented in this scenario.
Q6) Briefly describe the principle of least interest.
Q7) What are stayovers? What are some of its advantages?
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Chapter 9: Singlehood, Cohabitation, Civil Unions, and Other Options
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Q1) During a debate about marriages, Marie is of the opinion that African American women are less likely to marry than their Asian counterparts.However, Joanne disagrees and argues that Asian women have equally poor marriage rates.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Marie's argument?
A) Unlike their Asian counterparts, many African American women are increasingly opting to cohabit with men from other races rather than marry men from their own societies.
B) The marriage squeeze among Asian communities is leading to several intermarriages, which has led to disproportionate marriage rates.
C) National data from the FBI show disproportionately large numbers of urban black men in their 20s and early 30s are in prison or jail or are victims of homicide.
D) Unlike Asian American women, whose familial ties encourage them to marry first and second cousins, African American women are generally averse to marrying within their social circles.
Q2) Discuss two benefits of cohabitation.
Q3) Briefly describe involuntary stable singles.
Q4) Briefly explain two reasons why Americans choose to live alone.
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Chapter 10: Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships
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Q1) Keith is of the opinion that, overall, married women are less healthy than married men.Janet, on the other hand believes that marriage benefits women more than men.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Keith's view?
A) Many married women enjoy "emotional capital" because husbands provide nurturing and companionship.
B) Women work harder if the marriage is distressed and tend to neglect their own health while caring for family members.
C) Men typically are more attuned than women to the emotional quality of marriages.
D) Married women who work full time tend to have fewer domestic responsibilities.
Q2) According to Cuber and Haroff, which of the following is characterized as an intrinsic marriage?
A) passive-congenial marriage
B) devitalized marriage
C) conflict-habituated marriage
D) total marriage
Q3) Describe the functions of an engagement.
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Chapter 11: To Be or Not to Be a Parent: More Choices, More
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Q1) Nelly, an unmarried woman, found out that she was pregnant.However, she did not want go through with the pregnancy and decided to have an abortion.In this scenario, Nelly should go for a ________.
A) miscarriage
B) induced abortion
C) surrogate abortion
D) spontaneous abortion
Q2) Briefly explain why people typically choose to be child free.
Q3) In a(n)________ adoption, the records of the adoption are kept sealed, and the birth parents aren't involved in the adoptee's life.
A) mediated
B) open
C) closed
D) semi-open
Q4) Briefly describe a few benefits of becoming a parent.
Q5) Some social scientists believe that same-sex couples adopt children in order to be socially accepted as parents.However, critics to this theory maintain that both same-sex couples and heterosexual couples adopt for the same reasons.Provide an explanation that justifies the critics' view.
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Chapter 12: Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls
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Q1) Which of the following is a characteristic of helicopter parents?
A) overinvolvement
B) indifference
C) empowering
D) unresponsiveness
Q2) Which theorist focused on social interaction as the core of the developing human being?
A) Jean Piaget
B) Erik Erikson
C) George Herbert Mead
D) Sigmund Freud
Q3) Illustrate a scenario that explains the concept of role overload.
Q4) Chris's mother agrees to let him go out to a movie on the condition that he would finish his homework first.In this scenario, Chris's mother is an example of an ________ parent.
A) authoritarian
B) indifferent
C) uninvolved
D) authoritative
Q5) In what ways are low-SES families different from high-SES families?
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Chapter 13: The Economy and Family Life
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Q1) The feminization of poverty refers to ________.
A) how poverty can be reduced by employing a higher number of women
B) trends that indicate women empowerment
C) how women who play traditional gender roles tend to be poor
D) the likelihood that female heads of households will be poor
Q2) A major advantage of commuter marriages is that they ________.
A) allow couples to spend more time with each other
B) involve high-paying jobs
C) reduce traveling costs for the couple
D) help couples give more time to child rearing activities
Q3) The ________ is the overall income difference between women and men in the workplace.
A) gender imbalance
B) discretionary income
C) gender wage gap
D) gender neutrality
Q4) Lloyd and Martin Inc.is an advertising firm.The company's management has decided to provide the option of telecommuting to its employees.How would implementing such a work arrangement be beneficial for the company?
Q5) How does the Department of Agriculture determine the poverty threshold?
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Chapter 14: Domestic Violence and Other Family Health
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Q1) Explain the term "physical abuse." Give examples of physical abuse.
Q2) Tom claims that a child's economic condition is a good indicator of that child's chances of being abused.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Tom's claim?
A) Child maltreatment is found to be more common in households in which the woman is abused.
B) Poverty has been found to be the single-best predictor of child abuse and neglect.
C) Coping with a disability has been found to increase parental stress and child abuse.
D) Substance-abusing has been found to lower parenting skills and increase child abuse and neglect.
Q3) According to ________theory, both assailants and victims tolerate or engage in violent behavior because they believe that the benefits outweigh the costs.
A) feminist
B) social exchange
C) learning
D) resource
Q4) Briefly describe the key concepts of resource theory.
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Chapter 15: Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies
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Q1) Joint custody differs from split custody in that in a joint custody ________.
A) the mother gets the daughters and the father gets the sons
B) the children divide their time between their parents, who share decisions about the children's upbringing
C) the children are allowed to choose the parent with whom they want to live
D) neither parent gets legal or physical custody of the children
Q2) Paula, a recent divorcee, asks her friend for advice on how to lessen the negative effects of the divorce on her kids.Which of the following statement would be effective in the given case?
A) She should move her household and start again in a new community.
B) She should keep her distance from the children and not be too rigid in setting household rules.
C) She should blame the other parent so that they take her side.
D) She should emphasize that the children are not responsible for the divorce.
Q3) Which of the following is true of split custody?
A) The children are divided either by choice or by sex between the partners.
B) The children divide their time between their parents.
C) Both parents share decision making with regard to the children's affairs.
D) Both parents have physical custody of the children.
Q4) Discuss the difficulties that are encountered in a same-sex divorce.
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Chapter 16: Families in Later Life
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Q1) ________ siblings are available because of family bonds rather than affection or closeness.
A) Congenial
B) Loyal
C) Apathetic
D) Intimate
Q2) Which of the following would be an example of an involved and influential grandparent?
A) Megan's grandfather helps her get away with the mischievous things she does and supports her when her father scolds her.
B) Rachel's grandfather takes her for walks where he helps her with problems that she's facing at school and at home.
C) Henry's grandmother lives far away from where he does, but she calls him on the weekends to speak to him.
D) Jack's grandmother invites him to spend the weekend with her once a month at her place, where he is pampered with gifts.
Q3) Discuss the various phases of grief.
Q4) Discuss the five groups of siblings in later life.
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