Soc 324 - Sociology of Sex and Gender 2 » Summer 2020 » Quiz 5

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Question #1
Today women receive about ___________ of computer science degrees.
A.   40%
B.   50%
C.   10%
D.   20%
Question #2
Women of color earn ____________ percent of bachelor's degrees in engineering.
A.   1
B.   3
C.   10
D.   20
Question #3
Women were once considered ideally suited for computer programming because:
A.   of their patience and greater attention to detail.
B.   of their general anti-social tendencies.
C.   they made up the majority of computer hardware engineers.
D.   they were considered creative risk-takers.
Question #4
Priming experiments have shown that when female students were told that there are gender differences in the scores on a math test before taking the test:
A.   their scores went down.
B.   they scored the same as male students.
C.   they quit the test halfway through.
D.   their scores went up.
Question #5
The gap between 8th grade girls and boys who say they like math and science is largest in:
A.   advanced industrial countries like the United States.
B.   countries that were former British colonies.
C.   Iran, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
D.   developing nations.
Question #6
According to educational research, one of the most important ways to decrease domain disengagement in school for both girls and boys is to:
A.   use negative reinforcement techniques.
B.   provide same gender role models.
C.   provide monetary rewards for good grades.
D.   require girls to take AP math classes and boys to take home economics.
Question #7
The Latina fathers in the Flores (2018) article thought that their ________ should stay at home and take care of the kids instead of working outside the home.
A.   wives
B.   brothers
C.   daughters
D.   sons
Question #8
Many of the mothers in Flores' (2018) study of Latina physicians were concerned that medical school would:
A.   take too long and delay them having a family.
B.   not lead to a good paying job.
C.   Americanize them too much.
D.   make them forget how to speak Spanish.
Question #9
In relation to their education, “being a man” according to Morris’ (2008) research participants in his article "Social Class, Masculinity, and Schooling in a Rural Context" meant:
A.   working hard to get into college.
B.   valuing an education over money.
C.   competing to be at the top of their class.
D.   putting minimal effort into school.
Question #10
The boys in Morris’ (2008) research saw ______________ as the key to being successful.
A.   book smarts
B.   getting a good white collar job
C.   commonsense
D.   a college education
Question #11
The index of dissimilarity measures:
A.   differences in standardized test scores between boys and girls.
B.   the percentage of workers that would need to change jobs for all occupations to have an equal number of men and women.
C.   the percentage of immigrant groups in the US.
D.   the differences in wages between male and female dominated professions.
Question #12
The index of dissimilarity for occupational segregation has ___________________ from 2000 to 2010.
A.   stayed about the same
B.   become an irrelevant measure
C.   decreased significantly
D.   increased significantly
Question #13
The index of similarity is highest (most gender segregated) among jobs that require:
A.   a PhD.
B.   at least four years of college.
C.   less than four years of college.
D.   the most experience.
Question #14
Researchers who study occupational segregation and the wage gap argue that “devaluation” of a field happens:
A.   when the field grows so fast and cannot keep up with demand for workers.
B.   when large numbers of women enter it.
C.   when large number of men enter it.
D.   when the supply of workers outpaces demand for the product.
Question #15
The phenomenon of the “glass escalator” is the process in which certain men _________________when they enter female-dominated professions.
A.   are discriminated against by their female coworkers
B.   quickly move to positions of power
C.   are excluded from managerial positions
D.   are paid less than their female coworkers
Question #16
Currently, women make up around ____________of Congress.
A.   10%
B.   24%
C.   60%
D.   50%
Question #17
In 2019, women made up an all-time record percentage of Fortune 500 CEOs at:
A.   50%.
B.   6.6%.
C.   10%.
D.   60%
Question #18
The gender pay gap is largest between white men and:
A.   Black women.
B.   Black men.
C.   Hispanic women.
D.   white women.
Question #19
Having children affects ______________the most in terms of lost wages.
A.   low-income men
B.   high income-men
C.   high income-women
D.   low-income women
Question #20
At the federal level, the United States offers ___________ days of paid maternity leave.
A.   30
B.   14
C.   365
D.   0

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