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.   10%
B.   20%
C.   40%
D.   50%
Question #2
Women of color earn ____________ percent of bachelor's degrees in engineering.
A.   1
B.   10
C.   20
D.   3
Question #3
Women were once considered ideally suited for computer programming because:
A.   they were considered creative risk-takers.
B.   of their general anti-social tendencies.
C.   they made up the majority of computer hardware engineers.
D.   of their patience and greater attention to detail.
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 quit the test halfway through.
C.   their scores went up.
D.   they scored the same as male students.
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.   provide monetary rewards for good grades.
B.   use negative reinforcement techniques.
C.   require girls to take AP math classes and boys to take home economics.
D.   provide same gender role models.
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.   brothers
B.   sons
C.   daughters
D.   wives
Question #8
Many of the mothers in Flores' (2018) study of Latina physicians were concerned that medical school would:
A.   make them forget how to speak Spanish.
B.   not lead to a good paying job.
C.   Americanize them too much.
D.   take too long and delay them having a family.
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.   valuing an education over money.
B.   competing to be at the top of their class.
C.   putting minimal effort into school.
D.   working hard to get into college.
Question #10
The boys in Morris’ (2008) research saw ______________ as the key to being successful.
A.   book smarts
B.   commonsense
C.   a college education
D.   getting a good white collar job
Question #11
The index of dissimilarity measures:
A.   the percentage of immigrant groups in the US.
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 differences in wages between male and female dominated professions.
D.   differences in standardized test scores between boys and girls.
Question #12
The index of dissimilarity for occupational segregation has ___________________ from 2000 to 2010.
A.   decreased significantly
B.   increased significantly
C.   become an irrelevant measure
D.   stayed about the same
Question #13
The index of similarity is highest (most gender segregated) among jobs that require:
A.   at least four years of college.
B.   the most experience.
C.   a PhD.
D.   less than four years of college.
Question #14
Researchers who study occupational segregation and the wage gap argue that “devaluation” of a field happens:
A.   when large number of men enter it.
B.   when the field grows so fast and cannot keep up with demand for workers.
C.   when large numbers of women 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 paid less than their female coworkers
B.   are excluded from managerial positions
C.   are discriminated against by their female coworkers
D.   quickly move to positions of power
Question #16
Currently, women make up around ____________of Congress.
A.   10%
B.   50%
C.   60%
D.   24%
Question #17
In 2019, women made up an all-time record percentage of Fortune 500 CEOs at:
A.   6.6%.
B.   60%
C.   10%.
D.   50%.
Question #18
The gender pay gap is largest between white men and:
A.   white women.
B.   Hispanic women.
C.   Black women.
D.   Black men.
Question #19
Having children affects ______________the most in terms of lost wages.
A.   high income-men
B.   low-income men
C.   low-income women
D.   high income-women
Question #20
At the federal level, the United States offers ___________ days of paid maternity leave.
A.   30
B.   365
C.   0
D.   14

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