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Soc 031 - Sociology of Gender » Spring 2020 » Quiz 3

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Question #1

Title IX addresses the problem of exclusion, denial of benefits, or discrimination, based on sex/gender, in educational programs or activities receiving federal money.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #2

Jackson Katz discussed the Bystander Approach, which is

A. when people go to the movies, hang out near other people and, eventually, ask them out on dates.

B. asking that people approach others who are just hanging around and see if they have been demeaned or harassed.

C. asking that people run away and call the police if they see others being demeaned or harassed, they should not intervene in some way to alleviate the situation, because it's never safe to do so.

D. asking that people step up and if they see others being demeaned or harassed, they should intervene in some way to alleviate the situation, should it be safe to do so.

Question #3

The Bechdel Test evaluates films for the presence of women and consists of

A. four questions and an essay.

B. There has to be at least two women, both of whom have names and talk to each other about something other than a man.

C. There has to be at least five women, all of whom have names and talk to each other about something other than themselves.

D. an evaluation of the attractiveness and sexual availability of the women in the film.

Question #4

Title IX is a federal law that states that colleges should have the same number of teams for men and for women.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #5

According to Jacobs, women are more likely than men to be in college because

A. men have better things to do and women need more education to be able to contribute to society.

B. women need the college degree to find a good man while men are more likely to find a partner whatever they do.

C. men need the college degree to get access to good jobs while women are more likely to get access to good jobs without a degree.

D. women are more likely to need the college degree to get access to good jobs while men are more likely to get access to good jobs without a degree.

E. None of the other responses.

Question #6

Everyone agrees that virginity is when someone has sex.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #7

The first religion, as far as we know, worshiped nature and the creation of life, thus seeing women as wise and sacred.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #8

Hooking up means

A. having casual sex.

B. All of the other responses.

C. catching a fish.

D. buying a gift for someone.

Question #9

Most religions that are currently prominent tend to have some degree of gender inequality, seeing men as more dominant than women.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #10

The Bechdel Test, over time, shows that the rate of movies that pass are increasing and are now at or slightly over 50%.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #11

God or many of the Gods, in most current religions, have no specific gender.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #12

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has data that shows that

A. Screen time and speaking time in movies are even for women and men, even in female lead movies.

B. Screen time and speaking time in movies are higher for women, especially in female lead movies.

C. Screen time and speaking time in movies are higher for women, even in action movies.

D. Screen time and speaking time in movies are higher for men, even in female lead movies.

Question #13

Instagram selfies reproduce traditional gender stereotypes, even more than popular magazine ads.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #14

All those crazy graphs we looked at on religious behaviors by gender showed pretty consistently that

A. women have higher spirituality than men

B. women have higher religiosity than men

C. women have lower spirituality than men

D. women have lower religiosity than men

Question #15

Most religions, especially if their sacred being has gender, are structured by gender, meaning that people in leadership positions tend to be of one gender while those in supportive positions tend to be of another gender.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #16

Catholicism has always existed.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #17

In World War II, as men (and some women) went to war, many women went to work, however, when the war was over and the soldiers came home, many working women had to leave their work. This was due to

A. The needs of the global labor market and societal norms of race.

B. The needs of the individuals - women wanted to stop working and men wanted that as well.

C. The needs of the labor market and societal norms of gender.

D. The needs of the President and families.

E. None of the other responses.

Question #18

Men really need Tough Guy cotton candy while women really need Little Princess cotton candy.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #19

Defining sex as 'vaginal intercourse' means that men who have sex with men will always be considered virgins.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #20

Religiosity is

A. FALSE

B. how pious a person is - as measured by activity or opinion.

C. how spiritual a person is - as measured by participation or opinion.

D. how religious a person is - as measured by participation or opinion.

E. how evil a person is - as measured by activity or opinion.

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