Soc 325 - Sex Roles and Work » Spring 2020 » Test 1

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Question #1
According to Powell, there have been increases in the labor force participation of women worldwide,
A.   nonetheless, the sex segregation of occupations is one of the most enduring features of the global economy
B.   consequently, the sex segregation of occupations has nearly been eliminated.
C.   consequently, the sex segregation of occupations has not endured.
D.   nonetheless, the level of sex segregation of occupations has not dropped.
Question #2
According to Powell, the role of women in the workplace has been expanding steadily worldwide.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
According to Powell, discrimination, a behavioral activity, is exhibited in how people treat members of other groups and in the decisions they make about others.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
According to Powell, both females and males behave altruistically. They do so similarly.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
According to Powell, stereotypes of all kinds tend to be durable.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
According to Powell, secondary dimensions of diversity are essentially unchangeable personal characteristics that exert significant lifelong impacts. Sex is a primary dimension of diversity, along with race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and physical abilities/disabilities.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
According to Powell, on a Web site titled The Rebuttal from Uranus, Susan Hamson slammed Gray"s book as 'a sexist, patronizing, male-centered invective which does little more than perpetuate long-held negative gender stereotypes.'
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
According to Powell, in 1910, Helen Thompson Adler was first psychologist to undertake an extensive and systematic examination of the psychological characteristics of the sexes.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
According to Powell, primary dimensions of diversity shape our basic self-image and sense of identity. They affect our early learning experiences, and there is typically no escaping their impact throughout the course of our lives.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
According to Powell, as we consider the effects of sex differences on work-related behavior, we also need to consider the effects of gender differences. Sex differences influence how people are disposed to behave in work settings.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
According to Powell, gender stereotypes do not represent beliefs about the psychological traits that are characteristic of members of each sex.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
According to Powell, Bem defined masculinity and femininity as independent dimensions on opposite ends of a single dimension.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
According to Powell, the legal requirement of equal opportunities for women and men in the workplace is equivalent to a societal commitment to ensure that they will be similarly oriented to take advantage of such opportunities.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
According to Powell, gender stereotypes have not been generally stable over time.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
According to Powell, using stereotypes saves us mental work in identifying and categorizing others.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
According to Powell, sex differences examine how males and females actually differ.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
According to Powell, stereotyping is a behavioral activity, related to thinking, learning, and remembering distinctions between various groups of people.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
According to Powell, mortality and health statistics suggest that
A.   women are 'sicker' in the short run and men are 'sicker' in the long run.
B.   men are 'sicker' in the short run and women are 'sicker' in the long run
C.   men and women have similar patterns in the short and long run.
D.   None of the others.
Question #19
According to Powell, traditional gender roles have more to do with present-day economic realities than at any previous time.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
According to Powell, a stereotype is
A.   a behavioral activity.
B.   all of the others.
C.   a set of beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people.
D.   engaging in an emotional activity.
Question #21
According to Powell, those who focus on the effects of biological forces argue that sex differences in adults and children are mostly innate, such that individuals are born masculine or feminine.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
According to Powell, in the United States, the proportion of women in the labor force (i.e., the proportion of all adults employed or seeking employment who are women), which was 42 percent in 1980, has risen to 57 percent.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #23
According to Powell, males are more likely to engage in physical aggression that produces pain or physical injury than are females, especially when their emotions are aroused.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #24
According to Powell, management occupations, classified as sex-neutral deserve special attention with regard to issues of diversity because they include workers with power and authority over others.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #25
According to Powell, the educational attainment of women not changed considerably in the postwar years.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #26
According to Powell, females may also engage in indirect aggression by trying to hurt others without being identified by their victims.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #27
According to Powell, although the concept of androgyny offers a vision of a society free of the influence of gender roles and stereotypes, that society has now materialized.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #28
According to Powell, a stereotype is a set of beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #29
According to Powell, primary dimensions of diversity are changeable personal characteristics. These characteristics are acquired and may be modified or abandoned throughout life.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #30
According to Powell, whether sex similarities or differences are learned or exhibited in a particular setting is influenced by the nature of the social-environmental forces operating in the setting.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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