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Question 1 (1 point)

Characteristics that we believe ‘define’ race are products of social beliefs and values imposed by those who had/have the power to create the labels and categories. This idea fits with the argument that:

Question 1 options:

1) racial categories have a distinct biological basis

2) race is a social construction

3) racial categories are the same across cultures

4) race is perceived the same way across history Save

Question 2 (1 point)

A collection of people distinguished by others or by themselves, primarily on the basis of national origin, place of birth or distinctive social traits.

Question 2 options:

1) ethnic group

2) racial group

3) age group

4) occupational group Save

Question 3 (1 point)

How many racial categories are included in the official recordings by the U.S. government?

Question 3 options:

1) 2 categories

2) 5 categories

3) 11 categories

4) 28 categories Save

Question 4 (1 point)

How many ethnic categories are included in the official recordings by the U.S. government?

Question 4 options:

1) 2 categories

2) 5 categories

3) 11 categories

4) 28 categories Save

Question 5 (1 point)

Segregated residential arrangements, laws prohibiting intermarriage, and racial profiling are all examples fitting with which characteristic of minority groups?

Question 5 options:

1) involuntary membership

2) disadvantaged position

3) isolation

4) categorical membership Save

Question 6 (1 point)

According to sociologists, minority groups have sociological meaning. In other words, a minority group is:

Question 6 options:

1) a group making up less than 50% of the population

2) a group making up less than 45% of the population

3) a group lacking access to and control of resources

4) a group where members are free to join or leave the group as they wish Save

Question 7 (1 point)

Prejudice has to do with ____________, while discrimination has to do with _______________.

Question 7 options:

1) beliefs; behavior

2) behavior; beliefs

3) stereotypes; self-fulfilling prophecies

4) non-verbal messages; verbal messages Save

Question 8 (1 point)

Overgeneralizations about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of particular categories refer to:

Question 8 options:

1) stereotyping

2) redlining

3) scapegoating

4) steering Save

Question 9 (1 point)

According to Merton’s typology of prejudice and discrimination, a person who holds a prejudice attitude but does not engage in discriminating behavior is:

Question 9 options:

1) an unprejudiced nondiscriminator

2) an unprejudiced discriminator

3) a prejudiced nondiscriminator

4) a prejudiced discriminator Save

Question 10 (1 point)

Sammie, a manager of a major U.S. clothing chain, is in the process of interviewing candidates for the position of buyer. Sammie does not think that Asians are qualified to be buyers for American clothing; however, Sammie interviews several Asians for the position and will hire whoever has the most previous experience. Based on this information:

Question 10 options:

1) Sammie is prejudiced but not discriminatory

2) Sammie is discriminatory but not prejudiced

3) Sammie is both prejudiced and discriminatory

4) Sammie is neither prejudiced nor discriminatory Save

Question 11 (1 point)

A person deciding not to rent an apartment to someone of a different race would be an example of:

Question 11 options:

1) individual discrimination

2) institutional discrimination

3) stereotyping

4) scapegoating

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Question 12 (1 point)

A bank that consistently denies home loans to persons of Hispanic origin would be an example of:

Question 12 options:

1) individual discrimination

2) institutional discrimination

3) stereotyping

4) scapegoating Save

Question 13 (1 point)

______ refers to biological make up, while __________ refers to socially constructed expectations for behavior according to those biological characteristics.

Question 13 options:

1) inequality; equality

2) femininity; masculinity

3) sex; gender

4) history; sociology Save

Question 14 (1 point)

The social expectations of gender assigned to males and females refers to:

Question 14 options:

1) gender scripts

2) biology

3) discrimination

4) inequality Save

Question 15 (1 point)

Strong, rational, dominant, and independent are common stereotypes used to describe:

Question 15 options:

1) the upper class

2) whites

3) blacks

4) men Save

Question 16 (1 point)

Weak, emotional, nurturing, dependent, and anxious are common stereotypes used to describe:

Question 16 options:

1) parents

2) Hispanics

3) women

4) the working class Save

Question 17 (1 point)

The disparity in opportunities available for men and women is referred to as:

Question 17 options:

1) the gender gap

2) the income gap

3) genderphobia

4) tracking Save

Question 18 (1 point)

As of 2012, what percentage of all CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies were women?

Question 18 options:

1) 4 percent

2) 20 percent

3) 36 percent

4) 73 percent Save

Question 19 (1 point)

A woman earns approximately ____% of a man’s income.

Question 19 options:

1) 60%

2) 70%

3) 80%

4) 90% Save

Question 20 (1 point)

According to the table we went over in class, The Wage Gap – By Age, as you move toward older cohorts of people, the wage gap __________________.

Question 20 options:

1) shrinks

2) increases

3) stays the same

4) has no clear pattern Save

Question 21 (1 point)

According to the table we went over in class, The Wage Gap –By Racial/Ethnic Group, of the following choices who makes the least amount of money compared to white men?

Question 21 options:

1) Hispanic women

2) Hispanic men

3) African American women

4) white women Save

Question 22 (1 point)

When women progress to middle-management positions but do not progress beyond those positions in numbers that are proportionate to men, this effect is called:

Question 22 options:

1) the glass escalator

2) the water glass

3) the ice-skating rink

4) the glass ceiling Save

Question 23 (1 point)

Pay that is determined by looking at the components of the job, such as education, training, required skills, the extent of responsibility over others’ work, and working conditions is the basis of:

Question 23 options:

1) industrialization

2) comparable worth

3) the gender gap

4) patriarchy Save

Question 24 (1 point)

_____________ refer to relationships in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group.

Question 24 options:

1) friendships

2) intimacy

3) cohabitation

4) families Save

Question 25 (1 point)

Your sibling is part of your family of ___________, while your spouse is part of your family of _________.

Question 25 options:

1) orientation; procreation

2) procreation; orientation

3) extension; nuclear

4) polygamy; polygyny Save

Question 26 (1 point)

Which perspective includes arguing that the institution of the family serves to regulate sexual behavior and socializes the young?

Question 26 options:

1) Structural Functionalist Perspective

2) Conflict Perspective

3) Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

4) Familial Perspective Save

Question 27 (1 point)

Conflict theorists studying the family…

Question 27 options:

1) focus on the functions of the family

2) focus on social interactions between husbands and wives

3) focus on experiences of each family member

4) focus on the negative aspects of the family (e.g., domestic violence) Save

Question 28 (1 point)

Studying the ways in which men and women interpret their experiences in marriage, so that a man may come to view his marriage as “great” and his wife may view the same marriage as “awful” is part of which perspective?

Question 28 options:

1) Structural Functionalism

2) Conflict Perspective

3) Symbolic Interactionism

4) Familialism Save

Question 29 (1 point)

Dual-earner marriages mean that:

Question 29 options:

1) husbands and wives make the same incomes

2) husbands and wives are both in the paid labor force

3) husbands are the breadwinners and wives make a supplementary income

4) wives are the breadwinners and husbands make a supplementary income Save

Question 30 (1 point)

Which of the following statements regarding the second shift is accurate?

Question 30 options:

1) when husbands and wives are both employed full-time, they share housework equally

2) when husbands and wives are both employed full-time, wives still do more housework

3) when husbands are employed and wives stay home, husbands still do more housework

4) when wives are employed and husbands stay home, wives still do more of the housework

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Question 31 (1 point)

Which of the following factors is protective against divorce?

Question 31 options:

1) coming from an intact family of origin (married parents)

2) having graduated from high school

3) marrying after 18 years of age

4) making more than $25,000 per year Save

Question 32 (1 point)

Of the following choices, who is most likely to divorce?

Question 32 options:

1) persons who have a child before marriage

2) persons who graduate from college

3) persons who marry in their 30s

4) persons who have a religious affiliation Save

Question 33 (1 point)

A blended family consists of:

Question 33 options:

1) a husband and wife from different racial backgrounds

2) a husband and wife from different racial backgrounds and their mixed race offspring

3) a husband and wife, their children from previous marriages, and children from the new marriage

4) the combination of the family of orientation with the family of procreation Save

Question 34 (1 point)

Ethnic identity can range from identification with a distant relative to involvement with a complete lifestyle.

Question 34 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 35 (1 point)

According to the official classification of race by the U.S. government, “Hispanic” is a racial category.

Question 35 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 36 (1 point)

Prejudice and Discrimination are the same things.

Question 36 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 37 (1 point)

Minority groups by definition have a smaller number of members than a majority group.

Question 37 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 38 (1 point)

Racism is partly based on the idea that people can be classified into categories based on physical traits.

Question 38 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 39 (1 point)

There are no sharp dividing lines specifying the physical boundaries that distinguish one race from another.

Question 39 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 40 (1 point)

Studies find that when babies are first born, parents treat sons and daughters the same.

Question 40 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 41 (1 point)

The United States has the most gender equality in pay compared to anywhere else in the world.

Question 41 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 42 (1 point)

There is NO country where women have more overall opportunities than men.

Question 42 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 43 (1 point)

The gender gap in pay is similar across different states in the U.S.

Question 43 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 44 (1 point)

In the U.S. the gender gap in income is shrinking over time.

Question 44 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 45 (1 point)

One reason for the gender gap in pay is that employers underinvest in women of childbearing age.

Question 45 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 46 (1 point)

Women are more likely to experience the glass escalator, while men are more likely to experience the glass ceiling.

Question 46 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 47 (1 point)

When children are very young (under the age of six), most women remain out of the paid labor force.

Question 47 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 48 (1 point)

As of 2009, the divorce rate was higher than it ever has been throughout history.

Question 48 options:

1) True

2) False

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Question 49 (2 points)

Question 49 options:

In addition to parents/family, list two other agents of gender role socialization that we discussed in class. 1) ___________

2) ___________

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