Test Bank for Sociology Down to Earth Approach 11th Edition by Henslin

Sample Chapter 11 Sex and Gender 11.1 True/False Questions 1) Gender stratification refers to the ranking of males and females according to their access to power, property, and prestige based on their sex. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 280 Skill: Comprehension 2) Sociologically, “gender” and “sex” are interchangeable terms that have virtually the same meaning. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 280 Skill: Comprehension 3) Sociologists believe that women are born to be nurturers. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 280 Skill: Knowledge 4) Sociologists believe that if biology were the principal factor in determining human behavior, there would be greater uniformity of behavior among all people – men and women, regardless of gender – around the world. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 282 Skill: Application 5) The 1985 Vietnam veterans study clearly demonstrated that biology (in this case, testosterone) is the cause of male aggressiveness. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 283 Skill: Comprehension 6) Sociologically, females are appropriately classified as a minority group. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 285 Skill: Application 7) In hunting and gathering as well as horticultural societies, women contributed the majority of the food supply to their groups. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 285 Skill: Knowledge 8) The major theories on the origin of patriarchy point to the social consequences of human reproduction. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 285-286 Skill: Knowledge