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Question 1

Women's inequality is primarily the result of imperfect institutions, which can be corrected by reforms that do not fundamentally alter society itself. This statement reflects the beliefs of:

Socialist feminism

Liberal feminism

Radical feminism

Multicultural feminism

Question 2

The "second shift" refers to:

Any informal money-making activities taken on by mothers who do not work outside the home, such as providing childcare for friends, selling homemade jewelery, or seamstressing

The additional parenting or "fathering" responsibilities single mothers must take on after a divorce or separation

The unpaid housework women typically do after they come home from their paid employment

When the primary breadwinner takes on a second or third job to support the household

Question 3

Sex is defined as:

Norms, roles, and behaviors associated in a given society with being male or female

The anatomical or other biological differences between males and females that originate in human genes

Whether an individual identifies themselves as a man or woman

The category someone is assigned at birth depending on their physical appearance

Question 4

The matrix of domination is a system in which:

Individuals are categorized as either oppressed or the oppressor.

Individuals are viewed as occupying statuses as members of both dominated and dominating groups.

Race is the most important category of identity, with little consideration of class, sexual orientation, or gender.

People are encouraged to examine only their own, singular standpoint.

Question 5

Which of the following is considered the "factory of gendered personalities"?

Family

Peer groups

Religion

The workplace

Question 6

What expression does Talcott Parsons use to describe the family?

Factory of socialization

Socialization factories

Factory of personalities

Sites of socialization

Question 7

Marriages may be legitimized by which of the following?

Legal authorities only

Religious and legal authorities

Religious authorities, legal authorities, and cultural norms

Cultural norms only

Question 8

When two or more people live together and have a legally or normatively recognized relationship, this is an example of which of the following social institutions?

Adoption

Marriage

Family

Household

Question 9

Families characterized by parents living with their biological children and apart from other kin are referred to as:

Traditional

Biological

Nuclear

Extended

Question 10

Physical or sexual abuse committed by one family member against another is referred to as:

Domestic violence

Intimate partner violence

Interfamily abuse

Domestic partner violence

Question 11

Schools were originally established in the United States for which of the following purposes?

Training workers in a particular craft

Educating children to read biblical literature

Teaching the public to read and write

Teaching people workplace habits and skills

Question 12

A society in which access to desirable jobs and social status depends on the posession of a certificate or diploma is referred to as:

Credential society

Globalized society

Post-industrial society

Western society

Question 13

_____ refers to the education of racial minorities in schools that are geographically, economically, and/or socially separated from those attended by the racial majority.

Educational discrimination

Racial tracking

School segregation

Racial inequality

Question 14

School segregation based on residential patterns or student choice, despite the legal segregation being banned, is referred to as:

De jure segregation

Residual segregation

De facto segregation

Effectual segregation

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of the sociological term "moral education"?

Fifth graders learning about laws and rights.

Kindergartners learning how to behave in class.

Children learning to read biblical literature.

High school students learning about inequality.

Question 16

The transmission of society's norms, values, and knowledge base by means of direct instruction is referred to as:

Socialization

Acculturation

Education

Internship training