10 & 14

Question 1

Gender

Answer 1

Behavioral and psychological traits considered appropriate for men and women

Question 2

Gender roles

Answer 2

Specific behaviors and attitudes that a society establishes for men and women

Question 3

Gender identity

Answer 3

The awareness of being masculine or feminine as those traits are defined by culture

Question 4

Patriarchy

Answer 4

A system in which men are dominant over women

Question 5

Matriarchy

Answer 5

A system in which women are dominant over men

Question 6

Sexism

Answer 6

The belief that one sex is by nature superior to the other

Question 7

Suffrage

Answer 7

The right to vote

Question 8

Wage gap

Answer 8

The level of women’s income relative to that of men

Question 9

Glass ceiling

Answer 9

The invisible barrier that prevents women from gaining upper level positions in business

Question 10

Second shift

Answer 10

The phenomenon of individuals having to complete household duties after working away from home

Question 11

Sport

Answer 11

Competitive games that are won or lost on the basis of physical skills and played according to specific rules

Question 12

Mead’s imitation

Answer 12

Step one in the development of self where children do not see themselves as separate from other people and imitate others gestures and speech

Question 13

Mead’s play

Answer 13

Step two where children begin to see themselves in relation to others and act out roles they recognize

Question 14

Mead’s organized games

Answer 14

Step 3 where children take part in organized games and team sports

Question 15

Secularization

Answer 15

The process of moving from the realm of the sacred to that of the profane

Question 16

Rationalization

Answer 16

The process by which every feature of human behavior becomes subject to calculation, measurement, and control

Question 17

Stacking

Answer 17

The practice of assigning people to central or non central athletic positions on the basis of race or ethnicity

Question 18

Title IX

Answer 18

A section of the Education Amendment Act of 1972 that bars discrimination on the basis of gender in any program at any educational institution receiving federal funds

Question 19

Information society

Answer 19

A society in which the exchange of information is the main social and economic activity

Question 20

Media convergence

Answer 20

The idea that mass media are merging and are no longer separate entities

Question 21

Knowledge-gap hypothesis

Answer 21

A theory that states as new information and your society, wealthy and better educated members acquire it at a faster rate been poor and less educated people

Question 22

Digital divide

Answer 22

The gap between those with access to new technologies and those without

Question 23

Social capital

Answer 23

The social networks and the reciprocal norms associated with these networks that encourage people to do things for each other

Question 24

Spiral of silence

Answer 24

They believe but as more people except common opinions of the people who disagree are less likely to voice their views

Question 25

Agenda setting

Answer 25

And argument that the media sets the boundaries of public debate by deciding which issues will receive coverage and which will not

Question 26

Gatekeepers

Answer 26

Media executives, editors, or reporters who can open or close the gate on a particular news story

Question 27

Opinion leaders

Answer 27

Respected individuals in the community