B: GENDER

Question 1

The pay gap in the private sector vs the public sector is…

Answer 1

Private- 25.8%

Public- 17.1%

Question 2

How many women on average lose out on promotions due to pregnancy (UK Feminista)

Answer 2

440,000

Question 3

How many hours on average do women spend on chores per week in comparison to males?

Answer 3

15 hrs to 5 hrs

Question 4

Women dominate which sector?

Answer 4

Caring and leisure- typically lower paid

Question 5

Self employed women earn how much less than self employed men?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

Men associated with which occupations? (ONS 2013)

Answer 6

Professional- higher paid

Question 7

Barron and Norris (1976)

Answer 7

Dual labour market theory

Women are more likely in the secondary sector because

1. ‘Unsuitability’
2. Disrupted careers
3. Weak legal framework

Question 8

Percentage of those in minimum wage jobs that is women?

Answer 8

70%

Question 9

Savage (2011)

Answer 9

Men are 40% more likely to climb the career ladder than women

Question 10

Preference theory

Answer 10

Hakim. Women are not victims of patriarchy, they are just less committed to their careers

Question 11

Name three functionalist theories/ sociologists

Answer 11

Parsons, Murdock, Human capital theory

Question 12

Criticism of functionalist

Answer 12

Oakely has shown that gender roles are socialises . Ethnocentric

Question 13

Phyllis Schafly

Answer 13

Marriage is the most fulfilling role for a women

Question 14

Criticism of the New Right

Answer 14

Ignore the dark side of the family. Biological argument is left to be proved.

Question 15

New Right gender theorist

Answer 15

Phyllis Schafly

Question 16

Marxist theorists/ theories

Answer 16

Barron and Norris, Engels

Question 17

Barron and Norris

Answer 17

Dual labour market theory

Question 18

Engels

Answer 18

Womens subordinate position is ingrained through ownership of private property and the nuclear family that fits with it.

Question 19

Criticism of Marxist theories

Answer 19

Overemphasise impact of economic factors on gender. Outdated

Question 20

Radical feminist theorists

Answer 20

Delphy and Leonard, Johnson, Ti-Grace Atkinson

Question 21

Delphy and Leonard

Answer 21

Wives contribute to family more but get fewer benefits

Question 22

Johnson

Answer 22

‘patriarchal terrorism’

Question 23

Ti-Grace Atkinson

Answer 23

‘Feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practise’

Question 24

Criticism of radical feminism

Answer 24

Fail to recognise that every woman has different experiences

Question 25

Marxist feminist theorists

Answer 25

Benston, Ansley, Feeley

Question 26

Benston

Answer 26

Women benefit capitalism through free domestic labour and reproducing and raising the next generation

Question 27

Ansley

Answer 27

'shit takers'

Question 28

Criticism of marxist feminism

Answer 28

Too much emphasis on social class

Question 29

Liberal feminist thinker

Answer 29

Oakely

Question 30

Oakely

Answer 30

Manipulation, canalisation, verbal appellation

Question 31

Criticism of liberal feminism

Answer 31

Gender identities no longer fixed, movement largely middle class

Question 32

Intersectionality

Answer 32

Sylvia Walby Private and public patriarchy Six patriarchal structures

Question 33

Criticism of intersectionality

Answer 33

Overemphasises influence of social structure on behaviour

Question 34

What prevents women from moving into the private sector? (West and Zimmerman)

Answer 34

'womens unsuitability'

Question 35

__% of women have a persistently low income, in comparison to __% of men

Answer 35

22% women | 14% men

Question 36

Women represent __% of the world's poor

Answer 36

70%

Question 37

__% of people in low wage jobs are women

Answer 37

70%

Question 38

__% of women will be below the poverty line when they retire, as oppose to __% men

Answer 38

25% women | 12% men

Question 39

__% of lone families are headed by women

Answer 39

90%

Question 40

Li and Devine

Answer 40

Women are less likely to be upwardly socially mobile than men

Question 41

Coussins

Answer 41

Sex discrimination act- weak legal framework

Question 42

Boys are _ times more likely to be excluded

Answer 42

4 times

Question 43

Men are _ times more likely to commit suicide

Answer 43

3 times

Question 44

__% of people killed in the workplace are men

Answer 44

95%

Question 45

Fathers are __% more likely to be the breadwinner of the family

Answer 45

89%

Question 46

Benefits make up _/_ of a woman's income and _/_ of a mans

Answer 46

1/3 women | 1/5 mans

Question 47

Marriage is the most fulfilling role for a woman

Answer 47

Phyllis Schafly

Question 48

Women's subordinate position is reinforced through private property ownership

Answer 48

Engels

Question 49

Wives contribute more to the family but get less benefits

Answer 49

Delphy and Leonard

Question 50

Patriarchal terrorism

Answer 50

Johnson

Question 51

Feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practise

Answer 51

Ti-Grace Atkinson

Question 52

Women benefit capitalism through free unpaid domestic labour

Answer 52

Benston

Question 53

'Shit-takers'

Answer 53

Ansley

Question 54

Women are less likely to be upwardly socially mobile

Answer 54

Li and Devine

Question 55

Sex Discrimination Act is weak legal framework

Answer 55

Coussins