ch 8 - 10 question pool Flashcards
Greg, a Black American, lives in a Chicago neighborhood that is more than 80 percent Black. Greg’s daily life involves little or no contact with people of other races. This is because Greg and the other two-thirds of Black Chicagoans are
a) redlined.
b) resource deserted.
c) cumulatively disadvantaged.
d) hypersegregated.
d) hypersegregated.
The vast majority of both men and women today say they want a(n) __________, in which both partners do an equal share of paid and unpaid work. But research shows that most couples adopt a(n) __________, in which one partner does more paid work than childcare and housework and the other does the inverse.
a) shared division of labor; specialized division of labor
b) specialized division of labor; shared division of labor
c) breadwinner/homemaker marriage; partnership union
d) patriarch/property marriage; ideology of separate spheres
a) shared division of labor; specialized division of labor
Habitus is something that can be trained within short periods of time.
a) True
b) False
b) False
The rise in American incarceration is the result of
a) an increase in crime and an increase in policing.
b) higher levels of violent crimes and drug possession by Black and Latino men.
c) politicians with a “tough on crime” agenda.
d) pressure from American citizens for politicians to be “tough on crime.”
c) politicians with a “tough on crime” agenda.
Men who are perceived as gay, weak, effeminate, or dominated by women occupy subordinated masculinities. These are men who are seen as lesser based on the logic that masculine is better than feminine.
a) True
b) False
a) True
Ruben and their family live in a neighborhood that is over 80 percent Latinx. This neighborhood is also home to factories that pumped toxins into the ground for decades. This is an example of how environmental racism is enabled by
a) resource deserts.
b) White flight.
c) White fight.
d) residential segregation.
d) residential segregation.
The Protestant work ethic is a core American value. It is common for Americans to judge people’s moral worth by how hard they work. And those of us who don’t work as hard as we can often feel guilty. Many of us believe that we should always be striving to work harder. Consequently, Americans work hundreds more hours every year than residents of similar countries. The Protestant work ethic is an example of a(n)
a) hegemonic ideology.
b) cultural hegemony.
c) pluralistic theory of power.
d) elite theory of power.
a) hegemonic ideology.
Don and Betty are married and have two children. Don has a well-paying job at an advertising firm and Betty is a stay-at-home wife and mother. Although Don earns enough money to support the entire family, the marriage model he and Betty maintain has left him stressed and Betty bored. Which marriage model do Don and Betty embody?
a) breadwinner/homemaker marriage
b) ideology of intensive motherhood
c) job segregation
d) patriarch/property marriage
a) breadwinner/homemaker marriage
What is the idea hypothesized by C. Wright Mills that a small group of networked individuals controls the most powerful positions in our social institutions?
a) elite theory of power
b) pluralistic theory of power
c) social capital theory of power
d) cultural capital theory of power
a) elite theory of power
__________ is the production of unjust outcomes for people perceived to be female.
a) Heteronormativity
b) Mononormativity
c) Androcentrism
d) Sexism
d) Sexism
The bamboo ceiling refers to an invisible barrier to
a) admission at Harvard University faced specifically by Asian Americans.
b) climbing the corporate ladder faced specifically by Asian American women.
c) earning leadership positions in corporations faced specifically by Asian American men.
d) upward mobility faced specifically by Asian Americans.
d) upward mobility faced specifically by Asian Americans.
The power elite is composed of a relatively __________ group of interconnected people who __________.
a) small; occupy roles that grant them control over other people’s lives
b) large; occupy top positions in important social institutions
c) small; actively attempt to dismantle social stratification
d) large; actively attempt to create policies that benefit the masses
a) small; occupy roles that grant them control over other people’s lives
Michael and Eileen are married and have two children. The two have decided that Eileen would tend the home while Michael would be employed. Both Michael and Eileen believe that the home is a feminine space best tended by women and work is a masculine space best suited to men. Michael and Eileen are upholding the __________ model.
a) patriarch/property marriage
b) partnership unions
c) family wage
d) ideology of separate spheres
d) ideology of separate spheres
The power elite use media to coerce the masses into internalizing hegemonic ideologies via oppressive methods.
a) True
b) False
b) False
Which of the following serves as the measure of all men, the yardstick against which they are encouraged to measure themselves? CEOs, quarterbacks, and action heroes exemplify this.
a) Heterosexism
b) Sexism
c) hegemonic masculinity
d) androcentrism
c) hegemonic masculinity
