Chapter 6

Question 1

Ambivalent sexism theory

Answer 1

chivalry toward women constitutes a type of sexism (called benevolent sexism) that often coexists alongside the negative and more commonly recognized hostile sexism.

Question 2

According to Margaret Mean what people of papula New Guinea were a true matriarchal society

Answer 2

Chambri people

Question 3

Matrilineal societies

Answer 3

Trace descent through mothers’ kingship line

Question 4

Matrilocal is when

Answer 4

husbands typically live near their wives families

Question 5

Dyadic power is

Answer 5

The power to choose intimate partners and relationships and to control the interactions and decisions that occur within those relationships

Question 6

Sex ratio theory

Answer 6

When men outnumber women, women should hold more dyadic power

Question 7

When men outnumber women there is ______ divorce rates

Answer 7

lower

Question 8

3 ways of exerting power are

Answer 8

force
resource control
cultural ideologies

Question 9

In the US men gain custody of children following divorce about _____ of the time

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

Androcentrism defines what

Answer 10

defines men and their experiences as the universal or default for the species and treats women and their experiences as deviations from the male norm.

Question 11

Ethnocentrism

Answer 11

Portrays dominant ethnic groups as universal and normal

Question 12

Heterocentrism

Answer 12

Portrays heterosexual people as universal and normal

Question 13

Double jeopardy hypothesis is

Answer 13

those who belong in two or more subordinate groups face more discrimination than individuals who belong to only one subordinate group.

Question 14

Intersectionality invisibility hypothesis is

Answer 14

: the prediction that people with multiple subordinate identities are noticed less than those with one subordinate identity.

Question 15

When testing memory for faces research shows

Answer 15

That the most mistakes were distinguishing if the black faces were new or old and recognition errors of black women than any other group

Question 16

Ambivalent sexism theory

Answer 16

IS the theory proposing that gender relations are characterized by both negative (hostile sexism) and seemingly positive (benevolent sexism) attitudes towards women.

Question 17

Hostile sexism is

Answer 17

negative antagonistic attitudes towards women who violate traditional gender role norms. That women are less competent, moody and untrustworthy. (insults women)

Question 18

Benevolent sexism

Answer 18

subjectively positive but patronizing attitudes towards women who conform to traditional gender role norms. (flatters women)

Question 19

Benevolent attitudes toward men consists

Answer 19

positive attitudes about men’s roles as protectors and providers and beliefs that men out to be cared for domestically by women.

Question 20

Social dominance orientation (SDO)

Answer 20

IS the belief that inequality is right and fair because some people and groups should have more status than others. People higher in this tend to prefer occupations that protect interests of high-status groups whereas people low in this prefer occupations that benefit subordinate groups.

Question 21

System justification theory

Answer 21

theory proposing that people are motivated to justify the socio-political system that governs them (even if it treats them unfairly) because doing so reduces uncertainty.

Question 22

Attributional ambiguity is

Answer 22

the difficulty that people have in attributing negative treatment to discrimination when other possible explanations are present

Question 23

Two key factors of collective action are

Answer 23

a) Recognition that a subordinate group is unfairly disadvantaged
b) anger on behalf of the group

Question 24

What is one barrier that Allies experience?

Answer 24

Stigmatization

He will be stereotyped as highly feminine and low in masculinity.