chapter 6- true or false

Question 1

true or false- When women outnumber men on college campuses,
heterosexual men put less effort and commitment into their college dating relationships?

Answer 1

True: When women
outnumber men, men are less committed to college
relationships.

Question 2

true or false-Individuals who are members of one subordinate
group tend to experience the same amount of discrimination as individuals who are members of two subordinate groups?

Answer 2

False: In some cases, members of
two subordinate groups experience more mistreatment than members of one subordinate group [double jeopardy]. In other cases, members of two subordinate groups are shielded from some forms of oppression that face members of one subordinate group [intersectionality invisibility].

Question 3

true or false-People who endorse hostile attitudes toward women
also tend to endorse benevolent attitudes toward women
(i.e., beliefs that women should be cherished and
protected)?

Answer 3

True: Hostile and benevolent sexism are positively correlated.

Question 4

true or false-The United States typically ranks in the top 10
countries in the world in terms of gender equality (measured in terms of gaps between women and men in
health, education, political representation, and economic
participation)?

Answer 4

False: The United States ranks 53rd out of 149 nations in gender equality.

Question 5

true or false-Women’s intentions to confront gender discrimination match their actual rates of confronting gender discrimination?

Answer 5

False: Women tend to report that
they will confront sexism at higher rates than they actually do.