Quiz 4

Question 1

True or False:
The two prominent explanations of poverty are 1) blame the victim; 2) blame the system.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Multiple choice:
The invisible benefits granted to men in the labour market, especially white heterosexual men who embody hegemonic masculinity is called

glass elevator.
glass escalator.
glass ceiling
revolving door.

Answer 2

Glass escalator

Question 3

Multiple Choice
By poverty we mean:

not being a house owner.
not owning a car.
lack of cultural capital.
the state of lacking sufficient material resources to live a life that is considered normal or comfortable in society

Answer 3

the state of lacking sufficient material resources to live a life that is considered normal or comfortable in society.

Question 4

Multiple Choice:
Gender is considered to be the widespread social belief that insists that

a) gender is not a binary and there are no natural differences between men and women.
b) An ideology that is entirely socially constructed and not harmful to everyone.
c) An ideology that is not entirely socially constructed and not harmful to everyone.
d) A) gender is binary and there are “natural” differences between men and women.

Answer 4

A) gender is binary and there are “natural” differences between men and women.

Question 5

Multiple choice
Meritocracy is a

A) a system of rewards based on having connections.
b) a system of rewards based purely on demonstrated ability.
c) a system of rewards-based financial means
d) a system of rewards not based on demonstrated ability.

Answer 5

system of rewards based purely on demonstrated ability

Question 6

Multiple Choice:

The gendered wage gap is

a) the same as the lack of access to child care.
b) the difference in pay for the same work over the same amount of time, as the difference in labour force opportunities that are caused by gender bias, gendered expectations of women’s labour at home, and lack of access to child care.
c) the equality of pay.
d) the equal amount of money that is earned by different genders.

Answer 6

The equality of pay

Question 7

Multiple Choice:

Which of the following is used when referring to a system in which every individual is connected to a large network of relatives?

a) Clan system
b) Class system
c) Tribalism
d) Cast system

Answer 7

Clan system

Question 8

Multiple Choice:

In Marx’s theory, the proletariat is

a) the one who holds production power.
b) the working class who must sell their labour for wages.
c) the one who owns some of the means of production.
d) the one who owns most of the means of production.

Answer 8

the working class who must sell their labour for wages

Question 9

True or false:
Most of the elites in Canada were born into their wealth and continue to pass it down generationally.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Multiple Choice:

Sexual orientation refers to

a) a person’s identity as it relates to the religious group they are attracted to
b) a person’s identity as it relates to the ethnicity they are attracted to.
c) a person’s identity as it relates to the gender(s) they are attracted to.
d) a person’s identity as it relates to the race they are attracted to.

Answer 10

a person’s identity as it relates to the gender(s) they are attracted to.

Question 11

Multiple Choice:

The double burden of work and housework experienced by women is termed as

a) third shift.
b) First Shift
c) Second shift.
d) fourth shift.

Answer 11

second shift

Question 12

Multiple Choice

The term “intersectionality” refers to

a) the interrelationships among various systems of discrimination and disadvantage as they apply to an individual or group, resulting in unique experiences of inequality based on the individual or group’s overlapping circumstances such as race, class, gender, and ability.
b) the interrelationships among various systems of equality.
c) the interrelationships of race and gender.
d) the relationships among social groups.

Answer 12

the interrelationships among various systems of discrimination and disadvantage as they apply to an individual or group, resulting in unique experiences of inequality based on the individual or group’s overlapping circumstances such as race, class, gender, and ability.

Question 13

Multiple Choice:

Stratification system is

a) a system that ensures equality for all.
b) a system of inequality that integrates class, status, and domination with other forms of differentiation, such as gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion, and sexual orientation.
c) a system of inequality only based on ethnicity
d) a governmental system.

Answer 13

c, such as gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion, and sexual orientation.

Question 14

Multiple Choice:

The cultural system in which men hold power and authority is called

a) none of the above
b) patriarchy.
c) matriarchy.
d) hierarchy.

Answer 14

patriarchy

Question 15

Multiple Choice:

Socio-economic status is

a) a method that ranks people based on wealth alone.
b) a statistical method.
c) is a method of ranking people that combines measures of wealth, authority, and prestige.
d) a method that does not rank people that combines measures of wealth, authority (or power), and prestige.

Question 16

Multiple Choice:

Pink ghetto employment refers to

a) employment areas dominated by men, characterized by higher pay.
b) it’s just a type of job.
c) employment areas characterized by lower average wages and more precarious work
d) employment areas dominated by women, characterized by lower average wages, and more precarious work.

Answer 16

Employment areas dominated by women, characterized by lower average wages, and more precarious work.

Question 17

Multiple Choice:

A hierarchical system of categorization based on gender is called

a) cast stratification.
b) gender stratification
c) gender segregation.
d) class stratification.

Answer 17

gender stratification

Question 18

Multiple Choice:

The matrix of domination is the ways in which

a) race intersects with class.
b) race, sexuality, and class intersect with gender, making inequality unique for each individual based on their circumstances.
c) sexuality intersects with class.
d) race and sexuality intersect with class.

Answer 18

race, sexuality, and class intersect with gender, making inequality unique for each individual based on their circumstances.

Question 19

Multiple Choice:

According to Karl Marx when the working class mistakenly identifies with the capitalist class they suffer from

a) false consciousness.
b) no consciousness.
c) true consciousness.
d) amnesia.

Answer 19

false consciousness

Question 20

Multiple Choice:

The invisible barriers to advancement that women face in the labour market is called

a) revolving door.
b) revolving elevator.
c) glass escalator.
d) glass ceiling.

Answer 20

glass ceiling

Question 21

Multiple Choice:

In Marxism, the term bourgeoisie refers to

a) the group of people who own the means of production.
b) the group of people with no means of production.
c) the group of people with little control over the means of production.
d) the group of people who work as general labour.

Answer 21

the group of people who own the means of production

Question 22

Multiple Choice:

Davis-Moore hypothesis is

a) the belief that inequality is a functional and essential part of society.
b) the belief that equality is a functional and essential part of society.
c) the belief that inequality is not a functional and essential part of society.
d) none of the above.

Answer 22

the belief that inequality is a functional and essential part of society

Question 23

True or False:

Matrix of domination is the ways that race, sexuality, and class intersect with gender, making inequality not just more pronounced but unique for each individual based on their circumstances.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

True or false:

Pink ghetto employment areas are dominated by men.

Answer 24

false

Question 25

Multiple Choice:

The term that is used by some Indigenous Peoples to describe people within their communities who fulfill one of many traditional non-conforming roles that transgress the hegemonic gender binary is called

a) two-spirit.
b) femininity.
c) multi-spirit.
d) transgender

Answer 25

two-spirit