Quiz 7 unit 2

Question 0

According to class discussion, which of the following is true about the gender of friendship in our society?
A. Historically, friendship was gendered as feminie
B. currently, friendship is seen as a relationship that men are incapable of sustaining
C. Historically, the qualities that made a good friend included bravery and heroism
D. all of the above are true

Answer 0

C. Historically, the qualities that made a good friend included bravery and heroism

Question 1

Which of the following factors make it more or less likely that two people will become friends?
A. race and social class
B. geographic location and occupation 
C. height and weight 
D. all of the above
E. only a and b

Answer 1

E. only a and b

Question 2

According to the Masculinity as Homophobia reading, which of the following fears is at the root of homophobia?
A. fear that women are gaining power in the society
B. Straight men’s fear that their girlfriends prefer the company of gay men
C. fear of being “unmasked” as not manly enough by other men
D. straight men fear that a gay man may ask them out

Answer 2

C. fear of being “unmasked” as not manly enough by other men

Question 3

They type of courtship known as “calling”, gave virtually all the power in mate selection to men and/or their families
True
False

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Which of the following claims is made by the author of the Masculinity as Homophobia reading?
A. the more homophobic a man is the more likely he is actually gay
B. masculinity in other cultures includes at least some homosexual experience before a man is considered to be fully an adult
C. men in this society fear being seen as weak or feminine by other men
D. all of the above

Answer 4

C. men in this society fear being seen as weak or feminine by other men

Question 5

Research on socioeconomic class, gender and friendships show that\_\_\_\_ was more important than\_\_\_\_\_ on whether women revealed intimacies to their friends. 
A. freindship, social class
B. gender, friendship 
C.gender, social class
D. social class, gender

Answer 5

D. social class, gender

Question 6

According to class discussion, which of the following claims about friendship could be made by the psychoanalytic perspective?
A. because women are always jealous of each other, they are not as good as men at friendships
B. because men are so likely to fight over women, they are unable to form strong friendships
C. because boys have to separate more from their mothers, their adult friendships aren’t as close as those of women
D. none of the above
E. both A and C

Answer 6

E. both A and C

Question 7

The qualities that are seen as making a good friend (compassion, sharing, listening) have remained fairly constant over time
True
False

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which of the following is true with respect to the purpose and exceptions of courtship and marriage?
A. in the majority of cultures, Romantic love has been and continues to be strongly tied to marriage
B. in collectivist socieites, marriage is seen, more as an alliance that benefits the group rather than a coming together of two people “in love”
C. beginning in the 18th century in Europe, it was understood and accepted that couples might have premarital sex as long as they were “going steady”
D. courtship has always been about finding one’s soul mate or person which whom one was sexually compatible

Answer 8

B. in collectivist socieites, marriage is seen, more as an alliance that benefits the group rather than a coming together of two people “in love”

Question 9

In the “rating, dating, mating” style of courtship, one of the main goals was to improve one’s status through dating
True
False

Answer 9

True