Quiz Four Flashcards
According to the “A future without war” reading, which of the following is true?
A. men have evolved in ways that cause them to seek dominance
B. women have evolved in ways that make them more likely than men to value social stability
C. reproduction is a very expensive undertaking for all femle mammals
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Theories that assume what men do is more important than what women do are A. patrilineal B. Matrilineal C Androcentic D. gynocentic
C Androcentic
Which of the following is true with respect to gender in the developing world
A.NGO’s and programs to help in post colonial countries frequently make gender inequality worse
B. The outlook of many development programs is ethnocentric
C. women’s work in the developing world is often not part of the formal economy
D. all of the above
E. only B and C
D. all of the above
Which of the following is true with respect to how queer theory evaluates other theories and perspectives about sex and gender?
A. queer theory see division among disciplines as about power
B. queer theory denies that there are differences between women andmen
C. queer theory believes that women have evolved to be more intelligent and better leaders than men
D. none of the above is a view of queer theory
A. queer theory see division among disciplines as about power
According to Freud, normal gender development is interactional rather than individual or organizational.
True or False
False
According to the “A future without war” reading, which of the following best describes the “biological bottom line” or the goal of all living things?
A. to gain a greater share of the resources available
B. to defeat rivals for territory
C. improve their standard of living
D. to reproduce and have their offspring reproduce
D. to reproduce and have their offspring reproduce
According to the Anthropologist, Marget Mead, Which of the following is true with respect to gender?
A. what is considered masculine and feminine varies widely across cultures
B. Women are biologically more nurturing than men
C. men are innately more aggressive than women
D. all of the above
A. what is considered masculine and feminine varies widely across cultures
The gay and lesbian rights movement was not successful in removing “homosexuality” from the DSM
True or False
False
Sex difference research is concerned with how gender operates on a ____ level
A. individual
B. Instituional
C. Structural
D. Organizational
A. Individual
Boys experience castration anxiety in early childhood
A. Psychology
B. Anthroplogy
C. queer theory
D. Sociobiology
A. psychology
Natural Selection has made men more sexually promiscuous than woman A. Psychology B. Anthroplogy C. queer theory D. Sociobiology
D. Sociobiology
Some kinds of scientific knowledge are more privileged than others A. Psychology B. Anthroplogy C. queer theory D. Sociobiology
C. queer theory
Cross cultural studies reveal the "incredible malleability" of so called human nature under the influence of cultural norms A. Psychology B. Anthroplogy C. queer theory D. Sociobiology
B. Anthropology
