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Final Psy Wo Spring 09Questions 1- 23 are multiple choice questions. On your scantron (form 2052 available in the bookstore), please indicate the letter that corresponds with the BEST answer. There is to be no sharing of information. If you have questions about the exam, please email me. All exams must be handed to me personally on the 18 of June; 3:30 pm. You must provide a self addressed stamped envelope in order for me to accept your final examination. No exceptions.
1. In which stage of feminist identity development does the idea that men are okay even though sexism exists too come into play?
a. embeddedness
b. emanation
c. synthesis
d. revelation
2. What is a Riotgrrl?
a. A Third Wave Feminist
b. an underground movement
c. a woman who uses music and zines as a voice
d. all of the above
3. Marriage as an institution
a. has religious constructs of coercion
b. has social constructs of coercion
c. has little or no benefit to the woman
d. all of the above
4. What is the motherhood mandate
a. the idea that all women have a maternal instinct
b. the idea that all women should like children
c. the idea that the completion of a woman is the bearing of children
d. an ancient law which dictated how many children a woman could have.
5. In general most gay and lesbian couples
a. have less satisfying relationships than married heterosexuals
b. assign the role of wife to one partner and the role of husband to the other partner.
c. tend to be more satisfied by the equality that exists in their relationship than married heterosexuals
d. are more promiscuous than married heterosexuals
6. Sandra Bem writes that the first idea of sexual equality comes from
a. institutionalized androcentricism
b. biological differences
c. accepting biology without judging it
d. false assumptions
7. Blum reports all of the following about monogamy except:
a. it doesn’t exist outside of humans
b. romantic love may have a chemical component
c. Wingfield says that in fathers, testosterone levels go down to provide more energy to the raising of children
d. Marilyn Low suggests that there is no support for human monogamy, that we are instead “slightly poloygamous.”
8. Barbie as a role model has been argued as a negative image for all of the following reasons except:
a. Media portrayal of the perfect body
b. If Barbie were real she would be unable to produce children
c. If Barbie were real she would be unable to walk correctly
d. Barbie has been portrayed in many different roles
9. Resistance to sexism can include all of the following except:
a. giving money or time to activist groups
b. ranting
c. allowing a remark to go by as the time is not right
d. using humor to diffuse a situation
e. forming coalitions with others who may have been devalued.
10. Which of the following is NOT one the major causes of societies silencing of the teenage girl?
a. body image.
b. lack of voice.
c. media violence.
d, sports opportunities.
11. Which of the following statements of gender differences in friendships is not true:
a. women engage in more self disclosure than do men
b. men describe what swain calls a covert intimacy: that is the comfort men feel in each other ‘s presence.
c. Men describe intimacy with friends as action based vs. emotion based.
d. Women are more likely to disclose twords men they are attracted to then women.
12. The feminist movement has been criticized in the past for its:
a. racism
b. heterosexism
c. ageism
d. all of the above
13. One of the costs of gender polarization is that women are more likely to
a. excel in language arts.
b. avoid math and science.
c. excel in math and science.
d. avoid language arts.
14. During sexual assault, a man’s tactics often include:
a. psychological pressure
b. verbal persuasion
c. physical force
d. all of the above
15. Nearly every society forbids
a. sex between family members.
b. pornography.
c. sex outside of marriage.
d. all of the above.
16. Eloise turns 67 years old today. People she meets remark that she does not look her age. The implicit assumption in this “compliment “ is that she
a. is very pretty
b. has aged well
c. would be ugly if she did look her age
d. must have exercised her whole life
17. Compared to their grandmothers in 1900, women today spend __________ time on household chores
a. much less
b. as much
c. slightly less
d. much more
18. A woman in a two-person career is often responsible for
a. sending birthday cards to extended family members
b. responding to invitations for company social events
c. sending “family” holiday cards to the friend list
d. all of the above
19. As they become mothers, women:
a. have no problem assimilating their new identities
b. may have problems assimilating their new identity as mother and losing their old identity
c. prefer to substitute the identity of mother for older other identities
d. prefer to deny the new identity of mother
20. In Adolescence, girls often find their place in society through the use of:
a. psychological warfare
b. hidden aggression.
c. competition factors.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
21. Observation in schools indicate that:
a. teachers pay more attention to boys
b. teachers pay more attention to girls
c. boys are praised for neatness
d. girls are praised for academic achievement
22. For most women, adult identity is defined in terms of:
a. her career.
b. her home.
c. her educational degrees or lack thereof.
d. her relationships.
23. Which of the following does Paul Marcille argue in regards to the problem with Boys:
a. boys are allowed violence as an outlet, but not girls.
b. boys are pushed away from their mothers at a much younger age than girls are.
c. boys are taught to refine culture less than girls.
d. girls are taught to refine culture less than boys.
Questions 24 -50 are true/false questions. On your scantron, please indicate “a” for true and b for false. Please choose the best answer, or the one that corresponds with the body of the research
24. Men are likely to get to a stage of feminist identity in which they speak out more quickly than women.
25. Racial and Gender stereotypes are often reinforced through the use of children’s programming.
26. There is no major religion in the world today that is matriarchal in nature.
27. Beliefs in innate gender differences could be called social myths.
28. One identity issue for adolescent women is the lack of voice.
29. There is not a single constitutional right that explicitly protects the transgendered populations
30. Sexism consists of limiting beliefs about the "natures" of men and women
31. More females than males have trouble establishing relational identities.
32. In Sanbonmatsu and Dolan’s article about gendered politics, the found that the vast majority of voters believe that men are more suited for politics on an emotional level.
33. Men can easily create social support systems without the aid of women.
34. Single women report higher amounts of life satisfaction then do married women.
35. The Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1923.
36. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed in 1983
37. According to the research, approximately 75 percent of teenage girls use no method of contraception
38. It has been argued that the politics of gender are such that race will be prevaricated before gender will.
39. Over three quarters of all divorces are initiated by women
40. The less voters know about a candidate, the more likely they are to use candidate sex in order to make inferences.
41. Heterosexual men prefer a female body shape with curves.
42. The global stereotype of women is closely associated with the Barbie Doll.
43. The political power brokers of today are congressman with daughters.
44. Women are more likely to see themselves as heavy than their male counterparts.
45. Tend and befriend networks are ones in which men aid their working buddies.
46. Women are socialized to apologize for their speech
47. Women who are perceived as unattractive are more likely to be perceived as highly intelligent.
48. Findings of gender differences are usually reported to the detriment of females.
49. Boys are in crisis because they are not given the tools to emotionally deal with their world effectively.
50. Adults treat male and female infants differently.
Discuss
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