Attributing positive qualities to women in order to ensure their inferior status is referred to as ______.
a. androgyny
b. misogyny
c. benevolent sexism
d. benevolent androgyny
c. benevolent sexism
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Equal opportunity laws
A. apply to groups, not individuals, that have suffered discrimination. B. deal only with the present—not historical—discrimination. C. are judged by results, not intent. D. are the same thing as affirmative action. E. state how many minorities must be hired, promoted, or admitted at an institution.
Sociological research on the effect of education on occupation and income has found that
A. for all groups, getting an education makes it possible for one to move into the upper classes. B. public education has ensured that people from all social classes have an equal chance of achieving higher incomes. C. for middle-class Whites, education improves one’s chance of getting a middle-class job, but entering the upper class is unlikely. D. scholarships have enabled working-class students to attend elite schools in large numbers, significantly improving their chances of securing elite positions.
What typically subdues gender panic?
a. Sexuality-segregated spaces b. Identity-based determination c.Gender naturalization d. Gender attribution
World-system theory is similar to modernization theory in explaining why inequality is universal
Indicate whether the statement is true or false