Which statementabout gender inequality in health care is true?
a. It has manifested itself as intentional sexism in heart surgery.
b. It has manifested itself as unintentional sexism in heart surgery.
c. It does not exist.
d. Women's health is receiving less emphasis today than in the past.
b. It has manifested itself as unintentional sexism in heart surgery.
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Class (socioeconomic status based on a person's education, occupation, and income) is the most significant predictor of whether a person will participate in mainstream_____organizations
a. totalitarian b. coercive c. normative d. utilitarian
Why is it difficult to ascertain clear statistics on how many women are voluntarily childless?
a. Many large-scale surveys do not allow women to differentiate between being voluntarily childfree, delaying childbearing, or unable to bear children. b. Many large-scale surveys do not ask about childbearing or parenthood. c. There is not a clear definition on what it means to be voluntarily childless. d. It is not difficult to gather clear statistics on voluntarily childless women; the data is easy to gather and make sense of.
Many households today are nonfamily households.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is the problem with sex role theory's use of the idea of the "role"?
(a) It diminishes the power of biology in the construction of gender by presenting gender as freely willed and chosen. (b) It diminishes the power gender has in structuring our lives by presenting it as something we can put on and take off. (c) It suggests that gender is the same throughout different cultures. (d) It suggests that we are so entirely trapped in a performance of gender that we will never be able to end male domination of women.