Gender and Society Quiz 8

NOTE: Correct answers bolded. No bold means incorrect answer. Question 1 (Q002) Which of the following is an example of an institution? the Cleveland Browns Wal-Mart health care the Academy Awards Question 2 5 / 5 pts (Q005) What would happen if sports were not organized by gender but rather by ability? We would see that women and men have equal ability and women would win as often as men. We would see that women and men have such unequal abilities that they would still never compete against each other. Beliefs in gender difference and inequality would not be routinely and ritualistically rehearsed through sport. Competitions would no longer be fair. Question 3 5 / 5 pts (Q011) The term "gender salience" refers to the fact that gender consistently infiltrates each part of an institution. the process of neutralizing gender in institutions. the process of scientifically mapping gender in the social structure. the relevance of gender across contexts, activities, and spaces within an institution. Question 4 5 / 5 pts (Q025) According to the text, how do liberals and conservatives feel about sex-segregated sports teams? Conservatives support sex-segregated sports teams while liberals are opposed to them. Conservatives are opposed to sex-segregated sports teams while liberals support them. Both conservatives and liberals tend to support sex-segregated sports teams. Both conservatives and liberals tend to oppose sex-segregated sports teams. Question 5 5 / 5 pts (Q009) Sex-segregated bathrooms serve __________ function(s). biological social social and biological no Question 6 5 / 5 pts (Q017) Education is a gendered institution because it involves organizations and social norms that persist over time. it guides boys and girls into different social spaces. it helps in maintaining a healthy sex ratio in society. it is vital in nurturing men and women as responsible citizens. Question 7 5 / 5 pts (Q010) Which of the following is a feature of social institutions? They are similar in the nature and intensity of enforcement of norms and policies. They shape our overall social structure. They operate completely independently from each other. They reflect what individuals within a society can accomplish on their own. Question 8 5 / 5 pts (Q001) Institutions are organized arenas of production, such as a factory or a stadium, that facilitate a socially desired outcome. companies organized bureaucratically to make money by producing and selling a product. social organizations, like Congress or a city’s police force, that aim to govern the people. persistent patterns of social interaction aimed at meeting the needs of a society that can’t easily be met by individuals alone. Question 9 5 / 5 pts (Q019) What is the relationship between policies and norms? Norms are informal, unwritten rules; policies are formal, written rules. Norms are formal, written rules; policies are informal, unwritten rules. Both norms and policies are informal, unwritten rules, but policies have social consequences. Both norms and policies are formal, written rules, but norms are enforced by peers and policies are enforced by authorities. Question 10 5 / 5 pts (Q006) Sanitation, which involves the provision of toilets and the elimination of personal waste, is an institution because it involves a hierarchy of employees who are promoted according to a bureaucratic scaffolding. the details of how we manage sanitation are dictated by the federal government. it is found, in one form or another, throughout the world. it solves a social problem that cannot easily be fixed by individuals working alone.