Sociology Quiz: Chapter 10

Question 1: What is the classification of people as male or female based on biological characteristics:  .

Question 2: If you feel that you are male or female because of learned cultural values that is called:  .

Question 3:  According to one study in this chapter who values appearance more: *** men women homeless people

Question 4:  According to the same study who values social class and income more: *** men women hobos

Question 5:  According to the same study who favors a younger mate:  *** men women monks

Question 6:  Once again according to the previous study who favors an older mate: *** men women fruit flies

Question 7: If you tend to favor physical aggressiveness in conflict situations you are probably:  *** male female cross-gender

Question 8:  What is the process of teaching children how to act like a boy or a girl called: :

Question 9:  Which theory thinks that society uses gender to keep women down: *** functional conflict natural selection

Question 10:  If male football players and female cheerleaders get more respect which is reinforcing gender socialization: *** family school peer group

Question 11:  A set of beliefs, attitudes norms, and values used to justify sexual inequality is: *** prejudice racism sexism

Question 12:   The set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age-based prejudice and discrimination is called: *** gray-transferance sexism ageism

Questions 13:  Old people are bad drivers is an example of a: *** stereotype fact symbolism

Question 14:   The AARP is an example of an elderly: *** medical plan interest group political conveyance

Question 15:  What two groups from this chapter are considered minorities even though one of them is 1/2 the population: