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Brooks Cole Empowerment Series Understanding Human Behavior and The Social Environment 9th Edition Zastrow Test Bank Download
Brooks Cole Empowerment Series Understanding Human Behavior and The Social Environment 9th Edition Zastrow Test Bank Download
Chapter 9
Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism
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2.1.8a Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance 30 23
social well-being
2.1.10b Use empathy and other interpersonal skills 32 24
2.1.10d Collect, organize, and interpret client data 7-10 6-7 5-8
2.1.10e Assess client strengths and limitations 26 32 21, 24
2.1.10g Select appropriate intervention strategies 26 32 21, 24
2.1.10i Implement prevention interventions that enhance client 24 26 20
capacities
2.1.10j Help clients resolve problems 20, 26 32 16, 21,
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2.1.10k Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients 30 32 23-24
2.1.10l Facilitate transitions and endings 33
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. _____ refers to the social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male.
A. Gender
B. Sex
C. Android
D. Gender role
2. _____ is the process of conveying what is considered appropriate behavior and perspectives for
males and females in a particular culture.
A. Value orientation
B. Gender role socialization
C. Gender construction
D. Ethical behavior
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3. _____ refers to the biological distinction between being female and being male, usually
categorized on the basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup.
A. Sex
B. Gender
C. Androgyny
D. Gender identity
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4. The process by which people’s perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning
that they give to an experience is called:
A. Differentiation
B. Social construction
C. Anomie
D. Immersion
5. The _____ of gender looks at the structure of the gendered social order as a whole and at the
processes that construct and maintain it.
A. Sexual equality
B. System theory
C. Social construction
D. Feminist perspective
6. Before the women’s movement which started in the late _____, the scoring of vocational tests
was done with one answer key for females and one for males.
A. 1920s
B. 1940s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s
7. _____ is the term used to describe a person born with fully formed ovaries and fully formed
testes.
A. Hermaphrodite
B. Pseudohermaphrodite
C. Intersex
D. Androgynist
ANS: A LO: C PG: 402 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
8. A person who has some mixture of male and female predisposition and configuration of
reproductive structures is referred to as:
A. Hermaphrodite
B. Pseudohermaphrodite
C. Androgynist
ANS: E LO: C PG: 402 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
9. _____ are people who feel they are imprisoned in the physical body of the wrong gender.
A. Transvestites
B. Transsexuals
C. Drag queens
D. Drag kings
ANS: B LO: C PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
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10. People who derive sexual gratification from dressing in the clothing of the opposite gender, and
who are almost all heterosexual males, are called:
A. Transvestites
B. Transsexuals
C. Drag queens
D. Drag kings
ANS: A LO: C PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
11. Traditional gender role stereotypes for women include being all of the following except:
A. Intelligent
B. Nurturant
C. Dependent
D. Intuitive
ANS: A LO: D PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
12. Early adolescence is characterized by _____, a period of increased pressures for gender-role
conformity.
A. Gender identification
B. Gender intensification
C. Sex role accommodation
D. Sexual indifference
ANS: B LO: D PG: 404 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
13. African American females live an average of about _____ years longer than their male
counterparts.
A. 7
B. 9
C. 11
D. 13
ANS: A LO: D PG: 407 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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15. On ability level, men are better than women in which of the following areas:
A. Math tests
B. Remembering things
C. Intellectual ability
D. Spatial manipulation
16. The median income for women with a bachelor’s degree or more is about _____ percent of what
men with a college education or more earn.
A. 54
B. 64
C. 74
D. 84
ANS: B LO: F PG: 409 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
18. Research reveals that between ____ percent of female students have been subjected to some form
of harassment.
A. 20 to 30
B. 30 to 40
C. 40 to 50
19. The text cited all of the following as possible effects of sexual harassment on its victims except:
A. Humiliation
B. Shame
C. Fear
D. Rage
20. All of the following suggestions for confronting sexual harassment were included in the text
except:
A. Confronting your harasser’s behavior
B. Documenting your situation
C. Telling someone with decision-making power
D. Keep the problem quiet so the harasser doesn’t retaliate
ANS: D LO: F PG: 416 EPAS: 2.1.5c, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10j
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21. The use of sexist language may involve any of these words except:
A. Chairman
B. Ms.
C. He
D. Little lady
ANS: B LO: F PG: 417 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.3c, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
25. The second stage of the rape trauma syndrome is called the ______ phase.
A. Acute
B. Self assessment and survival
C. Long-term reorganization and recovery
D. Readjustment and relaxation
ANS: B LO: F PG: 425 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10e, 2.1.10g,
2.1.10j
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27. Of all women treated in hospital emergency rooms, _____ percent are there to receive treatment
for injuries incurred during domestic violence incidents.
A. 8 to 11
B. 13 to 20
C. 22 to 40
D. 43 to 50
29. All of the following are reasons why women stay in a battering environment except:
A. Fear of the abuser
B. Love
C. Guilt
D. She likes the attention
ANS: B LO: F PG: 430 EPAS: 2.1.5b, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.8a,
2.1.10k
1. Gender identity concerns how we express ourselves to others in ways related to gender that
include both behavior and personality.
2. Gender roles are the attitudes, behaviors, rights, and responsibilities that society associates with
being male or being female.
3. Gender refers to the biological distinction between being female and being male, usually
categorized on the basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup.
5. A disadvantage of the social constructionist approach is that it does not incorporate the concept of
human diversity.
6. The Intersex Society of North America asserts that surgeries to make the child look more normal
should be performed in infancy.
ANS: F LO: C PG: 402 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
ANS: F LO: C PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
8. The traditional gender role for African American women includes both strength and
independence.
ANS: T LO: D PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
9. Parents tend to respond positively to boys who behave actively and to girls who talk calmly or
touch gently.
ANS: T LO: D PG: 404 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
10. Gender intensification may shift the focus of girls’ attention from school achievement to
attractiveness and popularity.
ANS: T LO: D PG: 404 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
11. In gender role stereotyping, women are taught that they should fulfill themselves by becoming
wives and mothers, and men should get their main source of satisfaction from their jobs.
ANS: T LO: D PG: 405 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
12. In China, because of the policy that most couples may have only one child, many parents choose
to give their infant girl up for adoption and try again for a boy.
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13. Females display a better grasp of spatial manipulation and understanding than their male
counterparts.
14. In mixed groups, women interrupt more than men and are more likely to interrupt men than to
interrupt women.
15. When communicating with others, it is clear that who interrupts and who gets interrupted is about
power.
16. African American women generally earn less than Hispanic women.
ANS: F LO: F PG: 409 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
ANS: T LO: F PG: 409 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
18. Women have less direct political power than men in terms of the number of political offices they
hold.
ANS: T LO: F PG: 412 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
19. In 2010, women made up approximately 30 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives
members.
ANS: F LO: F PG: 412 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
21. Research reveals that 20 to 30 percent of female students have been subjected to some form of
sexual harassment.
22. The study cited in the text indicated that approximately 20 percent of respondents pursued a
formal sexual harassment complaint process.
23. One suggestion for avoiding sexist language is to rephrase sentences to avoid the use of
masculine pronouns and instead use a plural tense.
ANS: T LO: F PG: 417 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.3c, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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24. The number of rapes reported to authorities is a vast underestimate of the actual number of
assaults committed each year.
26. A good suggestion for preventing rape is to carry a weapon such as a gun or a knife.
28. Men who batter their female partners tend to adhere to traditional gender-roles.
29. Many battered women who seek help from shelters and initiate separation from their spouses
through the courts eventually return to their abusive home situations.
30. Many battered women feel it is their own fault that they are abused.
31. One common reason why a battered woman remains in the battering relationship is that she still
feels she loves her spouse.
ANS: T LO: F PG: 434 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10b, 2.1.10e,
2.1.10g, 2.1.10j, 2.1.10k
33. Social workers can help women regain their sense of having power and of being in control of
their lives.
34. Transsexualism refers to the capacity to have both traditionally feminine and masculine
characteristics and qualities at the same time.
ANS: F LO: G PG: 435 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a,
2.1.7b
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35. A midlife crisis involves examining goals and facing mortality.
ANS: T LO: G PG: 435 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a,
2.1.7b
1. Define gender.
ANS: N/A LO: A PG: 399 EPAS: 2.1.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
ANS: N/A LO: A PG: 399 EPAS: 2.1.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
ANS: N/A LO: A PG: 399 EPAS: 2.1.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
ANS: N/A LO: B PG: 399 EPAS: 2.1.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
5. What are the six physical variables involved in the concept of gender?
ANS: N/A LO: C PG: 402 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
ANS: N/A LO: C PG: 402 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
7. What is transgenderism?
ANS: N/A LO: C PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10d
8. When infants are born with an ambiguous or unclear gender, should they be assigned to one
gender or the other? At that time, should they be physically altered to more closely resemble the
assigned gender? If so, who should be responsible for making this decision?
ANS: N/A LO: C PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.2, 2.1.3a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b,
2.1.10d
9. Relate and describe gender role stereotypes that have traditionally been applied to men and
women from childhood to early adulthood.
ANS: N/A LO: D PG: 403-405 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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10. Cite examples of how boys and girls are treated differently from the moment they are born, thus
contributing to gender role stereotypes.
ANS: N/A LO: D PG: 403 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
11. Describe three cultural themes that are predominant in shaping young women’s gender roles, and
explain how these can hinder a woman’s chance to excel.
ANS: N/A LO: D PG: 406 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
12. Cite three negative consequences experienced by men from gender role stereotyping.
ANS: N/A LO: D PG: 406-407 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
13. What have recent studies found regarding men’s and women’s abilities in (a) verbal skills,
(b) math skills, and (c) spatial manipulation.
ANS: N/A LO: E PG: 407 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.4c,
2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
14. What, if any, qualities do you think are biologically innate for females and males?
ANS: N/A LO: E PG: 409 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4a, 2.1.4b,
2.1.4c, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
15. List ten of the female-dominated professions, and ten of the male-dominated professions that
were cited in the text. Write your thoughts on why this is so.
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 411 EPAS: 2.1.4a, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 416 EPAS: 2.1.5a, 2.1.5c, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b,
2.1.10j
17. Give six examples of sexist language. Explain why each might be considered sexist. Propose a
suggestion for improving each.
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 417 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.3c, 2.1.5a, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a,
2.1.7b
18. Cite and describe the three theoretical views of rape that were presented in the text.
19. Cite and describe the three basic categories of rapists that were presented in the text.
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20. List some of the suggestions provided in the text on rape prevention.
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 422 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10i
21. How would you counsel a rape survivor? What are the stages through which you would proceed?
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 424 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10e, 2.1.10g,
2.1.10j
22. List and explain six reasons why a battered woman might choose to stay in an abusive situation.
23. Describe possible actions a social worker can take to advocate at the macro level for battered
women.
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 430-432 EPAS: 2.1.5b, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.8a,
2.1.10k
24. Cite and discuss counseling strategies for working with battered women.
ANS: N/A LO: F PG: 433-434 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10b, 2.1.10e,
2.1.10g, 2.1.10j, 2.1.10k
25. List and explain three of the suggestions that were cited in the text to empower women to achieve
sexual equality.
ANS: N/A LO: G PG: 435 EPAS: 2.1.1b, 2.1.2a, 2.1.4b, 2.1.7, 2.1.7a,
2.1.7b
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