Population Change Answers

Women in the United States have 10 hours more leisure time per week than men.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the women’s rights movement?a.the Civil Rights Act of 1964b.Title IX of the Educational Amendment Actc.the Equal Rights Amendmentd.women’s suffrage

How do children learn gender role behaviors?a.through biological traitsc.through socializationb.through heredityd.from courses in school

The family is the most powerful agent of gender socialization.

Women make up 52 percent of the voting-age population and are more likely to vote, yeta.a woman has never been elected to the U.S. Senate.b.men dominate the political arena.c.women dominate the political arena.d.a woman has never been elected governor of a U.S. state.

On college campuses, 56 percent of all bachelor’s degrees are awarded to men.

Sociologists interpret cross-cultural variations as evidence that gender roles are socially created.

In most societies men are charged with providing economic support and physical safety for the family.

A person’s sex is socially created, while gender is biologically determined.

Women make up 52 percent of the voting-age population.

The women’s movement in the United States began almost 250 years ago in the 1700s.

One result of the second shift is thata.men and women now have equal amounts of leisure time.b.men have no leisure time at all.c.women, on average, have more leisure time than men.d.women, on average, have less leisure time than men.

The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1920, gave women the right to vote.

Which of the following is an example of gender inequality in politics?a.less funding for women’s college athleticsb.the wage gapc.the glass ceilingd.underrepresentation in political office

A new development in the political arena is that more women are holding statewide positions, which has increased from four percent in years past to twenty-nine percent. Please select the best answer from the choices provided