Exam 7: Institutions

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A) the fact that gender consistently infiltrates each part of an institution.
B) the process of neutralizing gender in institutions.
C) the process of scientifically mapping gender in the social structure.
D) the relevance of gender across contexts,activities,and spaces within an institution.

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A) All aspects of school are heavily gendered,from uniforms to classroom seating to play on the playground.
B) Gender is very important in the classroom,but much less so on the playground.
C) Boys' social interactions are not influenced by gender,but girls' social interactions are.
D) Gender is very important on the playground,but less so in the classroom.

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A) threefold.
B) fivefold.
C) eightfold.
D) tenfold.

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A) They are similar in the nature and intensity of enforcement of norms and policies.
B) They shape our overall social structure.
C) They operate completely independently from each other.
D) They reflect what individuals within a society can accomplish on their own.

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A) the need to spend extra time and money on a brand-new restroom design
B) the belief that men were messier than women
C) women's discomfort with potential for male nudity and a fear of meeting strange men in close quarters during off-hours
D) the fact that the idea had to be approved by the city's Department of Buildings

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A) the sets of institutions within which we live our lives.
B) the social organization of gender relations in the society.
C) explicitly codified expectations,often written down with stated consequences for deviance.
D) beliefs and practices that are well known,widely followed,and culturally approved.

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A) We would see that women and men have equal ability and women would win as often as men.
B) We would see that women and men have such unequal abilities that they would still never compete against each other.
C) Beliefs in gender difference and inequality would not be routinely and ritualistically rehearsed through sport.
D) Competitions would no longer be fair.

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Students' answers will vary,but they should focus upon how if individuals recognize that institutionalized practices are cultural,not natural,it can open opportunities for change to occur.Institutions can change when people start to question them.

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A) it involves organizations and social norms that persist over time.
B) it guides boys and girls into different social spaces.
C) it helps in maintaining a healthy sex ratio in society.
D) it is vital in nurturing men and women as responsible citizens.

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A) how sports affirm the value of masculinity in society.
B) how sports affirm the value of femininity in society.
C) how sports provide equal opportunities to boys and girls.
D) how sports are no longer gendered in society.

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A) gendered norm
B) gendered policy
C) norm
D) policy

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A) law.
B) norm.
C) policy.
D) sanction.

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A) Norms are informal,unwritten rules;policies are formal,written rules.
B) Norms are formal,written rules;policies are informal,unwritten rules.
C) Both norms and policies are informal,unwritten rules,but policies have social consequences.
D) Both norms and policies are formal,written rules,but norms are enforced by peers and policies are enforced by authorities.

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A) the male figure skater who looks serene and handsome
B) the male figure skater who make his jumps look effortless
C) the female figure skater who appears powerful and aggressive
D) the female figure skater who disguises her athleticism

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A) based on many people's independent ideas about gender.
B) natural and inevitable.
C) governed by feminist ideas in the United States.
D) different across cultures and throughout time.

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A) they help challenge the gender binary system.
B) they affirm and enforce gender difference and inequality.
C) they systematically work toward the goal of gender equality.
D) they provide a framework which makes it possible for women and men to succeed.

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