Social Construction Of Gender Unit-3 Quetions with answers

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Mizoram University

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Chitranjan Nawab

GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF GENDER ROLE
Unit – III
Multiple choice questions-
1. The belief in social, economic and political equality of the sexes is called
a) Gender equality
b) sexism
c) gender identity
d) feminism
2. Gender roles refer to
a) Chromosomal difference that causes inevitable differences in the behaviour of
men and women
b) Hormonal differences that causes inevitable differences in the behavior of women
c) The rights, responsibilities, expectation and relationships of women and men
d) Subordination of women based on the assumption of superiority of men
3. Mark the correct statement about gender inequality
a) Gender form of inequality is more severe than caste form of inequality
b) Gender inequality is like class inequality
c) Gender inequality is the creation of caste society only
d) Gender inequality is not observed in open society
4. Society’s expectation of people’s behaviour and attitudes based on whether they are
females or males is called:
a) Femininity
b) Gender inequality
c) Gender roles
d) Masculinity
5. The ____ perspective combines the exploitation of women by capitalism with
patriarchy in the home in its analysis of gender inequality
a) Socialist feminist
b) Radical feminist
c) Liberal feminist
d) Democratic feminist
6. What is correct about religion?
a) It is a unified system of beliefs and practices
b) It is a source of value system which sets the rationale for social actions
c) Different religions set the different guidelines for the lifestyles of the people
d) All of the above
7. Among the following, which is not related to third wave of feminism?
a) Queer theory
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b) Defending sex work
c) Abolishing gender roles
d) Suffrage movement
8. Who coined the term ‘Third Wave Feminism’?
a) Alice Walker
b) Rebecca Walker
c) Jane Adams
d) Mary Richmond
9. Which form of feminism is most committed to challenging the essentialist nature of
the category ‘women’??
a) Radical
b) Post modern
c) Socialist
d) Liberal
10. Which approach of feminism concentrated on rights only in public sphere and
neglected the need for equity of freedom and regard in home life?
a) Liberal feminism
b) Radical feminism
c) Socialist feminism
d) Marxist feminism
11. Which feminist thought suggests that gender equality can be realised by eliminating
the cultural notion of gender?
a) Post modern feminism
b) Socialist feminism
c) Radical feminism
d) Neo-classical feminism
12. A hierarchical system in which cultural, political and economic structures are
dominated by males is a
a) Elite model
b) Pluralist model
c) Gendered division of labour
d) patriarchy
13. An ideology that exaggerates the difference between men and women and rationalizes
the superiority of males is called
a) Feminism
b) Gender inequality
c) Masculinity
d) Sexism
14. Which wave of feminism had the slogan, ‘The personal is political’?
a) First wave
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b) Second wave
c) Third wave
d) Fourth wave
15. Women are often denied their social, cultural, economic and political rights leading to
a decline in the condition of women. This gender based inequality against women is
called
a) Feminism
b) Masculinity
c) Patriarchy
d) Gender inequality
16. The main goal of feminism is to:
a) Assert minority rights
b) Change the patriarchal nature of society
c) Protect women from alienation
d) Influence the government
17. The process by which we learn our culture’s gender-related rules, norms and
expectations is known as
a) Gender socialization
b) Gender roles
c) Gender identity
d) None of the above
18. According to Marxist Feminism, women’s oppression is due to what?
a) Self esteem
b) Equal rights
c) Economic dependence
d) Financial dependence
19. The theory that men and women should be treated equally is also sometimes called
a) Core Feminism
b) Core Feminist Theory
c) Core Feminism or Core Feminist Theory
d) All of the above
20. Which of the following divisions is unique to India?
a) Gender division
b) Caste division
c) Economic division
d) Religious division

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21. A person who supports feminism is called
a) Female
b) Male feminists
c) Feminist
d) None of the above
22. Select the laws enacted by the Parliament for the welfare of women
a) Special Marriage Act of 1955
b) Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961
c) Equal Remuneration Act of 1976
d) All of the above
23. Women in India are discriminated in:
a) Political life
b) Social life
c) Economic life
d) All of the above
24. In local self-government institutions, at least one-third of all positions are reserved
for:
a) Men
b) Women
c) Children
d) Scheduled Tribes
25. What was the demand of First Wave Feminism?
a) Right of vote for women
b) Right to marry two men
c) Right to own a business
d) None of the above
26. ‘Equal Wages Act’ signifies
a) Law that deals with family related matters
b) Law which provides that equal wages should be paid for equal jobs for both men
and women
c) An Act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the women of the
family
d) A radical law against the discriminatory attitude and sexual division of labour
27. Second Wave Feminism emerged in the-
a) 1930s to 1940s
b) 1940s to 1950s
c) 1960s to 1970s
d) 1980s to 1990s
28. Which of these does not refer to the Feminist Movement?
a) Improving educational and career opportunities for women
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b) Giving voting rights to women
c) Improving women’s political and legal rights
d) Training women in household jobs
29. ‘Sexual division of labour’ signifies that:
a) Gender division emphasizes division on the basis of nature of work
b) Division between men and women
c) Work decides the division between men and women
d) All of the above
30. Which wave of feminism primarily focused on suffrage?
a) First wave
b) Second wave
c) Third wave
d) All of the above
31. When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
a) Biological differences between men and women
b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
c) Unequal child sex ratio
d) Absence of voting rights for women in democracies
32. In India, seats are reserved for women in :
a) Lok Sabha
b) State Legislative Assemblies
c) Panchayati Raj bodies
d) All of the above
33. What is meant by gender division?
a) Division between rich and poor
b) Division between males and females
c) Division between educated and uneducated
d) All of the above
34. Radical feminists advocate revolution because
a) They are influenced by foreign governments
b) They have not been successful politically
c) They are violent minded
d) Institutions such as the state perpetuate male dominance and the subjugation on
women
35. What is meant by the term Feminist?
a) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women
b) Having the qualities considered typical of women
c) The belief that men and women are equal
d) Men who look like women
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36. A collection of political movements, social movements and ideologies that defend the
political, economic personal and social rights of women is called
a) Feminism
b) Femininity
c) Gender equality
d) Masculinity
37. Feminists argue that women’s values are based primarily on:
a) Biology and prescribed social roles
b) Religious(God’s) laws
c) Prescribed social roles
d) Biology
38. Liberal feminism really began with :
a) First wave feminism
b) Second wave feminism
c) Third wave feminism
d) None of the above
39. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Feminism?
a) Feminism is not the belief that women are superior.
b) Feminism is not hating men.
c) Feminism is not male oppression
d) All of the above.
40. To provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities, the following
step has been taken:
a) Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
b) Appointment of 1/3
rd
women members
c) Reservation for election to 1/3
rd
of the seats for women
d) None of the above

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UNIT-III
Fill in the blanks
1. _____ is the process through which children learn about the social expectations, attitudes
and behaviours associated with one’s gender.
2. _____ is the process by which males and females are informed about the norms and
behaviours associated with their sex.
3. The social construction of gender comes out of the general school of thought entitled ___
4. _____ are the attitudes, behavior and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for
each sex and are learned through socialization process.
5. _______ is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently.
6. _____ is a set of behaviours, attitudes and personality characteristics expected and
encouraged of a person based on his or her sex.
7. _____ acknowledges that men and women are not equal and that gender affects an
individual’s living experience.
8. ___ Act provides that equal wags should be paid for equal work to both men and women.
9. ______ in India refers to health, education, economic and political inequalities between
men and women in India.
10. _____ is the belief in social, economic and political equality of the sexes.
11. ____ wave feminism was a movement which focused on critiquing the patriarchal, or
male-dominated institutions and cultural practices throughout society.
12. ____ wave feminism was led by so-called ‘Generation Xers’ born in the 1960s and 1970s
in the developed world, came of age in a media-saturated and culturally and
economically diverse milieu.
13. Women are more likely to get involved in _____ sects than men.
14. _____inequality is linked to racial inequality, gender inequality and wealth inequality.
15. The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes is called ____
16. _____ is a theory about all genders having equal rights and opportunities.
17. ____ feminism is a philosophy emphasizing the patriarchal roots of inequality between
men and women or the social domination of women by men.
18. ______feminism emphasizes essential differences between men and women in terms of
biology, personality and behavior. It attributes to those differences distinctive and
superior virtues in women.
19. Not less than _____ of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every
Municipality is reserved for women in India.
20. _____ refers to unfair rights between male and female based on different gender roles
which lead to unequal treatment in life.

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ANSWER KEY (PAPER XII(A)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
UNIT-III
1. (d)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (d)
7. (d)
8. (b)
9. (b)
10. (a)
11. (c)
12. (d)
13. (d)
14. (b)
15. (d)
16. (b)
17. (a)
18. (c)
19. (d)
20. (b)
21. (c)
22. (d)
23. (d)
24. (b)
25. (a)
26. (b)
27. (c)
28. (d)
29. (d)
30. (a)
31. (b)
32. (c)
33. (b)
34. (d)
35. (a)
36. (a)
37. (c)
38. (a)
39. (d)
40.(c)
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PAPER XII(A) ANSWER KEY
UNIT-_III
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Gender Socialization
2. Gender Socialization
3. Social constructionism
4. Gender roles
5. Gender socialization
6. Gender role
7. Gender inequality
8. Equal wages
9. Gender inequality
10. Feminism
11. Second
12. Third
13. Religious
14. Social
15. Feminism
16. Feminism
17. Radical
18. Cultural
19. One-third
20. Gender inequality

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