Understanding Social Inequality: Gender Inequality
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What event marked the start of the women's suffrage movement in 1848?

  • The rally in Washington D.C.
  • The demonstration in New York City
  • The convention in Seneca Falls, New York (correct)
  • The protest in Boston

    • What is defined as a negative attitude towards the members of a particular group?

  • Prejudice (correct)
  • Stereotyping
  • Discrimination
  • Ethnocentrism

    • What does the term 'ethnocentrism' refer to?

  • Discrimination based on ethnic background
  • Negative attitude towards a particular group
  • Belief that one's own group is superior (correct)
  • Belief in racial superiority

    • What does 'scapegoating' refer to?

    <p>Identifying sins of the people with a goat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of global inequality?

    <p>Economic differences between countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of inequality is usually described based on the unequal distribution of income or wealth?

    <p>Economic inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of racial or ethnic inequality?

    <p>Unequal treatment and opportunities between categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of racism?

    <p>'Belief that one's own race is superior and has the right to control others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the post-WWII differentiation between countries primarily measured by?

    <p>Gross Domestic Products (GDP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'stereotyping' refer to?

    <p>Prosperity to picture all members of a particular category as having the same qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social inequality?

    <p>The uneven distribution of resources in a society based on socially defined categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major contributing factors lead to gender inequality?

    <p>Sex- and gender-based prejudice and discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is there an emphasis on gender inequality?

    <p>The deepening division in the roles assigned to men and women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the situation of women's legal rights in the 1940s in the United States?

    <p>States controlled the kinds of jobs that women could hold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key issue contributing to social inequality for women?

    <p>Underrepresentation in political activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the major challenges faced by women in terms of legal rights?

    <p>Having control over their own earnings without spousal approval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social inequality?

    <p>Uneven distribution of resources in a society based on socially defined categories of persons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one major contributing factor to social inequality?

    <p>Race or ethnicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the situation of women's legal rights in the 1940s in the United States?

    <p>Women were banned from serving on juries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the emphasis on gender inequality born out of?

    <p>Deepening division in the roles assigned to men and women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key issue contributing to social inequality for women?

    <p>Lack of access to education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of inequality is usually described based on the unequal distribution of income or wealth?

    <p>Gender inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the start of the women's suffrage movement?

    <p>Convention in Seneca Falls, New York</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'ethnocentrism'?

    <p>Thinking that one’s own race or group is superior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'scapegoating'?

    <p>Blaming a person or group for problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'stereotyping' refer to?

    <p>Prosperity to picture all individuals as having the same qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was represented by a type of country differentiation that existed after WWII?

    <p>First World Countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'racism' refer to?

    <p>Thinking that one’s own race is superior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of racial or ethnic inequality?

    <p>Unequal treatment and opportunities between categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is defined as a negative attitude towards the members of a particular group?

    <p>'Prejudice'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of global inequality?

    <p>'Economic differences between countries'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major contributing factors lead to gender inequality?

    <p>Preconceived ideas and judgements of others based on gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

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