Ferguson, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Part I. Introduction to Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social
Class: Concepts, History, and Theories of Difference
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to Lynn Weber, ______ exists when one group exploits another group to
control resources and maintain power.
A. oppression
B. pluralism
C. acculturation
D. assimilation
Ans: A
2. Lynn Weber defines ______ as a power relationship resulting from and reinforcing
the unequal distribution of productive assets in society.
A. stereotyping
B. exploitation
C. accommodation
D. domination
Ans: B
3. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ is a symbolic category that varies by
specific social and historical contexts and that is misrecognized as a natural category.
A. ethnicity
B. minority
C. race
D. social class
Ans: C
4. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, someone who asks, “Has racism become
better over time?” is falling into which fallacy?
A. individualistic
B. legalistic
C. tokenistic
D. fixed
Ans: D
5. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ refers to a shared lifestyle informed
by cultural, historical, religious, and/or national affiliations.
A. race
B. class
C. phenotype
, Ferguson, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
D. ethnicity
Ans: D
6. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, ______ is the belief that there are
enduring biological differences between genders.
A. essentialism
B. feminism
C. constructionism
D. gynocentrism
Ans: A
7. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, one problem with dualistic thinking is that
this approach ______.
A. uses essentialist beliefs
B. hides the complexities of the world
C. relies on stereotypes
D. takes exceptions seriously
Ans: B
8. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, embodied knowledge refers to ______.
A. expectations for doing gender
B. the social construction of gender
C. how we experience gender
D. natural gender differences
Ans: C
9. According to Wendell, life and work have been organized around which group of
people?
A. young, able-bodied, and healthy men and women
B. young, able-bodied, and healthy men
C. able-bodied and healthy men and women of all ages
D. able-bodied and healthy men of all ages
Ans: B
10. According to Wendell, what must happen before more people will recognize
disability as a social problem?
A. More charities must be created to support people with disabilities.
B. Families must take on more responsibility for children with disabilities.
C. Buildings must be redesigned to accommodate all people.
D. People must challenge cultural images of disability.
Ans: D
11. According to Lerner, which of the following contributed to the formation and
maintenance of social classes?
A. gendered marriage and inheritance practices
B. commodification of men’s and women’s sexual capacities
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Part I. Introduction to Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social
Class: Concepts, History, and Theories of Difference
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to Lynn Weber, ______ exists when one group exploits another group to
control resources and maintain power.
A. oppression
B. pluralism
C. acculturation
D. assimilation
Ans: A
2. Lynn Weber defines ______ as a power relationship resulting from and reinforcing
the unequal distribution of productive assets in society.
A. stereotyping
B. exploitation
C. accommodation
D. domination
Ans: B
3. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ is a symbolic category that varies by
specific social and historical contexts and that is misrecognized as a natural category.
A. ethnicity
B. minority
C. race
D. social class
Ans: C
4. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, someone who asks, “Has racism become
better over time?” is falling into which fallacy?
A. individualistic
B. legalistic
C. tokenistic
D. fixed
Ans: D
5. According to Desmond and Emirbayer, ______ refers to a shared lifestyle informed
by cultural, historical, religious, and/or national affiliations.
A. race
B. class
C. phenotype
, Ferguson, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
D. ethnicity
Ans: D
6. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, ______ is the belief that there are
enduring biological differences between genders.
A. essentialism
B. feminism
C. constructionism
D. gynocentrism
Ans: A
7. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, one problem with dualistic thinking is that
this approach ______.
A. uses essentialist beliefs
B. hides the complexities of the world
C. relies on stereotypes
D. takes exceptions seriously
Ans: B
8. According to Crawley, Foley, and Shehan, embodied knowledge refers to ______.
A. expectations for doing gender
B. the social construction of gender
C. how we experience gender
D. natural gender differences
Ans: C
9. According to Wendell, life and work have been organized around which group of
people?
A. young, able-bodied, and healthy men and women
B. young, able-bodied, and healthy men
C. able-bodied and healthy men and women of all ages
D. able-bodied and healthy men of all ages
Ans: B
10. According to Wendell, what must happen before more people will recognize
disability as a social problem?
A. More charities must be created to support people with disabilities.
B. Families must take on more responsibility for children with disabilities.
C. Buildings must be redesigned to accommodate all people.
D. People must challenge cultural images of disability.
Ans: D
11. According to Lerner, which of the following contributed to the formation and
maintenance of social classes?
A. gendered marriage and inheritance practices
B. commodification of men’s and women’s sexual capacities
