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Q: Female athletes are less susceptible to developing eating disorders than are the rest of the female population. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: People from which demographic group are most likely to strive to achieve unrealistic body ideals? a. African American women b. Caucasian women c. African American men d. Caucasian men

Q: During conversation, Alyssa holds steady eye contact with her friend to indicate she is listening. Alyssa's eye contact is an example of ____. a. haptics b. proxemics c. kinesics d. artifacts

Q: Which of the following statements is/are true about body image? a. In general, men and boys are more satisfied with the way they look than are women and girls. b. Men increasingly access non-invasive cosmetic treatments such as Botox and Dysport injections. c. Men are increasingly seeking to meet body ideals by exercising and taking fitness supplements. d. All of these choices are correct.

Q: Which of the following has been advanced as an explanation for gender- and sex-related differences in ability to decode and interpret others' nonverbal communication? a. Men and women have biological sex-related differences in brain functioning that influence their ability to understand nonverbal communication. b. As part of their socialization to be sensitive to and build relationships, females learn to decode nonverbal communication. c. According to standpoint theory, women must learn to interpret others in order to survive as subordinate members of society. d. All of these choices are correct.

Q: Three-year old Kate falls and scrapes her knees on the playground. Her mother runs to her, scoops her up into her arms, and cuddles Kate until she stops crying. What aspect of nonverbal communication is being used here? a. Kinesics b. Haptics c. The responsiveness dimension of relationship level of meaning d. The liking dimension of relationship level of meaning

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the ways nonverbal communication can function? a. To regulate interaction b. To establish liking c. To supplement verbal communication d. To give a detailed description of an event

Q: One of the connections between language and gender identified in your textbook is that language evaluates gender. What implications does this insight have for individuals' language use?

Q: ​ Women frequently use nonverbal communication to invite others into conversation looking at someone who hasnt spoken, smiling when a new person sits down in a group. a. True b. False

Q: Research shows that men generally are more responsive communicators than women. a. True b. False

Q: Carrie and Jennifer are talking in the hallway between classes. Carrie is making eye contact with Jennifer, nodding intently while Jennifer speaks, and occasionally asks questions to clarify what Jennifer is saying. Carrie is using nonverbal communication to supplement verbal communication. a. True b. False

Q: Body image disorders only affect women. a. True b. False

Q: Polarized thinking

Q: The Point of the Story

Q: Minimal response cues

Q: Your friend Marcie tells you that she is frustrated with her boyfriend. She says, "Lucas never wants to talk about us- really he doesn't want to talk about anything! His idea of a great time together is going to a basketball game. Honestly, why doesn't he realize that talk is the basis of a relationship?" Given what you know about speech communities and models of closeness, how might you respond to Marcie about her assumptions and alternatives she might make instead? Be sure to use specific terms and material from class.

Q: When home on break, you hear a friend use male-generic language. When you tell your friend it is sexist, your friend wants to know why. Based on what you have learned in this class, how might you explain to your friend that using such language is problematic?

Q: Wood argues that language defines men and women differently. Explain the different ways men and women are defined and provide examples to support your claims.

Q: Women who are effective public speakers tend to a. Adopt a masculine style of speaking b. Adopt a feminine style of speaking. c. Adopt a style of speaking that balances masculine and feminine stylistic factors. d. Adopt a style of speaking that is gender neutral; there are no masculine or feminine aspects to their style.

Q: ​ _______ language means equivalent terms. a. Generic b. Feminine c. Parallel d. Situational

Q: ____ speech communities tend to regard talk as a way to accomplish concrete goals, exert control, preserve independence, entertain, and enhance status. a. Feminine b. Masculine c. Parallel d. Emotional Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Tag question

Q: Benevolent sexism

Q: Matriarchal Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Androgynous people

Q: Speech community

Q: Gender-linked language effect

Q: Stereotype

Q: Women tend to interrupt others more than men. a. True b. False

Q: Categorizing women as emotional and weak and men as rational and strong is an example of stereotypes. a. True b. False

Q: ​ Sex-segregated groups and forms of play remain the norm for children in the United States. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: Establishing equality between people is an important feature of __________ communication. a. Feminine b. Masculine c. Parallel d. Emotional

Q: Which of the following is true of masculine speech community members? a. They tend to regard language as important for accomplishing instrumental tasks, gaining status, and maintaining control of the conversation. b. Only men are masculine speech community members. c. They do not think talking is important. d. They are not as skilled at using language as members of female speech communities.

Q: Language reflects social views of women as _________ and men as _________ participants in sexual activity. a. active; passive b. passive; active c. active; active d. passive; passive

Q: Father hunger

Q: Million Man March

Q: Masculinists Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Traitorous identity

Q: Free Men

Q: Children's play is very important in how they become socialized into speech communities. a. True b. False

Q: Research has shown people think male generic language includes men and women. a. True b. False

Q: Masculine speech community members are less likely than feminine speech community members to want to talk about the "state of the relationship." a. True b. False

Q: Masculine speakers tend to make eye contact, nod, and say things like "tell me more," while speaking to others. a. True b. False

Q: Speakers socialized in a masculine speech community tend to use talk to gain and show status. a. True b. False

Q: NOMAS Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: The Good Men Project

Q: Men's rights activist

Q: ACT UP

Q: According to the principles of the ____ movement, men who condone, encourage, or ignore violence are just as guilty as those who act violently. a. NOMAS b. Profeminist c. White Ribbon Campaign d. Mentors in Violence Prevention

Q: Which of the following is true of the WRC? a. WRC was started after the Montreal Massacre in which 14 women were killed. b. WRC says that if men make a personal commitment to never commit violence, violence will eventually stop. c. WRC says that men are socialized to be violent and aggressive. d. ​They are a masculinist group.

Q: This branch of the men's movement encourages men to develop the emotional capacities that society approves of in women but discourages in men. a. Mythopoetic men b. The White Ribbon Campaign c. Free Men d. Profeminist Men

Q: Which of the following is/are true of the MVP? a. MVP was started after the Montreal Massacre in which 14 women were killed. b. MVP says that if men make a personal commitment to never commit violence, violence will eventually stop. c. MVP says that men are socialized to be violent and aggressive. d. They are a masculinist group.

Q: Which of the following is true of NOMAS. a. All of these are correct. b. It celebrates traditionally masculine values of courage and ambition. c. It condemns traditionally masculine values of aggression and emotional insensitivity. d. It attempts to help men understand how their emotional development has been hindered by our culture's view of masculinity.

Q: Which movement asked men to rededicate themselves to their families, spiritual transformation, and political action? a. Million Man March b. Mythopoetic Men c. Free Men d. White Ribbon Campaign

Q: This men's movement professes that most men are not violent and that men should work together to change the few who are violent. a. White Ribbon Campaign b. Mentors in Violence Prevention c. NOMAS d. Free Men

Q: Which of the following statements is true of men's rights activists? a. They aim to educate men about socialization that links masculinity to violence and aggression to motivate them to reject violence. b. They aim to restore the traditional roles of men and women, and with that the privileges that men historically enjoyed. c. They engage in interpersonal persuasion to convince friends and coworkers to alter discriminatory attitudes and practices. d. They believe that violence against women is not just a women's issue.

Q: Fathers 4 Justice Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: Bystander behavior

Q: Male feminists

Q: Misogyny

Q: Jake is at a party with a large group of men when his friend Dan makes a sexist joke about the physical appearance of a woman they all know. Instead of laughing, Jake tells Dan that he thinks the joke is inappropriate and that hed prefer that Dan did not talk about women that way in front of him. What type of identity has Jake performed in this scenario? a. An offensive identity b. A men's rights identity c. A traitorous identity d. A Free Men identity

Q: ____ movements are those who work to support feminist movements in addition to working to change the way masculinity is constructed in the U.S. a. Free Men b. Masculinist c. Men's equality d. Profeminist

Q: Hip-hop feminism

Q: Million Woman March

Q: Antifeminism

Q: Antisuffrage movement

Q: Liberal feminism

Q: Ecofeminism

Q: Postfeminist era

Q: Mythopoetics believe the ideal manhood existed in ancient times and the Middle Ages. a. True b. False

Q: Football coach Joe Ehrmann, who stresses to his team the value of building relationships, loving one another, and accepting love, is enacting a traitorous identity. a. True b. False

Q: Profeminists endeavor to cultivate emotions that they feel have been suppressed by masculine socialization. a. True b. False

Q: Promise Keepers see reconnecting with God's commandments as the path for men to regain wholeness. a. True b. False

Q: Free Men believe that men are discriminated against, although not as much as women are. a. True b. False

Q: Masculinist movements assert that men suffer from discrimination and that men need to reclaim their rightful status as men. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: Which of the following movements is a multifaceted effort to stimulate a national conversation about what it means to be a good man today? a. The Promise Keepers b. Mythopoetic Men c. NOMAS d. The Good Men Project

Q: Womanists address issues that affect working and lower-class women. a. True b. False

Q: Multiracial feminists argue that gender cannot be understood separate from other issues including race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, etc. a. True b. False

Q: The first women's movement in the United States began in the 1960s. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Q: Which feminist group emphasizes that all oppressions, including those to non-human living things, are linked and that to eliminate oppression of women we must also eliminate oppression of animals and the environment? a. Revalorists b. Ecofeminists c. Lesbian feminists d. Womanists