Q&A Hero

Q: The CEO at the company you work for has a spacious corner office all to herself while the rest of the employees share offices or work in cubicles. What form of nonverbal communication is indicating a power differential here? a. Kinesics b. Haptics c. Proxemics d. Territoriality

Q: According to research presented in the Gendered Lives text, which of the following is true about smiling? a. Women generally smile more than men. b. Smiling is an example of haptics. c. African-American women are socialized to smile more than Caucasian women. d. Men generally smile more than women.

Q: ​ Women's facial and body communications tend to indicate that they are emotionally reserved and in control. a. True b. False

Q: Verbal communication conveys the majority of the total meaning during an interaction. a. True b. False

Q: Toys are sex-segregated different aisles for girls and boys toys. a. True b. False

Q: Stace frowns at another boy and turns his back in disgust. Stace's nonverbal communication is demonstrating the liking dimension of relationship level meaning. a. True b. False

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: NOMAS Instructions: Identify the following:

Q: The Good Men Project

Q: Men's rights activist

Q: ACT UP

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: A group of women engages in consciousness raising "rap" sessions. During the rap sessions, women talk about personal experiences with sexism and how these are related to social and political structures. Each woman has an equal opportunity to speak, so that no one person can dominate the discussion. This group best represents which branch of feminism? a. Radical feminists b. Liberal feminists c. Womanists d. Separatists

Q: What was/were the goal/s of the first wave of the women's rights movement? a. Woman suffrage − the right to vote. b. Women's right to higher education. c. Women's right to work in the professions. d. All of the choices are correct.

Q: Women won the right to vote in 1920 in part because of the efforts of the members of the ____ movement, a group that asserted women's moral superiority. a. Seneca Falls Convention b. Revalorists c. Cult of Domesticity d. Women's Suffrage Coalition

Q: Cult of domesticity ​