Transformations Women Gender And Psychology 3rd Edition by Mary Crawford - Test Bank

Transformations: Women, Gender and Psychology, 3e (Crawford)

Chapter 1  Paving the Way

1) Psychologists began to realize that most psychological knowledge about women and gender was ________.

A) created by men

B) anti-woman

C) male-centered

D) misogynistic

2) In the mid-1800s in the U.S., a First Wave feminist movement emerged. It reached its peak with the ________, then lost momentum in the ________.

A) Seneca Falls Declaration of 1848; 1920s after women won the vote

B) Rochester Declaration of 1862; 1930s when women lost the ERA

C) Rochester Declaration of 1880; 1920s after women won the vote

D) Seneca Falls Declaration of 1870; 1930s when women lost the ERA

3) In the late '60s/early '70s, some psychologists lobbied the American Psychological Association to form the ________, which was officially approved in 1973.

A) Association for Women in Psychology (AWP)

B) Division of the Psychology of Women (Division 35)

C) Women's Studies Program (WSP)

D) Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

4) Thanks to considerable progress in the recognition and support of diverse women in psychology, women now earn ________ of the PhDs awarded in psychology, and ethnic minorities earn ________ the PhDs.

A) 67 percent; 19 percent

B) 74 percent; 24 percent

C) 43 percent; 32 percent

D) 50 percent; 25 percent

5) A feminist who emphasizes male control and domination of women is most likely a

A) cultural feminist.

B) radical feminist.

C) liberal feminist.

D) woman-of-color feminist.

6) Which of the following statements is true about feminism?

A) It is defined as the belief that men do not understand women.

B) It is defined as the belief that sisterhood is more important than any other relationship.

C) It is be defined most simply as a movement to end sexism and sexist oppression.

D) All of these answers are correct.

7) A person who believes women and men should be treated equally, supports the means to achieve this, and emphasizes the similarities between the sexes is a

A) cultural feminist.

B) liberal feminist.

C) radical feminist.

D) woman-of-color feminist.

8) ________ perspective stresses that qualities characteristic of women have been devalued and should be honored and respected in society.

A) Cultural feminism

B) Radical feminism

C) Liberal feminism

D) Woman-of-color feminism

9) A feminist who recognizes women as valuable and who believes social changes need to occur to benefit women is a

A) cultural feminist.

B) radical feminist.

C) liberal feminist.

D) woman-of-color feminist.

10) A feminist focusing on how prejudice and discrimination against women are related to global capitalism and neocolonialism is a

A) radical feminist.

B) liberal feminist.

C) global feminist.

D) cultural feminist.

11) A feminist focusing on concerns like sweatshop labor conditions, unequal access to health care and education, and forced prostitution is a

A) global feminist.

B) radical feminist.

C) cultural feminist.

D) liberal feminist.

12) Although Western society does not pressure women to undergo genital cutting or require them to veil their faces and bodies in public, in which of the following ways does the Western society restrict women's bodily freedom and integrity?

A) through practices like sexual harassment in public places

B) through practices like pressure to seek the perfect body through dieting

C) through practices like encouraging women to undergo cosmetic surgery

D) All of these answers are correct.