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4 Inequality, Agency, and Changing Identities Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

A person who becomes a caregiver may learn new expectations and practices, even as earlier identities and experiences continue to shape them. True or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A student is encouraged to be assertive in one setting but criticized for the same behavior in another. Which explanation best fits how gender norms are learned?

  1. A

    People encounter the same gender expectations in every setting because norms are universal.

  2. B

    A person may be rewarded for behavior in one setting and discouraged from it in another.

  3. C

    Gender expectations are learned only from family members.

  4. D

    Media portrayals cannot communicate ideas about appropriate behavior.

03
Choose one
1 point

A school rewards a style of speaking and behaving that is more familiar to students from advantaged backgrounds. How could this contribute to class inequality?

  1. A

    They ensure that everyone has equal access to resources and opportunities.

  2. B

    They can make standards favor practices of advantaged groups, disguising how inequality is reproduced.

  3. C

    They show that social class has no effect on expectations.

  4. D

    They prevent schools and workplaces from influencing socialization.

04
True or false
1 point

Racial categories are socially created, but they can still have real consequences when people or institutions attach unequal treatment to them. True or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

When a person enters a highly structured institution and must unlearn familiar practices while adopting new ones, this process is called .

06
Choose one
1 point

Someone values a family tradition but challenges a gender rule connected with it. Which interpretation best explains this response?

  1. A

    Continue a family tradition while questioning a gender rule associated with it.

  2. B

    Accept every expectation exactly as it is presented.

  3. C

    Wait for institutions to change before making any personal choices.

  4. D

    Avoid relationships with people who have different expectations.

07
Choose all
1 point

Select all statements consistent with understanding racial and ethnic identity without assuming that a group is uniform.

  1. A

    Families and communities may pass on language, traditions, and histories.

  2. B

    People's experiences differ, so a racial or ethnic group does not have one single shared identity or culture.

  3. C

    Every member of a racial or ethnic group shares the same identity and experiences.

  4. D

    People can have different ways of understanding race and racism.

08
Written response
1 point

What analytical approach examines how social positions such as race, class, and gender interact to shape a person's experiences and opportunities?

09
Choose all
1 point

Select all examples of social structures that can shape the choices available to a student.

  1. A

    School policies that shape which choices are available to students.

  2. B

    A person's private preference, considered without any social context.

  3. C

    Established institutional patterns that influence people's actions.

  4. D

    The distribution of resources that enables some actions and constrains others.

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

A norm may persist when institutions reward conformity or .

11
Choose one
1 point

A student decides how to respond to a classroom expectation, but available support and school policies limit the practical options. Which conclusion best fits this situation?

  1. A

    The student's choice proves that school policies and resources have no influence.

  2. B

    Because school structures exist, the student has no agency.

  3. C

    The student has agency, but school policies and access to support can shape the available choices.

  4. D

    Agency means a student can always choose any response without consequences.

12
Written response
1 point

A person entering a highly structured institution must replace familiar practices with new ones. What is this process called?

13
Open ended
1 point

A workplace has long treated caregiving as incompatible with professional commitment. Explain how employees sharing caregiving responsibilities and changes in workplace policy could together challenge this norm.

14
True or false
1 point

True or false: Once individuals question a social norm, that norm will necessarily change.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

15
Choose one
1 point

A school rewards students for ways of speaking and behaving that are more familiar to students from advantaged backgrounds. Which outcome best illustrates how this practice may reproduce class inequality?

  1. A

    They ensure that institutions reward only skills that everyone has equal opportunity to learn.

  2. B

    They can reward practices associated with advantaged groups, making unequal outcomes appear to reflect individual ability alone.

  3. C

    They eliminate class differences by teaching everyone the same values.

  4. D

    They make social class irrelevant to the resources people can access.

16
Choose one
1 point

Which statement best explains how racial categories can be socially constructed and still matter in people’s lives?

  1. A

    Because racial categories change over time, they cannot shape people’s experiences.

  2. B

    Racial categories are biologically fixed, although institutions may interpret them differently.

  3. C

    Racial categories are socially created and changeable, yet can have real consequences through unequal treatment and expectations.

  4. D

    All members of a racial or ethnic group share one identity and culture.

17
Choose one
1 point

A student is encouraged to be assertive at school but discouraged from the same behavior at home because it is considered inappropriate for their gender. Which interpretation best fits this situation?

  1. A

    People may encounter different gender expectations across settings and may accept, adapt, or resist them.

  2. B

    Gender norms are consistent across cultures and historical periods.

  3. C

    Peer approval is the only way people learn gender norms.

  4. D

    Gender identities and expressions are fully determined by social expectations.

18
Written response
1 point

What term describes a process in which a person unlearns familiar practices and adopts new ones, as may happen when entering a highly structured institution?

19
Choose one
1 point

A student chooses to ask for help after a teacher makes an assumption about their abilities. However, school policies and access to support affect what help is available. Which interpretation best describes the student’s situation?

  1. A

    The student has unlimited freedom because personal choices are independent of institutions.

  2. B

    The student has no agency because school policies determine every action.

  3. C

    The student’s response is explained only by family socialization.

  4. D

    The student exercises agency, while institutional conditions and resources shape the choices available.

20
Written response
1 point

What term names an approach that examines how social positions such as race, class, and gender interact to shape experiences and opportunities?