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NRNP 6675 MIDTERM EXAM TEST BANK NRNP 6675 MIDTERM EXAM TEST BANK REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2025-2026(VERIFIED ANSWERS)FULL REVISED EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+.
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Gender - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Gender is how we act like men and women. These ways of acting are informed by context contingent expectations for how men and women should behave.
Sex - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Is determined by a person's reproductive organs.
Sexual Orientation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Whether someone is attracted to members of the same sex, different sex, or both sexes.
Sexual Fluidity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Individuals' sexual orientations can change as they age. If sexual orientation were solely biological, individuals' sexual orientations would not change.
Difference between Gender and Sex - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Gender is socially constructed, while sex is biological.
Relationship between Gender and Sexuality - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Because sex and gender are commonly considered linked, they're related in practice.
How are Gender and Sexuality related? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Gender and sexuality are linked because our understandings of gender inform our understandings of sexuality.
Patriarchy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>A patriarchal society exists whenever social structures generally funnel more resources/opportunities to men.
Patriarchy exists when men are awarded more privileges & opportunities simply by virtue of being men.
What are some of the key social problems associated with Patriarchy? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Patriarchy in the Workplace The Glass Ceiling The Glass Escalator Sexual Harassment/Assault -The Gender Pay Gap -The Motherhood Penalty -Domestic Labor and the Second Shift -Sexual Assault on College Campuses
How has the pandemic impacted Patriarchal Labor Relations? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Shecession - Women in the United States exited the paid labor market at higher rates than men. -Women increased time on domestic labor more than men. Even when both remained employed and worked from home.
Heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Discrimination and prejudice against individuals who are not heterosexual.
What are some of the key social problems associated with Heterosexism? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Heterosexism in the Workplace LGBTQ people have higher rates of unemployment due to discrimination. Employed LGBTQ individuals commonly experience harassment and discrimination. -Harassment and Violence Against LGBTQ Individuals -Mental Health Issues Among LGBTQ Individuals
Race - CORRECT ANSWER>>>A socially constructed group of people who are categorized as similar based on shared physical characteristics.
How do we know Race is a Social Construction? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Racialization - The process of categorizing people into distinct racial groups. •Even which characteristics we use to classify people is a social construction.
Ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>A socially constructed group with a common culture and/or national heritage.
How is Ethnicity different/related to Race? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Members of the same Ethnicity can be different Races.
•Racial groups can be associated with unique cultural practices.
•Must avoid homogenizing Racial groups and overdrawing cultural distinctions between them.
•Cultural practices are tied to Racialization.
Will the U.S. be majority minority by 2050? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>We are not sure, but it is related to Racial Status Threat.
Racial Status Threat - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Dominant racial groups' prejudice/discrimination against marginalized racial groups often increases if/when status atop racial hierarchy seems threatened.
Racism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>When opportunities and disadvantages are inequitably distributed between racial groups in a society.
How is Racism different than Racial Prejudice & Discrimination?
•Prejudice/Discrimination = interpersonal
Is there still Racism in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>yes
What is some of the evidence that Racism is still a social problem in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Hate crime rates, ethnic diversity in schools, wealth gaps, population, and incarceration rates.
What is Color-Blind Ideology? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>The argument that ignoring or "not seeing" race will solve Racism.
How does Color-Blind Ideology relate to Racism? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>"Ignoring race" makes it easier for racist social structures to remain in place.
Did Martin Luther King Jr. advocate Color-Blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•MLK was NOT advocating Color-Blindness as a means of addressing Racism. •"... not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
What is Affordable Housing? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Housing that's acquired for no more than 30% of a household's total income.
Is obtaining Affordable Housing a social problem in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Between 40% and 50% of
households rent their homes, and over 1 in 4 renters face a severe cost burden.
Severe Cost Burden - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Whenever 50% or more of a household's income is used to acquire housing.
What is Homelessness? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Living without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Is Homelessness increasing? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Point in Time (PIT) Estimate - 582,462 (2022) -Increased annually from 2017 to 2022 after falling annually from 2010 to 2016.
How can Homelessness be addressed? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Shelters provide valuable resources to homeless individuals, but they are expensive and ineffective at alleviating homelessness over time. •Over time, voucher programs for permanent housing are more cost effective and lower homelessness.
What is Segregation? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>The separation of people, usually based on race or religion
Residential Segregation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>The degree to which two or more social groups live within different geographic areas such as neighborhoods or communities.
Why does Segregation exist? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Individuals' choices -White flight •Housing Policy -Redlining and property taxes •(Avoiding) Discrimination -Immigrant enclaves •Realtor/Client Interactions -Steering
What are some of Segregations consequences? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Pros -Cultural preservation -Buffer to integration -Some political power and representation -Interpersonal networks with resources
•Cons -Fewer inter-group networks -Economic and political marginalization -Discriminatory policing and intensified surveillance
CONS OUTWAY THE PROS!
Is American housing becoming more or less Segregated? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Class segregation has intensified since the 1970s. -% of places with concentrated poverty and % of Americans living in such places have roughly doubled since 2000.
-7.2 million Americans living in concentrated poverty places in
Concentrated Poverty - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•at least 40% of households impoverished in a particular place. -% of places with concentrated poverty -% of Americans living in concentrated poverty places -If either is increasing over what we would expect from broader trends, this means poor households are becoming increasingly segregated from other families.
Racialization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•The process of categorizing people into distinct racial groups. -Changes over time - Irish immigrants
The Glass Ceiling - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-It is illegal to discriminate in hiring and promotion based on sex. Women still bump up against a "glass ceiling" inhibiting promotion. ~10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
The Glass Escalator - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Men who enter predominantly female occupations (e.g. primary education) are often promoted sooner than women in their field who have more experience. They ride an invisible "glass escalator" to the top.
Sexual Harassment/Assault - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Both men and women are victims of sexual harassment/assault in the workplace. Men are less likely to experience sexual
assault/harassment in the workplace (1 in 10) than women (1 in 4).
The Stalled Gender Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER>>>This gap shrunk considerably through the 70s and 80s but hasn't really changed from the late 1990s onwards.
Motherhood Penalty - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Women are pressured to take time off from their careers to care for children. This hurts career trajectories and pay. -Mothers are discriminated against in hiring, promotion, and pay.
Shecession - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Women in the United States exited the paid labor market at higher rates than men. -Especially married women with children. -Black and Hispanic women experienced worse labor market impacts than white and Asian women. -Bigger gender gap in states that moved to remote learning.
Double Standards - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•Judging someone negatively for a behavior or trait that is considered ok when done by someone with a different gender. -Ladies' men vs. sluts -Leaders vs. bitches -Overly emotional vs. acceptable displays of emotion
Sex vs. Gender - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Sex and Gender ARE DIFFERENT.
Does Sex determine Gender? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Sex does not determine Gender.
Heteronormativity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>•The belief that men and women make ideal sexual partners. -Opposites attract
De Jure Segregation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-enforced by law -is illegal in the U.S, but it is still a de facto social problem
De Facto Segregation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-not sanctioned
by law, but still exists