Question 1

Which occupation is considered a female-dominated profession?

Accepted Answer

Librarian is considered a female-dominated profession, as the majority of librarians are women.

Question 2

Which term was coined by Kanter and refers to high-ranking women executives who are highly visible but socially isolated?

Accepted Answer

The term coined by Kanter and referring to high-ranking women executives who are highly visible but socially isolated is "tokens." Choice A refers to the phenomenon of men being promoted quickly in female-dominated fields, Choice B refers to the segregation of men and women into different occupations, and Choice C refers to a widely held and oversimplified idea about a particular group.

Question 3

The glass escalator refers to all of the following except ______.

Accepted Answer

The glass escalator refers to the advantages men experience in professions dominated by women, where they often rise faster than their female counterparts. It does not refer to women in men's professions moving up quickly.

Question 4

The author's study involved interviews with 15 male ______.

Accepted Answer

The author's study involved interviews with 15 male nurses, as stated in the passage. There is no mention of social workers, professors, or librarians in relation to the study.

Question 5

Which statement accurately reflects the results of the author's study?

Accepted Answer

The author found that not all men experience the glass escalator in the same ways, indicating that the effects of gender bias may vary for different individuals based on factors such as race and sexual orientation.

Question 6

Results of the study show that undoing the glass escalator requires not only blurring the lines between masculinity and femininity but also ______.

Accepted Answer

The article discusses how the glass escalator affects minority men and how racial inequality plays a role in their marginalization. Therefore, challenging the processes of racial inequality is necessary to undo the glass escalator phenomenon. The other options are not directly related to the topic of the article.

Question 7

While White male nurses were frequently mistaken for ______, Black male nurses were frequently mistaken for ______.

Accepted Answer

Black male nurses were often mistaken for janitors, while White male nurses were more likely to be mistaken for doctors, reflecting stereotypes and biases in perceptions of professional roles based on race.

Question 8

According to respondents Ryan and Kenny, what limited their opportunity for promotion and upward mobility?

Accepted Answer

Ryan and Kenny stated that their supervisors' racial biases limited their opportunity for promotion and upward mobility.

Question 9

Results of the study indicate that the glass escalator is a(n) ______ concept.

Accepted Answer

The study concludes that the glass escalator is a racialized concept, meaning that it affects people of certain races more than others. The other options do not accurately describe the findings of the study.

Question 10

Which of the following illustrates a difference between the respondents' job experiences?

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Question 11

Describe how the Black men in the study responded to address the feminized component of their jobs. How does their response pertain to issues of race and racism?

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Question 12

What was the focus of the interview questions that were asked in the study?

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Question 13

Explain the glass escalator effect.

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Question 14

Compare and contrast early research on men and women's experiences as tokens.

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Question 15

Identify one glass barrier experienced by respondents in the survey.

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Quiz 42: Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Mens Experiences With Womens Work