Test Bank

Chapter 6: Analyzing Sexuality With the GSS

A team of researchers is interested to know whether lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals tend to perceive higher levels of gender discrimination at work than heterosexual people. They create Figure 6.1. SEXORNT is a variable corresponding to the survey question “Which of the following best describes you? Gay, lesbian or homosexual, bisexual, straight or heterosexual?” WKSEXISM corresponds to the survey question, “Do you feel in any way discriminated against on your job because of your gender?”

Figure 6.1

1. In asking whether lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals tend to perceive higher levels of gender discrimination at work than heterosexual people, the research team is most likely using _______ as the dependent variable.

a. YEAR

b. SEXORNT

c. WKSEXISM

d. COMPWT

2. The variable, SEXORNT, is best described as:

a. an ordinal-level variable

b. a dummy variable

c. a nominal-level variable

d. an interval-ratio-level variable

3. The overall approximate number of cases presented in Figure 6.1 is:

a. 2,271

b. 1,604

c. 2,158

d. 2,082

4. The analysis presented in Figure 6.1 uses a filter that:

a. restricts the analysis to survey years between 1972 and 2014.

b. restricts the analysis to survey years between 2010 and 2014.

c. restricts the analysis to people who describe themselves as Gay, Lesbian or Homosexual.

d. restricts the analysis to people who perceive discrimination.

5. Which of the following statements is true, based on Figure 6.1?

a. The number of respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual who perceived workplace discrimination was greater than the number of heterosexual or straight respondents who perceived workplace discrimination.

b. The percentage of respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual who perceived workplace discrimination was greater than the percentage of heterosexual or straight respondents who perceived workplace discrimination.

c. Most respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual perceived gender discrimination in their workplace.

d. Most respondents who identified as heterosexual or straight perceived gender discrimination in their workplace.

A team of researchers is interested to know whether sexual minorities (including, lesbian, gay, homosexual, and bisexual people) tend to view gendered family arrangements differently than heterosexual people. They create Figure 6.2, where FEFAM corresponds to the survey question, “Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with [the following] … It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.” SEXORNT is a variable corresponding to the survey question “Which of the following best describes you? Gay, lesbian or homosexual, bisexual, straight or heterosexual?” Note that SEXORNT was originally coded as 1 for those identifying as Gay, lesbian, or homosexual; 2 for those identifying as bisexual; and 3 for those identifying as heterosexual or straight, but has been recoded in 6.2.

Figure 6.2

6. Respondents who scored a 2 on the original variable SEXORNT now score _____ on the recoded variable.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

7. On the recoded variable SEXORNT, a score of 2 represents:

a. respondents identifying as gay, lesbian, or homosexual

b. respondents identifying as bisexual

c. respondents identifying as straight or heterosexual

d. respondents who believe it is better for a man to work and a woman to stay home.

8. When all respondents are taken together, the modal category for the variable FEFAM is:

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

9. Which of the following statements is the best interpretation of the number 37.7 in the bottom left corner of Figure 6.2?

a. 37.7% of heterosexual and straight-identified people surveyed responded that they strongly disagreed that “it is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”

b. 37.7% of all respondents were sexual minorities who strongly disagreed that “it is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”

c. About 38 sexual minorities surveyed responded that they strongly disagreed that “it is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”

d. 37.7% of sexual minorities surveyed responded that they strongly disagreed that “it is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”

10. Which of the following statements is correct, according to the analysis shown in Figure 6.2?

a. The number of sexual minority respondents represented in Figure 6.2 is approximately equal to the number of heterosexual respondents represented in the Figure.

b. In general, there seems to be no relationship between respondents’ sexual identity and their views about gender, work and family arrangements.

c. Sexual minority respondents were more likely than heterosexual respondents to strongly disagree with the idea that “It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”

d. Sexual minority respondents were more likely than heterosexual respondents to agree with the idea that “It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.”