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Tara's boss always calls her Miss, but refers to his other employees by name. He also goes out of his way to hold open a door for her, and has asked her a number of times to bring in some of her fabulous cookies for the office.
 
  Tara is experiencing ________ sexism from her boss.
  a. hostile
  b. puerile
  c. benign
  d. benevolent

Question 2

Men who are benevolent sexists have positive feelings about women as a group, but
 
  a. while their views may be old-fashioned, there is no harm in them.
  b. unconsciously have a strong underlying hatred of women.
  c. are not inclined to put women on a pedestal or idealize them romantically.
  d. their views also serve to justify relegating women to traditional, stereotyped roles.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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