Deck 15: A Feminist Future

Question 1

Which of the following is/are true of greater gender equality in organizational power?

A) As more women reach levels of power currently held by men, gender equality will begin to affect other areas.
B) Greater power equality will mean less harassment of women.
C) Antidiscrimination legislation alone cannot change attitudes.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to the text, greater flexibility in the construction of gender could lead to:

A) extreme confusion in the allocation of work and family duties.
B) an increase in sexual harassment.
C) an expansion in career options.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Some reasons why research and teaching about psychology of women are key factors in achieving feminist goals include:

A) The knowledge of gender differences in interpersonal and societal power can help clarify the position that power imbalance plays in women's lives.
B) Research and teaching on the psychology of women enlighten women about how they construct gender in their lives.
C) Research and teaching about diverse women's experiences can dispel myths and stereotypes that distort women's understanding and reduce tolerance.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Some feminists suggested practices parents can use to raise feminist children. Which of the following was not one of these?

A) limiting the amount of TV children watch
B) eliminating all gender-related traits, behaviors, and roles in children
C) modeling a nontraditional division of household labor
D) maternal employment

Question 5

According to the text, gender-flexible upbringing can lead to:

A) more egalitarian heterosexual relationships.
B) the development of even less respect for female activities than now exists.
C) the further narrowing of career choices for females and males.
D) all of the above

Question 6

Bonnie Fisher and her colleagues proposed several college curriculum changes that could lower the risk of sexual victimization. These changes include:

A) exploring rape myths.
B) examining gender roles.
C) discussing the factors that promote violence against women.
D) all of the above

Question 7

Many feminist psychologists contend that:

A) the best way to help present and future generations of women is for each individual to seek her own betterment.
B) collective action is needed to significantly improve women's lives.
C) collective action has not helped individual women get ahead.
D) working to achieve personal goals is not a worthwhile activity.

Question 8

Which of the following won the Nobel Prize for organizing Christian and Muslim women into a peace movement that helped end a civil war in Liberia?

A) Catherine Hamlin
B) Tawakkal Karman
C) Leymah Gbowee
D) Maggie Kuhn

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following is/are true of the "girlcott" held in southern Pennsylvania?

A) Girls, age 13-16, protested against tee-shirts with demeaning slogans being sold by Abercrombie and Fitch.
B) Their protest was unsuccessful and Abercrombie and Fitch continued selling the tee-shirts.
C) Authorities stepped in and stopped their protest.
D) all of the above.

Question 10

The feminist movement in the United States has been criticized for which of the following?

A) failure to address classism
B) focusing primarily on the needs of white middle-class heterosexual women
C) not dealing with unique problems faced by poor and working-class women
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements about women's movements throughout the world is/are true?

A) Throughout the world, women are concerned about the same issues.
B) The U.S. was one of the first countries to ratify the U.N. treaty known as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
C) Throughout the world women's movements have always focused primarily on the problems facing poor women.
D) none of the above

Question 12

According to the text, feminists tend to be

A) anti-family.
B) anti-male.
C) opposed to patriarchy.
D) all of the above

Question 13

Approximately ___ percent of American women identify as feminists.

A) 10-15
B) 25-30
C) 50-55
D) 75-80

Question 14

According to the text, some reasons why women of color might not identify with the feminist movement include

A) a perceived discrepancy between the values of their culture and feminist goals.
B) the belief that White women, who are in the majority within the feminist movement, are not interested in the special concerns of women of color.
C) a desire for individual growth but not for the betterment of women as a group.
D) a and b

Question 15

Some women support the goals of feminism but do not identify themselves as feminists. According to the text, this may be due to:

A) concern about negative images of feminists.
B) the assumption that women have already attained power equality.
C) they associate feminism with collective political action.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Women who support the goals of feminism but reject the feminist label have been called:

A) . egalitarians
B) . lite feminists
C) . closet feminists
D) . hypocrites

Question 17

Women's studies courses tend to:

A) decrease commitment to feminism because they point out that women have made sufficient gains.
B) decrease gender-stereotypic attitudes.
C) discourage activism.
D) all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following have been instrumental in increasing feminist beliefs?

A) women's studies courses
B) personal experience with sexual harassment
C) having a feminist mother or sister
D) all of the above

Question 19

Studies show that women who identify as feminists have greater _____ than other women.

A) Feelings of insecurity
B) Identification with their fathers
C) psychological well-being
D) none of the above

Question 20

The network of organizations and individuals that works with men and boys to achieve gender equality, end violence, and empower women is the:

A) Mythopoetic movement
B) Promise Keepers
C) Million Man March
D) Global MenEngage Alliance

Question 21

Which of the following movements seeks to bring men back into the family?

A) Mythopoetic movement
B) Promise Keepers
C) Million Man March
D) Both b and c

Question 22

The movement whose slogan is "Men, working to end men's violence against women" is the:

A) Mythopoetic movement
B) Promise Keepers
C) White Ribbon Campaign
D) Million Man March

Question 23

According to the text, what are some of the benefits that would result from a greater equality of power between women and men?

Question 24

According to the text, what are some of the benefits that would result from a greater flexibility in the social construction of gender?

Question 25

According to the text, what are some of the benefits that result from research and teaching about the psychology of women? What benefits accrue from research and teaching about diverse groups of women?

Question 26

Describe things parents can do to raise feminist children. Also, discuss outcomes of a gender-flexible socialization.

Question 27

Describe college campus changes, proposed by Bonnie Fisher and her colleagues, that would reduce intimate violence.

Question 28

Contrast the individual and collective approaches to change.

Question 29

Indicate two reasons why women of color might not become involved in the feminist movement.

Question 30

Some women support the goals of feminism but do not label themselves as feminists. Discuss three possible reasons for this discrepancy.

Question 31

Discuss experiences that tend to foster a commitment to feminism.

Question 32

What is the meaning of transnational feminism? According to the text, what has been the role of the United Nations in fostering transnational feminism?

Question 33

How has the Internet revolutionized women's activism?

Question 34

Describe some of the efforts and activities of profeminist men.