Deck 12: Gendered Power and Violence

Question 1

In this form of genital surgery,a female's entire clitoris and parts of the labia minora are removed:

A) femilectomy
B) sunna
C) infibulation
D) clitoridectomy (excision)
E) revaganilization

Answer 1

D

Question 2

By their senior year,approximately what percentage of college women have reported one or more unwanted sexual interactions during their college careers?

A) 33%
B) 25%
C) 10%
D) 50%
E) 75%

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Christina goes on a date with Todd.After dinner at a nice restaurant,Christina invites Todd back to her apartment for a drink.They open a bottle of wine and start to make out. After a while,Christina is uncomfortable and asks Todd to stop.He ignores her,pulls off her clothes,and has sex with her.After he leaves,although upset,Christina begins to wonder whether she had been "asking for it." The next day she tells a friend what happened and the friend asks her what she had been wearing and how much she had been drinking.This event reflects which of the following?

A) gender intimidation
B) informed consent
C) sexual harassment
D) the rape culture
E) corrective rape

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Genital mutilation does not occur in the United States.

Question 5

State-funded programs to limit women's rights to reproductive choice never existed in the United States.

Question 6

Pornography

Question 7

Children who grow up in families with one or more abusive adults are generally not affected by that violence.

Question 8

Lewd remarks made in public spaces,while annoying,are not considered gendered violence.

Question 9

Intimate partner violence typically follows a cyclical pattern.

Question 10

Physical,verbal,emotional,sexual,and visual brutality that is inflicted disproportionately or exclusively on members of one sex is best defined as

A) sexual slavery.
B) a rape script.
C) intimate partner violence.
D) gender intimidation.
E) gendered violence.

Question 11

Identify the following:
Cycle of abuse

Question 12

Informed consent

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about rape?

A) Rape is motivated primarily by sexual desire.
B) Rape is common on college campuses.
C) A husband can rape his wife.
D) Men and women can be victims of rape.
E) The majority of rape victims do not report and seek to prosecute their rapes.

Question 14

Hostile environment harassment

Question 15

Infibulation

Question 16

Which of the following examples meets the definition of informed consent?

A) Vidhi is sold by her family and is forced to work as a prostitute.
B) Jake drinks alcohol until he passes out and then is sexually fondled by his romantic partner of 5 years.
C) Brittany agrees to have sex when she is 15-years-old with her 18-year-old romantic partner.
D) Amber is mentally disabled and lives in an assisted living facility. While checking on her, a nurse touches her breasts, unrelated to the care he is providing.
E) None of the above.

Question 17

Victims of battering would be safer if they left abusive relationships.

Question 18

The "reasonable person" standard is used to determine if sexual harassment has occurred.

Question 19

Meagen decides to wear a short skirt and tight shirt to class.As she walks there,a group of males whistle,comment on her legs,and make sexual gestures to her.Which of the following best describes Meagen experiences?

A) gender intimidation
B) hostile environment harassment
C) sexual assault
D) informed consent, since Meagen chose what to wear
E) none of these

Question 20

Sexual slavery is a thing of the past.

Question 21

What is rape culture? How does it affect victims of sexual assault? What should be done to eradicate this problem in our culture?

Question 22

Intimate partner violence

Question 23

Sexual assault

Question 24

Femicide

Question 25

Define sexual harassment.Then,identify and evaluate the two different legal forms of sexual harassment and standards for determining whether it occurred.Your response should explain which standard,if any,you favor and why.

Question 26

Gender intimidation

Question 27

Define gendered violence,and discuss the ways in which society normalizes gendered violence.Your essay should identify 3 specific social foundations or institutions that allow or encourage both women and men to regard certain kinds of gendered violence as normal or acceptable.Include concrete examples.

Question 28

"Corrective" rape

Question 29

What is reproductive violence? What are some specific examples of reproductive violence in action?

Question 30

Sexual harassment

Question 31

Blaming the victim

Question 32

Define informed consent.Do you think this is an appropriate definition of informed
consent? Why or why not?

Question 33

Rape culture

Question 34

Quid pro quo

Question 35

As made clear by the material presented in your textbook,gendered violence is prevalent in the United States and around the world.What are some of the personal and social efforts we can engage in and/or support in an effort to lessen the prevalence of gendered violence?