Deck 2: Feminist Rethinking From Racial-Ethnic Families

Question 1

Baca Zinn argues that feminism must incorporate hierarchies of race and class in addition to gender in order to truly develop inclusive family theories because ______.

A) gender alone does not have a strong enough impact of families
B) different racial groups are distinct from one another
C) race and class affect all families equally
D) race and class function as primary mechanisms by which societies construct unequal distribution social opportunities

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Baca Zinn, race is ______.

A) a social construct that assigns differing worth and treatment to groups
B) a combination of your ethnic background and class
C) not important for understanding the impact of gender on American society
D) the only domain necessary to examine the organization of family formation in the United States

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Why have feminist social scientists been more successful in offering single studies of particular groups than in providing systematic comparisons within the same society?

A) It is not important to compare families of different racial identities within the same society.
B) Racial and class differences are often treated as a unique variation on the white, middle-class "norm," as opposed to being understood as the product of ubiquitous social forces.
C) Single studies of particular groups of families and women are more illuminating because they highlight the special structure of racial and ethnic groups.
D) Feminist social sciences have not offered any insights on the impacts of race and class.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Why do some feminists disagree that the nuclear family innately constrains women?

A) The nuclear family is often seen as problem-free.
B) The nuclear family is universally the traditional form of families.
C) Some women, often from developing countries, depend on their families for support and survival.
D) White women and women of color are affected differently by the expectations of a nuclear family.

Question 5

What is a major difference between productive and reproductive labor?

A) Productive labor does not result in tangible goods and products.
B) Reproductive labor is uncompensated and unrecognized in a capitalist system.
C) Productive labor is maintaining the lives of others.
D) Reproductive labor is making a financial living.

Question 6

Do you think that having the European American middle-class family as the "standard" family form in the United States is a problem? Why or why now? Explain three pieces of evidence from Baca Zinn's reading, your life, or culture (movies, TV, books, etc.) that supports your position.

Question 7

During the 19th century, both women of color and white women in the United States were oppressed by the patriarchal nature of society. However, what privilege were white women afforded that women of color were not?

A) White women were protected in their roles as wives and mothers, whereas economic pressure required women of color to work outside the home.
B) White women had the option to work outside of the home in traditionally male-dominated fields.
C) Women of color actually had more privileges than white women during this time.
D) White women did not have privileges beyond those shared by women of color in the antebellum United States.

Question 8

Explain why it is important to examine race, class, and gender in relation to each other in order to understand families. Include 1 historical example provided in Baca Zinn that demonstrate the intersection of these three domains.

Question 9

Reproductive labor is exemplified by all of the following activities EXCEPT ______.

A) preparing and serving food
B) laundering clothing
C) managing financial resources
D) socializing and caring for children

Question 10

Various patterns of marriage, divorce, childbearing, and household composition are influenced by ______.

A) desires to separate from the "standard" family form
B) the intersection of gender, class, and race
C) productive and reproductive labor
D) historical and contemporary forces of inequality that demanded adaptation