Deck 3: Gender and Inequality

Question 1

Why did psychologist Sandra Bem assert that gender polarization within American society and its social institutions remains so pervasive that children become gender schematic at young ages and "conventionally sex-typed?"

Answer 1

(on pp. 56-59)

Question 2

Define the concept hegemonic masculinity and explain how it encompasses the possibility of both "positive" and "negative" traits within a normative context?

Answer 2

(on p. 61)

Question 3

Why do girls and women who ignore conventional feminine stereotypes exist in a "double bind"? What are examples of the "double bind" that women confront in American society?

Answer 3

(on pp. 62-64)

Question 4

Explain why patriarchy is depicted as a complex sociopolitical system that is socially constructed.

Question 5

What are the specific objections that writer Jerry Boggs directed against philosopher and radical feminist Marilyn Frye's analysis of the oppression of women? How do Frye's supporters' respond to Bogg's criticisms?

Question 6

How does feminist theorist bell hooks define feminism? How does her definition expand the notion of feminism beyond the notion of gender equality?

Question 7

What does the term "double standards" signify for women, particularly as they mature?

Question 8

Explain how friends, family, acquaintances, and cultural trends exert powerful and ubiquitous influences on children and adults.

Question 9

What does the concept of hostile sexism mean for women and how can it also be directed toward men as well?

Question 10

Explain Kimberlé Crenshaw's theory of intersectionality for analyzing women's oppression?

Question 11

How can a "tomboy" participate in activities traditionally associated with boys such as wrestling without facing explicitly negative consequences, but a boy can be shunned and bullied if he enjoys jumping rope?

Question 12

Explain why girls and women who defy conventional ideas of gender are labeled "dykes"?

Question 13

Why do modern feminists insist that for women to achieve real gender equality, the double-bind situation confronted by girls and women must be eliminated?

Question 14

Who devised the term "the mythical norm" and why?

Question 15

Why does sociologist Lisa Wade regard Kim Kardashian as representative of the "patriarchal bargain"?

Question 16

Why did the great abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass support women's rights and feminism during the nineteenth century?

Question 17

Why do some women suffer the "backlash effect" when they display what American society regards as typical male assertive behavior?

Question 18

How can a misogynist exhibit prejudice against women but still desire female companionship?

Question 19

What is the origin of the legal doctrine of coverture in the United States?

Question 20

Who wrote the 1997 short essay "A Civic Duty to Annoy" and why?

Question 21

Which is not a central feature of the concept of emphasized femininity?

A) Empathy
B) Nurturance
C) Cooperative
D) Compliance
E) Resistance

Question 22

What state did Patsy Takemoto Mink represent in the U.S. Congress?

A) Oregon
B) Colorado
C) Hawaii
D) Washington
E) California

Question 23

Which celebrity is not a self-identified feminist?

A) Taylor Swift
B) Tina Fey
C) Rosario Dawson
D) Amy Poehler
E) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Question 24

Who made this statement, "Marriage, for women, has historically meant a loss of individual identity"?

A) Lisa Wade
B) Kathleen Bogle
C) Michael Kimmel
D) Susan Basow
E) R.W. Connell

Question 25

In South Korea, what color is traditionally used to announce the birth of a girl?

A) Lavender
B) Black
C) Fuchsia
D) Red
E) White

Question 26

Which one of the following statements describes Wendy Kaminer's philosophy about free speech in America?

A) College protests against feminism must be prohibited from public campuses to avoid women being subjected to sexual harassment and violence.
B) Apparel with derogatory words and statements against women worn by anyone must be banned on school campuses.
C) College presidents must regulate misogynist speech on campus to avoid offending women.
D) College faculty and staff members must not discuss material that women may find anti-feminist and misogynist in classes and meetings.
E) Offensive speech about women must not be subjected to censorship because such a restriction suppresses all speech, including support for women's rights.

Question 27

Who made the following statement? "Most men are murdered by women."

A) William Labov
B) John Gray
C) Jerry Boggs
D) Cooper Thompson
E) Peter Glick

Question 28

How many women are in the 116^th U.S. Congress (2019-2021)?

A) 126
B) 76
C) 110
D) 90
E) 120

Question 29

When did women in England attain the right to vote?

A) 1926
B) 1914
C) 1920
D) 1928
E) 1932

Question 30

Which nation does not unequivocally guarantee equality and nondiscrimination for women and men in its constitution?

A) India
B) Cuba
C) Afghanistan
D) Chile
E) The United States

Question 31

According to feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye, which is not a form of service work that women perform for men?

A) Sexual Service
B) Secretarial
C) Accounting
D) Ego service
E) Cooking

Question 32

Who made the following statement? "Gender is the earliest, most central and most active organizing component of one's self-concept."

A) Mary Leinbach
B) Janet Taylor Spence
C) Peggy Orenstein
D) Deborah Best
E) Mary Crawford

Question 33

When did American women routinely become jury members?

A) 1880s
B) 1950s
C) 1920s
D) 1960s
E) 1890s

Question 34

When did Kimberlé Crenshaw first introduce the term intersectionality?

A) 1980s
B) 2000s
C) 1960s
D) 1950s
E) 1970s

Question 35

What legal right did Spanish/Mexican women living on the Mexican frontier lose when the frontier became part of the U.S. after the Mexican American war?

A) Voting rights
B) Educational rights
C) To own property
D) Divorce rights
E) Freedom of religion

Question 36

Who fits the characteristics of a typical feminist?

A) Women
B) Lesbians
C) White people
D) Bisexuals
E) Anyone

Question 37

Where is high-quality, affordable childcare not commonplace?

A) Germany
B) The United States
C) Canada
D) Norway
E) France

Question 38

Who argued that "it is within our control to choose how we participate in patriarchy"?

A) Allan G. Johnson
B) Audre Lorde
C) bell hooks
D) B. Dardenne
E) Susan Fiske

Question 39

In what country do women make up over 20 percent in parliament?

A) United Kingdom
B) Czech Republic
C) Switzerland
D) Finland
E) Hungary

Question 40

Which scholar contends that there are many oppressed classes of people?

A) Wendy Kaminer
B) Rania Antonopolous
C) Patricia Hill Collins
D) Bobbie Mixon
E) Marilyn Frye

Question 41

In what country do women work fewer total hours, paid and unpaid, than men?

A) Belgium
B) Uruguay
C) Germany
D) Sweden
E) The Netherlands

Question 42

According to the 2018 statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, what percentage of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were classified as anti-gay male bias?

A) 12.7
B) 58
C) 3.1
D) 2.0
E) 28.0

Question 43

Former U.S. Senator Carolyn Mosely Braun represented what state in Congress?

A) Illinois
B) Wisconsin
C) Indiana
D) New Jersey
E) California

Question 44

Audre Lorde was a famous African American lesbian playwright.

Question 45

Marilyn Frye believes there exist a widespread plot on the part of men to construct a network of oppressive forces against women.

Question 46

Infant girls who wear blue clothes can often be mistaken as boys by adults.

Question 47

The masculine traits of competitiveness and aggression are underrated in American society and are rarely displayed in public.

Question 48

Women in the United States have enjoyed basic legal rights for less than 100 years.

Question 49

Benevolent sexism makes it less likely for women to engage in social activism for gender equality.

Question 50

Mo'ne Davis was the first girl to throw a shutout in the Little League World Series.

Question 51

Until the early 20^th century, most babies wore yellow.

Question 52

Peggy Orenstein published Cinderella Ate My Daughter in 2011.

Question 53

Peter Glick and Susan Fiske contend that sexism is always blatantly hostile.