Deck 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gendermens Movements in America

Question 1

Which of the following is/are true about men's movements?

A) All men's movements reject feminist insights
B) American men's participation in men's movements is greater than American women's participation in women's movements.
C) Men's movements often arise in response to particular branches of women's movements.
D) Although diverse, men's movements share a fundamental ideology.
E) Men's movements are mostly a thing of the past.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true of NOMAS.

A) It stands for the National Organization of Men Against Sexism.
B) It celebrates traditionally masculine values of courage and ambition.
C) It condemns traditionally masculine values of aggression and emotional insensitivity.
D) It attempts to help men understand how their emotional development has been hindered by our culture's view of masculinity.
E) All of the above.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

When men observe sexist or violent behavior aimed at women and do not intervene,they are enacting bystander behavior.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of the mythopoetic men?

A) It emphasized reconnecting with nature.
B) It held the Knights of the Round Table as role models.
C) It is no longer as active as it was in the 1980s and 1990s.
D) It thought that masculinity was damaged during the Industrial Revolution.
E) All of the above

Question 5

Which movement asked men to rededicate themselves to their families,spiritual transformation,and political action?

A) Million Man March
B) Mythopoetic Men
C) Free Men
D) White Ribbon Campaign
E) Profeminists

Question 6

Which of the following is true of Promise Keepers?

A) They believe that men are the leaders of their families.
B) Their philosophy is based in evangelical Christianity.
C) They have been criticized for their stance on homosexuality.
D) A number of women say their marriages have improved since their husbands joined the movement.
E) All of the above.

Question 7

Profeminists endeavor to cultivate emotions that they feel have been suppressed by masculine socialization.

Question 8

During a conversation among several male friends,Nick tells a sexist joke.One of the friends,Damon,says,"Hey,those jokes really aren't funny." Damon is ____.

A) establishing gender constancy
B) enacting traitorous identity
C) engaging in stereotyping
D) experiencing a masculine form of closeness
E) engaging in a rap group

Question 9

Fathers 4 Justice is a male feminist organization.

Question 10

Men's movements exist to oppose women's rights.

Question 11

Football coach Joe Ehrmann,who stresses to his team the value of building relationships,loving one another,and accepting love,is enacting a traitorous identity.

Question 12

NOMAS,MVP,and mythopoetics all agree that the current construction of masculinity can be harmful.

Question 13

This men's movement professes that most men are not violent and that men should work together to change the few who are violent.

A) White Ribbon Campaign
B) Mentors in Violence Prevention
C) NOMAS
D) Free Men
E) None of the above

Question 14

The Promise Keepers developed in response to a horrific act of violence against women that took place in Montreal (sometimes referred to as the Montreal Massacre).

Question 15

Free Men believe that men are discriminated against,although not as much as women are.

Question 16

This branch of the men's movement encourages men to develop the emotional capacities that society approves of in women but discourages in men.

A) Mythopoetic men
B) The White Ribbon Campaign
C) Free Men
D) Profeminist Men
E) Postfeminist Men

Question 17

Which of the following is/are true of the MVP?

A) MVP was started after the Montreal Massacre in which 14 women were killed.
B) MVP says that if men make a personal commitment to never commit violence, violence will eventually stop.
C) MVP says that men are socialized to be violent and aggressive.
D) They are a masculinist group.
E) All of the above

Question 18

According to the principles of the ____ movement,men who condone,encourage,or ignore violence are just as guilty as those who act violently.

A) NOMAS
B) Profeminist
C) White Ribbon Campaign
D) Mentors in Violence Prevention
E) Mythopoetic men

Question 19

Mentors in Violence Protection (MVP)believe that men are socialized to be violent in U.S.society.

Question 20

____ movements are those who work to support feminist movements in addition to working to change the way masculinity is constructed in the U.S.

A) Free Men
B) Masculinist
C) Men's equality
D) Profeminist
E) No men's movements support feminism.

Question 21

Identify the following:

-Mythopoetic Men

Question 22

Identify the following:

-Bystander behavior

Question 23

Identify the following:

-Men's rights activist

Question 24

Identify the following:

-Million Man March

Question 25

Identify the following:

-Traitorous identity

Question 26

You have a friend who is interested in exploring issues of spirituality and masculinity.He wants to know what it means to be a good man in U.S.society.Based on the principles of the Promise Keepers and the Million Man March,what would you tell him? Make sure your answer includes similarities and differences between the two movements' values,goals,principles,and membership demographics.Finally,make sure you note some of the criticisms of the movements and update him on what is happening with these two organizations now.

Question 27

The Men's Rights Movement argues that a number of contemporary policies and practices are discriminatory towards men; moreover,some men's rights groups argue that feminism is at least partially responsible for the implementation of these practices and policies.Identify one contemporary policy or practice that men's movements have identified as discriminatory and explain whether or not you agree with that classification.

Question 28

Identify the goals and the beliefs of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)and the White Ribbon Campaign (WRC).Then discuss similarities and differences between the two.Within your answer,define bystander behavior,indicate which group highlights this,and explain how the concept is relevant to thinking about our personal agency in shaping gendered attitudes and beliefs.

Question 29

Identify the following:

-Montreal Massacre