Deck 27: Emotional Life on the Market Frontier

Question 1

Why was the American dad, Michael, upset about what happened at the birthday party?

A) The other parents at the birthday party did not think that he had succeeded in throwing a party like a planner would have.
B) He prided himself on being a hands-on dad and his inability to plan a successful party for the children made him feel estranged from this key part of his identity.
C) He felt like his persona as an Australian cowboy threatened his identity.
D) He worried that his inability to plan the party well made him look weak and emasculated in his family's eyes.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The director of the Akanksha Infertility Clinic advised the surrogates to think of themselves as "prenatal babysitters." What other strategy did Anjali employ to distance herself from the baby in her womb?

A) She tried not to think about it.
B) She became close with the baby's Canadian parents so she could think of what she was going for them.
C) She replaced the thoughts about the baby with thoughts of her children she already had and how the money would help them.
D) Anjali did not try to emotionally detach herself from the baby.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Hochschild, what is one drawback of enlisting the help of specialist professionals?

A) commodifying things that morally should not be commodified
B) remembering only the money spent on the commodity
C) having to pay for things twice to make up for it
D) feeling estranged from behaviors and actions that were considered a core part of oneself

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When Hochschild interview other Americans about Anjali's story and others like her, they responded ______.

A) in support of Anjali's tactic, suggesting that they share similar feelings about doing anything one can to support a family
B) ambivalently, suggesting that what people did on the other side of the world was not something on which they could pass judgment
C) consistently and strongly against the idea of surrogacy for money, demonstrating the morality difference between cultures
D) in a variety of different ways, demonstrating that the ethics of the situation are very murky

Question 5

The economic and political philosopher Karl Marx stated that when items become highly commoditized, their crafters can become alienated from the object, from the process of creating it, and even from himself. What do you think of this theory? Share an example from your life or media (books, TV, movies, etc.) that demonstrate this process.

Question 6

The economic and political philosopher Karl Marx stated the commodification of objects can lead people to become detached from their work and from themselves. What is this called?

A) the Theory of Alienation
B) the Theory of Detachment
C) Objectivity Perspective
D) Commercialization Dissociation