Deck 5: The Internets Unholy Marriage to Capitalism

Question 1

Negative representation feeds the sense of omnipotence of the dominators and says that this world of violence and inequality is ______.

A) better than any other possible worlds
B) the only world possible
C) only one of many worlds possible
D) not a reality and can be easily changed

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Pornography is everyday not just in the sense that coded versions of it populate mainstream images but also because ______.

A) it is never more than an Internet search away
B) it influences how we perceive other people's bodies
C) it is a visible influence of our daily moral choices
D) its precepts underlie mainstream ideas and practices

Answer 2

D

Question 3

"Radical" is often used to dismiss people or ideas as "crazy" or "extreme," but here it describes ______.

A) an analysis that seeks to understand, address, and eventually eliminate the root causes of inequality
B) a method of thinking that seeks to eliminate inequity in society entirely
C) a series of ideas and concepts that works to build a basis for overpowering the patriarchal society
D) a power movement that seeks to put women in the dominant social and cultural position but to ultimately have equal rights

Answer 3

A

Question 4

As an icon of drag, Barbie illustrates what feminists and culture critics have been saying for some years. In no uncertain terms, Barbie demonstrates that femininity is a(n) ______.

A) organic and fundamental concept
B) overly idealistic view
C) concept that few toy makers adopt
D) manufactured reality

Question 5

According to the author, rather than espousing views that synchronize well with the industry perspective, feminists need to develop ______.

A) a militaristic approach
B) a peaceful protest against opposing ideologies
C) a research and activist agenda
D) a plan to stand-in at political rallies

Question 6

As the author states, it is not anti-sex to critique a pornographic culture that accepts ______ designed to produce sexual stimulation, which are easily accessible not only to adults but to children at the beginning stages of their sexual development.

A) White supremacy and White nationalism
B) polygamy or multiple partners
C) heteronormativity and homophobia
D) misogynistic and racist images

Question 7

In contemporary Western societies, ______ is conceptualized as practices and embodiment that justify and institutionalize the central position of patriarchal men and the suppression, discrimination, or symbolic exclusion of women or of men who embody and/or express alternative masculinities.

A) heteronormativity
B) emasculation
C) feminism
D) hegemonic masculinity

Question 8

Rather than looking at how corporate-owned media affects the way in which girls and women construct gender and sexual identities that produce and reproduce hegemonic gender relations, the author says that scholars are now arguing ______.

A) that we needed to take a more critical approach to media targeted to women
B) that we needed to take a more positive approach to media targeted to women
C) that men needed to take a more positive approach to media targeted to young children
D) that we needed to take a more positive approach to media targeted to men

Question 9

Both Frank Ocean and The Weeknd can be understood as being part of a music culture that reflects the social complexities of ______.

A) musicians in an increasingly independent world
B) free expression under the first amendment
C) heteronormative men in an increasingly open society
D) masculinities in current Western public spheres

Question 10

At the heart of the politics of gay representation are two intersecting considerations: the meanings/functions of visibility and ______.

A) the role of our sexuality in the expression of our identities
B) the role of gender performance in our understanding of sexuality
C) the role of sexuality in our education and upbringing
D) the role of gender in our everyday life

Question 11

Barbie gives girls endless opportunities to customize her, brush and style her hair, and position her in settings like aerobics class, a school dance, or the shopping mall. Then by doing these things, the author says that Barbie ______.

A) imposes false ideas on children of all ages
B) epitomizes, even exaggerates, these families' mandates
C) is a good learning tool for young children
D) reinforces good family role models and ideals

Question 12

Such lines of work are those that attract disproportionate numbers of lesbigay people and are widely considered inappropriate for people of ______. The ballet and hairdressing for men and the military and automechanics for women are examples.

A) a certain background
B) a given gender
C) a specific sexuality
D) none of these

Question 13

The simple ______ between oppressed and empowered women structuring most media representations of Western and Muslim femininities upholds broader political divisions.

A) comparison
B) dichotomy
C) conflict
D) collation

Question 14

As the author states, "degrees of transgression" is a metaphor for ______.

A) discussing the political potential of rethinking "normalization" of gay visibility as "conventionalization"
B) seeing how far off the average path a political figure has veered
C) examining the social potential of redefining "homogeneity" of race visibility as "equality"
D) exploring the cultural potential of restarting straight ideology and seeing it as a new starting place for equity

Question 15

As the article states, the "it" they were referring to was the porn industry, and their reasoning was that because there are so many subgenres of porn circulating on the Internet, there couldn't possibly be ______.

A) a limit on access
B) a cohesive industry
C) an open market
D) a monopoly on the industry

Question 16

Because violence has been recognized as being an acceptable expression of love in adolescent relationships, it is necessary to examine ______.

A) the subliminal messages that teenagers are receiving through the text messages
B) the emotional messages that adolescents are receiving through entertainment
C) the social messages that teenagers are receiving through the media
D) the familial messages that children are receiving through communication

Question 17

In the article, the author says that over the past 25 years, the pornographers and their allies have won, and radical feminism has lost. What does he mean by this statement?

A) Radical feminism lost its base due to cultural differences, and pornography has grown more diverse, creating a larger base of regular users than ever before.
B) There is more pornography, more easily available, and much of it more openly cruel and degrading to women and more overtly racist than ever.
C) Pornography has effectively destroyed the current generation's idea of a healthy sex life.
D) Pornography has become so intertwined with pop culture and ideas of society that radical feminism has no leverage to gain an audience.

Question 18

Viewed through the lens of dating violence, the Twilight series offers many troubling examples of controlling behaviors and violence. The majority of controlling and violent behaviors are exhibited by ______.

A) older characters
B) male characters
C) female characters
D) human characters

Question 19

As the author mentions, few songs explicitly emasculate the hegemonic masculine man. To do so, The Weeknd connects the emasculation to ______.

A) a drug-infused lifestyle
B) an alcoholic existence
C) a sobering experience
D) a complex and psychedelic dream

Question 20

Dating violence is gendered, with females suffering ______ of victimization and injury than males.

A) the same rates
B) higher rates
C) lower rates
D) similar rates

Question 21

Briefly explain the method of content analysis.

Question 22

As described in the article, ______ offer(s) a fantasy of wholeness and universality.

A) films and television
B) traditional music
C) reading
D) belly dancing

Question 23

Explain and describe a context in which the concept of docility influenced your own gender performance.

Question 24

The Middle Eastern women's burqas mask their likeness to the Western women, and it is only after they expose themselves that they can be seen as properly modern.

Question 25

While their argument seems to be that their increased visibility will lead to greater acceptance of homosexuals, they fail to acknowledge that the root of homophobia remains homosexuality.

Question 26

As the article states, male supremacists would have us believe that all cultures have been and are now patriarchal. But patriarchy is relatively new in human culture.

Question 27

What is heteronormativity and how is it represented in cultural artifacts like music?