Question 1

The "psy sciences" are a form of institutional power because they

Accepted Answer

The "psy sciences" (psychology, psychiatry, etc.) exert institutional power by classifying individuals according to norms, thereby determining who is considered "normal" or "deviant." This classification process is not inherently race or gender neutral.

Question 2

Intersectionality is a key concept in the field of WGS because it

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality considers how multiple social identities intersect and impact a person's experiences and opportunities, including both individual factors ("micro") and systemic factors ("macro"). It does not center straight, white women as the focus of inquiry, but rather seeks to understand the experiences and perspectives of marginalized individuals and groups.

Question 3

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider

Accepted Answer

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider all of the above. This includes ways language shapes and reflects privilege, who is excluded from the "mythical norm", and how institutions affect our lives.

Question 4

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins quotes a Black woman who said that while "the white woman is the black man's mule, the black woman is his dog."

Accepted Answer

In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins does not quote a Black woman saying this specific line. Instead, Collins discusses the intersections of race, class, and gender, and how these categories should be analyzed and connected, but the quote mentioned is not part of her discussion in this work.

Question 5

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins describes the institutional, symbolic, and individual dimensions of oppression.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. In the article, Collins discusses how oppression operates on institutional, symbolic, and individual levels, and argues for the importance of intersectionality in understanding and challenging these various forms of oppression.

Question 6

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins emphasizes the importance of "both/and" thinking when considering issues of privilege and oppression.

Accepted Answer

The article repeatedly emphasizes the importance of adopting a "both/and" approach to analyzing social inequality, which values the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender and avoids simplifying or compartmentalizing these categories.

Question 7

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Hill Collins attempts to reconceptualize race, class, and gender as categories of analysis. She writes that traditional approaches to these issues tend to be based upon certain premises. These premises are

Accepted Answer

The premises that Hill Collins refers to in the article are (b) either/or thinking and (c) ranking of differences. There is no mention of misogynous attitudes, so (a) is incorrect. Therefore, the best choice is (E) both (b) and (c).

Question 8

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-Which of the following examples was used by Patricia Hill Collins as a way to explain systems of privilege and inequality and issues of entitlement?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class,...

Question 9

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins writes about the symbolic dimension of systems of oppression. This is the same as the

Accepted Answer

The symbolic dimension of systems of oppression refers to the ways in which ideas, beliefs, and values are used to justify and maintain oppressive structures. This falls under the ideological realm, which includes the cultural beliefs and practices that shape our understanding of social hierarchies and reinforce dominant power structures. Therefore, the best choice is D) Ideological realm.

Question 10

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins makes three suggestions for overcoming barriers of inequality and privilege. Which of her suggestions are included below?

Accepted Answer

Patricia Hill Collins suggests creating coalitions around common causes (option A) and building empathy (option C) as ways to overcome barriers of inequality and privilege. However, her essay does not mention socializing women to succeed in the public world (option B) as one of her suggested solutions. Therefore, options (a) and (c) are the correct choices, making option E the best answer.

Question 11

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins compares the university to a plantation in order to

Accepted Answer

Patricia Hill Collins uses the comparison between the university and a plantation to illustrate the intersectionality of gender, race, and class as well as the ways in which institutions can perpetuate institutional privilege. It is not done to make readers feel guilty, but rather to highlight the need for a new vision that incorporates these intersecting categories of analysis.

Question 12

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Intersectionality (Vivian M. May/"Intersectionality") focuses specifically on the issue of interracial marriage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Intersectionality (Vivian M....

Question 13

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") makes the case for the confluence of multiple forms of oppression.

Accepted Answer

Vivian M. May argues that intersectionality is the concept that multiple forms of oppression, such as racism, sexism, and homophobia, intersect and reinforce each other.

Question 14

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") critiques which author known for her classic article "Oppression"?

Accepted Answer

In "Intersectionality," Vivian M. May critiques Marilyn Frye's classic article "Oppression."

Question 15

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") critiques the article "Oppression" because the author does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

May criticizes the "Oppression" article for taking a "pop-bead" approach to understanding identity, assuming that gender is isolatable from other facets of identity, and ignoring the ways in which men hold multiple locations in systems of privilege and inequality. Therefore, all of the above choices are correct.

Question 16

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") gives a "snapshot" of intersectionality. Which of the following is not included in this snapshot?

Accepted Answer

Reconceptualizing heteronormativity as the key to understanding intersectionality is not included in Vivian M. May's "snapshot" of intersectionality. She instead emphasizes the importance of considering lived experience, shifting toward an understanding of complex subjectivity, and challenging false universals.

Question 17

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May
-Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") is concerned that WGS applies the concept of intersectionality in a way that

Accepted Answer

May argues that WGS oversimplifies complex concepts by reducing them to a hierarchy of oppressions in which race and class are often prioritized over other identity markers. This suppresses the multiplicity of identity and experiences of individuals, particularly those who occupy multiple marginalized positions. While gender is often included in the analysis, race and class are often given precedence, thus focusing on race but excluding gender. This supports the choice E, which states that the concern is that WGS oversimplifies complex concepts and suppresses multiplicity.

Question 18

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde
-Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Accepted Answer

The text explicitly states that Audre Lorde is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Question 19

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde
-Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," emphasizes that our children need to resemble or learn to be like each other in order to work together for a future they will share.

Accepted Answer

The article does not mention anything about children needing to resemble or learn to be like each other in order to work together. The main point is that all forms of oppression should be recognized and fought against equally, without prioritizing one over the other.

Question 20

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde
-Audre Lorde's essay "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Audre Lorde's essay "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" discusses the interconnectedness of various forms of oppression, including horizontal hostility, heterosexism, and racism, arguing that no form of oppression is more significant than another.

Quiz 2: Systems of Privilege and Inequality

The "psy sciences" are a form of institutional power because they

Intersectionality is a key concept in the field of WGS because it

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins quotes a Black woman who said that while "the white woman is the black man's mule, the black woman is his dog."

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins describes the institutional, symbolic, and individual dimensions of oppression.

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins emphasizes the importance of "both/and" thinking when considering issues of privilege and oppression.

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -Which of the following examples was used by Patricia Hill Collins as a way to explain systems of privilege and inequality and issues of entitlement?

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins writes about the symbolic dimension of systems of oppression. This is the same as the

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins makes three suggestions for overcoming barriers of inequality and privilege. Which of her suggestions are included below?

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins compares the university to a plantation in order to

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Intersectionality (Vivian M. May/"Intersectionality") focuses specifically on the issue of interracial marriage.

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") makes the case for the confluence of multiple forms of oppression.

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") critiques which author known for her classic article "Oppression"?

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") critiques the article "Oppression" because the author does which of the following?

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") gives a "snapshot" of intersectionality. Which of the following is not included in this snapshot?

Reading "Intersectionality" Vivian M. May -Vivian M. May ("Intersectionality") is concerned that WGS applies the concept of intersectionality in a way that

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," emphasizes that our children need to resemble or learn to be like each other in order to work together for a future they will share.

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -Audre Lorde's essay "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" illustrates which of the following?