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intro to gen 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When a female bodybuilder wears a sparkly pink bikini, she could be said to be performing | the feminine apologetic. |
| What is the main purpose of gender policing? | to promote conformity to, or support for, gender rules among both women and men |
| Why do women make patriarchal bargains? | to maximize their autonomy, safety, and well-being |
| Marian declines a male coworker’s offer of help for an upcoming presentation. The coworker then insults Marian’s intelligence and says that she will fail in the upcoming assignment. Marian’s coworker has demonstrated | hostile sexism. |
| Women who perform femininity tend to be more well-liked on the job, but are seen as less competent; whereas women who do not perform femininity tend to be regarded as competent, but are not well-liked. This is an example of | a double bind |
| Which of the following examples demonstrates how women can perform emphasized femininity? | stay-at-home moms being committed to performing unpaid work at home |
| Street harassment is an example of the relationship between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism because | friendly inquiries are sometimes followed up with angry or threatening ones if the woman doesn’t properly respond. |
| A woman holds the door open for a man who is hurrying into a building but he hesitates to go in. The fact that men resist being on the receiving end of chivalry reveals that _____is about power and inequality, not just being nice or gentlemanly. | benevolent sexism |
| While documenting parents’ nervousness about their son’s performance of femininity, the sociologist Emily Kane found that | parents didn’t have the same nervousness with a daughter’s performance of masculinity as they did with a son’s performance of femininity because masculine activities are valued. |
| What is the nature of the relationship between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism? | Positive correlation: If one type is present in a society, so is the other. |
| Feminists argue that we are in the middle of a stalled gender revolution in which | women have increasingly embraced opportunities that masculinity and masculine arenas provide, but few men have moved toward feminine options |
| dianna joined the Houston Fire Department. She is the only female at her station, and she doesn't want attention. Dianna asks to be treated "as one of the guys," and she tries to imitate her male counterparts in behavior/appearance. What term is that? | emphatic sameness |
| Aliya directly challenges male dominance and freely engages in sexual relationships without concern for whether or not men approve. Aliya is demonstrating which term? | pariah femininities |
| Does conventional femininity help or hurt women in their fight against misogyny? | Conventional femininity hurts women because it offers them the choice of being a helpless victim who needs male protection or a powerful and assertive pariah who is shunned by others. |