Women's Studies 106N PSU Exam
Feminism can be seen as which of the following? - ANS-all of the above
one of the most powerful revelations that has grown out of the feminist movement is that
_______________ is political. - ANS-the personal
Baumgardner and Richards give several examples of social conditions, which might still
exist had the feminist movement not ever existed. Which example(s) do they NOT
include in the reading "A Day Without Feminism" that describe life in the early 1970s for
women? - ANS-all of the above are examples in their reading
____________ is prejudice or discrimination based on one's gender or sex. -
ANS-sexism
_________________ is defined as a system where men dominate because power and
authority are in the hands of men through ideological and material practices that
oppress on the basis of sex or gender. - ANS-patriarchy
According to "Explaining Privilege to a Broke White Person," these are things you are
born into, not things you earned, that afford you opportunities others may not have -
ANS-gender - being born cisgendered
ability - being born able bodied
Many activists in the first wave of the feminist movement come out of the larger social
movement that was working to end _____________. - ANS-slavery
All American women earned the right to vote in the year ______________. - ANS-1920
T/F Gender inequality, refers to the devaluation of "women" and the social domination of
"men". - ANS-True
T/F Sexism can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another
sex. - ANS-True
T/F The extreme form of sexist ideology is Patriarchy. - ANS-False
T/F According to Roxane Gay, Beyonce is a feminist. - ANS-True
, What is "revolutionary feminism"? - ANS-breaking the original system, one that sees
sexes as unequal, to form a new system, one that values both sexes
What is a "bad feminist" according to Roxane Gay? - ANS-one who stands up for
everyone regardless of their differences, it is someone who unites with others to fight
the inequality
What is Adichie's vision of feminism? - ANS-to focus on ability and interest instead of
gender by raising both men and women equally, this would change the gender roles
According to Lorber, "Gender" is ____________ and ___________. - ANS-taught,
learned
Gender is only one of the characteristics that disadvantages women. Categories such
as ______________ and ________________ often overlap or interact with gender. -
ANS-sex, society's expectations
this is NOT one of the five faces of oppression - ANS-racism
this is NOT one of the 3 dimensions along which oppression is structured -
ANS-personal
this is NOT one of the ways in which sexuality in our society privileges and empowers
heterosexual men - ANS-none of the above
the belief that women and men are held to different standards of sexual conduct is
called - ANS-Sexual double standard
There are many types of __________________, not just based on skin color, that
impact the way people can move through the world or are discriminated against. These
are all things you are born into, not things you earned, that afford you opportunities
others may not have, for example, citizenship, class, ability, sexual orientation, gender. -
ANS-privileges
Kate Bronstein begins by highlighting the question "why do you have to be one or the
other?" and her performance is aptly called_________________. - ANS-Hidden: a
Gender
The theory of _____________ recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways
and definitely not privileged in others. - ANS-intersectionality
Feminism can be seen as which of the following? - ANS-all of the above
one of the most powerful revelations that has grown out of the feminist movement is that
_______________ is political. - ANS-the personal
Baumgardner and Richards give several examples of social conditions, which might still
exist had the feminist movement not ever existed. Which example(s) do they NOT
include in the reading "A Day Without Feminism" that describe life in the early 1970s for
women? - ANS-all of the above are examples in their reading
____________ is prejudice or discrimination based on one's gender or sex. -
ANS-sexism
_________________ is defined as a system where men dominate because power and
authority are in the hands of men through ideological and material practices that
oppress on the basis of sex or gender. - ANS-patriarchy
According to "Explaining Privilege to a Broke White Person," these are things you are
born into, not things you earned, that afford you opportunities others may not have -
ANS-gender - being born cisgendered
ability - being born able bodied
Many activists in the first wave of the feminist movement come out of the larger social
movement that was working to end _____________. - ANS-slavery
All American women earned the right to vote in the year ______________. - ANS-1920
T/F Gender inequality, refers to the devaluation of "women" and the social domination of
"men". - ANS-True
T/F Sexism can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another
sex. - ANS-True
T/F The extreme form of sexist ideology is Patriarchy. - ANS-False
T/F According to Roxane Gay, Beyonce is a feminist. - ANS-True
, What is "revolutionary feminism"? - ANS-breaking the original system, one that sees
sexes as unequal, to form a new system, one that values both sexes
What is a "bad feminist" according to Roxane Gay? - ANS-one who stands up for
everyone regardless of their differences, it is someone who unites with others to fight
the inequality
What is Adichie's vision of feminism? - ANS-to focus on ability and interest instead of
gender by raising both men and women equally, this would change the gender roles
According to Lorber, "Gender" is ____________ and ___________. - ANS-taught,
learned
Gender is only one of the characteristics that disadvantages women. Categories such
as ______________ and ________________ often overlap or interact with gender. -
ANS-sex, society's expectations
this is NOT one of the five faces of oppression - ANS-racism
this is NOT one of the 3 dimensions along which oppression is structured -
ANS-personal
this is NOT one of the ways in which sexuality in our society privileges and empowers
heterosexual men - ANS-none of the above
the belief that women and men are held to different standards of sexual conduct is
called - ANS-Sexual double standard
There are many types of __________________, not just based on skin color, that
impact the way people can move through the world or are discriminated against. These
are all things you are born into, not things you earned, that afford you opportunities
others may not have, for example, citizenship, class, ability, sexual orientation, gender. -
ANS-privileges
Kate Bronstein begins by highlighting the question "why do you have to be one or the
other?" and her performance is aptly called_________________. - ANS-Hidden: a
Gender
The theory of _____________ recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways
and definitely not privileged in others. - ANS-intersectionality
