WST 3015 Final Wendland
_______ is what happens when people with prejudices allow those pre-judgments to color their
interactions with other people and their other behavior and beliefs. - bigotry
"Bottom-up politics" refers to - a view in which the needs and experiences of the most
marginalized members of any given community are prioritized — and in which other members of the
community recognize that doing so lifts them up as well
"I am a Women's & Gender Studies major. I volunteer at three organizations that work on homelessness,
poverty, and racial justice. I myself grew up in poverty. I am always careful about the language I use.
When I look at my friends list on Facebook, I see faces, names, and people of so many different
backgrounds -- Asian-American, white, Jewish, rich, poor, friends with disabilities, straight people,
asexuals, Republicans, Democrats, and more. I even won a student award at USF for being a "Star Ally for
Diversity & Inclusion." Therefore, I cannot possibly be racist, misogynist, xenophobic, or anything else!" -
False
"I can decide not to have children and not have my masculinity called into question" is an example of -
male/masculine privilege
"Male Sexual Victimization" highlights several key differences between men's and women's experiences
of sexual victimization incidents. FOUR of the following are correct, according to our reading. Choose
those four. (Be sure Canvas registers your choice by showing the little check mark in the box!) - -
While 99 percent of women are sexually victimized by men, only about 50% percent of men are
victimized by other men, with the remaining 50% percent of men victimized by women.
-While about 30% of women report their sexual victimization incidents to officials like the police, only
about 15% of men do.
-Women are significantly more likely than men to be victims of raped (defined by NCVS as completed
forced vaginal, anal, or oral penetration) and attempted rape (defined by NCVS as attempted forced
vaginal, anal, or oral penetration) rather than sexual assault (defined by NCVS as completed or
attempted attacks involving unwanted sexual contact but not forced sexual intercourse).
-Men are several times more likely than women to reveal in their narratives that they were drinking or
using drugs prior to an incident
,"No Dumb Questions" suggests that - children at different ages or stages of development view
gender differently
"Testimonial Engagements: Undocumented Latina Mothers..." lays out four themes in how mothers
navigate a paradox of mobility and confinement with the context of a gendered deportation regime.
Name and briefly describe the four themes - These four themes are quality of life, material
possibilities, balancing the social, and engaging with advocacy networks. These themes are analyzed to
show how undocumented mothers describe their experience negotiating the aftermath and threat of
deportation. Quality of life refers to how the life in the USA for undocumented immigrants can provide
more opportunities than their homeland but the emotional cost of deportability and its limitations on
everyday life can sometimes make people question whether it is all worth it. Material possibility refers to
undocumented individuals minimizing their material belongings due to fear of losing everything in
deportation and making mobilization and preparation easier if something was to happen. Balancing the
Social refers to a tension towards mobility and confinement in navigating social support networks.
Engaging with Advocacy Networks refers to reliance or seeking support from church communities, public
school employees, and advocacy networks.
"The Battle of the Sexes" explored in "MAKERS Part II - Changing the World" referred to: - Billie
Jean King's tennis match against Bobby Riggs in which female King faced the male Riggs in what was read
not just as a tennis match but as a battle to show that women could be every bit as athletically strong as
men could be
"The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss" basically says - Every answer except (@)
-because they can't rely on gendered assumption, same-sex couples even quarrel and argue differently
than opposite/different sex couples
-same-sex spouses, who cannot divide theirlbaor ased on preexisting gender norms, must approach
marriage differently, hammering out the details rather than relying on gendered assumptions.
-Because they can't rely on gendered assumptions, same-sex couples tend to be more egalitarian in the
way that household and childcare duties are divided
"The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss" studied heterosexual couples, gay male couples, and lesbian couples
and discovered that the relationships of gay male couples and of lesbian couples often work the bulk of
relationship issues out in a way that straight couples might do well to emulate. One of the "rules"
discussed is "Negotiate in advance who will empty the trash and who will clean the bathroom." Describe
what this "rule" suggests (1.5 pts) and then describe how this is connected to gender norms (1.5 pts). -
The of "Negotiate in advance who will empty the trash and who will clean the bathroom" suggests
,that couples should not assume household chores based on gender norms. Instead, we should negotiate
and clearly communicate ahead of time to avoid an unfair and uneven leveled workload for both parties.
This rule is connected to gender norms because, in the reading, we see them discuss how even in the
new millennium, married heterosexual couples are more likely to split of household duties along
commonly held old fashioned gender norms. This way of handling distribution of tasks results in uneven
and unfair workloads in these situations.
A "post-modern approach" to IPV, as discussed in "I Wasn't a Priority, I Wasn't a Victim," means adhering
to a gendered discourse that constructs "victims" as totally submissive and, in many ways, traditionally
feminine. - False
A key part of thinking about privilege and oppression is remembering that these operate at the systemic,
social level and not just at the individual level - True
A key tenet when thinking about privilege is that even as opportunities grow and inequality diminishes,
systems of privilege and oppression keep different social groups on different footing outside of individual
factors like motivation, intelligence, skill, and expertise. - False
A key tenet when thinking about privilege is that even as opportunities grow and inequality diminishes,
systems of privilege and oppression keep different social groups on different footing outside of individual
factors like motivation, intelligence, skill, and expertise. - True
A law firm is hiring new associates. They have many qualified applicants. The hiring committee is
narrowing down the pool to just three. One of the candidates is a female, who just finished law school at
the top of her class. One hiring committee member says, "She's top-notch! Law review! Top grades!
Wow! But I wonder... She's 27, and from what I can tell she just got married. Do you think we'll be facing
a parental leave in a few months, once she decides to have a baby? Maybe we should pass. We need
new lawyers who are going to be here to work! We can't afford anyone taking 6 weeks off!" Which of the
following is true - The "target" (as defined by "Mapping Power...") is the female candidate because
presumptions are being made about her and her work ethic based on her sex (female).
According to "I Wasn't a Priority," for the LGBT community, the cultural and social context in which IPV
occurs frames the experiences of violence differently than for heterosexual victims. Which of the
following is NOT one of the "contexts of abuse" discussed? - AOTA
-homophobia
, -transphobia
-heterosexism
According to Aileen Hernandez, the only woman on the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission at
the time, the first gender-based case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act dealt with what industry/job?
Briefly describe the issue brought to the EOEC. What was the outcome -- i.e., did the EOEC take action or
not? (1 point for each element of this question.) - The first gender-based case under Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act dealt with what the Airline industry, specifically the job of being a stewardess.
Stewardesses were told to be cleanly dressed, wear full hair and make-up, and be in outstanding shape.
They were completely objectified in this job position and they were only valuable when they were still
"young". Once these women reached 32 years old, they were fired. Stewardesses marched to
Washington to file a claim with the EOEC on this age discrimination. The EOEC ultimately did nothing and
this made Aileen Hernandez quit her job with the EOEC.
According to Anne Fausto-Sterling, why are the categories "male" and "female" not enough? -
Anne Fausto-Sterling talks in great depth about the need for expansive gender categories by
discussing that "male" and "female" gender categories are not enough to categorize all types of people.
Fausto-Sterling touches on the many ways that intersex people may not fit into one specific category,
and they should be able to be recognized as intersex. Because they have a combination of defining
biological characteristics, labeling an intersex individual as simply "male" or "female" is very limiting. As
discussed further in the reading, Fausto-Sterling talked about how in past history, doctors would perform
surgical procedures on intersex individuals to chose a sex for these individuals at birth based on the what
made the most surgical sense. Knowing this, we can conclude that intersex individuals are often
misunderstood and require more information than "male" or "female" due to their complex combination
of characteristics rather than a limiting binary set of categories.
According to Dr. W. (and a lot of other smarter people!) popular culture (e.g., films, television shows,
novels, and music) is an important area in/by which we can learn about sex and gender because it is, as
the phrase popular culture suggests, "popular" -- everywhere, ubiquitous, surrounding us. - True
According to Fausto-Sterling, intersexuality - has existed in many ways long back into human
history -- including the tale of Adam & Eve, the Hebrew Bible, the Jewish Talmud, the work of Plato, etc
According to one of the CNN videos, male veterans may not seek help for their PTSD (or other post-
service mental and emotional health needs) because - males are socialized to "be a man," "suck it
up," and to rarely show vulnerability
