Assignment for Tuesday

Articles 3 & 4

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____    1.    In "Oppression," Marilyn Frye defines ____ as "...situations in which options are reduced to a very few and all of them expose one to penalty, censure, or deprivation."

a.	internalized oppression
b.	sexism
c.	double binds
d.	invisibility

 

 

____    2.    According to Marilyn Frye, the depiction of a sexually active single woman as a "whore," and a single woman who is not sexually active as "frigid" is an example of:

a.	a stereotype.
b.	a double bind.
c.	a dual identity
d.	both a and c

 

 

____    3.    For Frye, the gesture of a man opening a door for a woman is a symbol:

a.	of the welcomed helpfulness of male gallantry and of women as respected and valued members of society.
b.	of the progress society has made in gender relations.
c.	of male gallantry and respect for women.
d.	of the false helpfulness of male gallantry, the invisibility or insignificance of women, and contempt for women, and female dependence.

 

 

____    4.    According to Takaki, the cab driver he spoke with expressed a widely shared sense of history that views American as:

a.	European in ancestry.
b.	inclusive of all racial and ethnic groups.
c.	all United States citizens.
d.	none of the above

 

 

____    5.    Takaki points out that slavery and the Civil Rights Movement serve as:

a.	scars on America's past.
b.	reminders of America's goal of freedom.
c.	evidence of hardship and suffering among Americans.
d.	none of the above

 

 

____    6.    According to Takaki, the immigration experience of the Chinese:

a.	set a precedent for the restriction of European immigrant groups.
b.	reflects the openness of America's doors to immigrant groups.
c.	differed from the immigrant experience among European immigrants.
d.	none of the above

 

 

____    7.    Takaki examines how the Jewish immigrant's view of America as a promised land led to:

a.	their participation in the fight for equal rights for other oppresses groups.
b.	their acceptance by dominant society.
c.	their rapid return to their homeland.
d.	none of the above

 

 

____    8.    According to Takaki, the encounters between Indians and Whites:

a.	illustrates the pluralism evident in American society.
b.	reflects the complete assimilation achieved by racial and ethnic groups in U.S. society.
c.	shaped the course of race relations in America.
d.	none of the above

 

 

Essay

 

    9.    Describe what Marilyn Fyre means by "double bind" and provide examples.

 

    10.    Differentiate between a microscopic and macroscopic perspective. Why, according to Frye, is a macroscopic view so essential to understanding the structure of oppression?

 

    11.    Briefly describe the experiences and contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanos, Irish, Jews, and American Indians as racial and ethnic groups with in the United States.

 

    12.    According to Takaki, what is the benefit in understanding the history of racial and ethnic groups within the United States?