Systems of Power and Inequality -- Readings #17 & #18
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The authors of "Gender Through the Prism of Difference," argue that traditional women's studies ignored the experiences of women who:
a. | were homemakers. |
b. | were married. |
c. | were not white and from the middle class. |
d. | both a and b |
____ 2. The "prism of difference," set forth by Maxine Baca Zinn, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, and Michael Messner, illustrates the fact that:
a. | no one is defined by gender alone. |
b. | we are blind to differences. |
c. | women do not perform as well as men in math. |
d. | the relationship between women and men is defined within the confines of an oppressive system. |
____ 3. In the 1970s, riding the wave of a resurgent feminist movement, colleges and universities began to develop women's studies courses that aimed first and foremost to make women's lives:
a. | tolerable. |
b. | visible. |
c. | acceptable. |
d. | interesting. |
____ 4. As noted in "Ideological Racism and Cultural Resistance," which of the following reflects the depiction of Asian American men's sexuality?
a. | hypersexual |
b. | asexual |
c. | homosexual |
d. | all of the above |
____ 5. As noted in "Ideological Racism and Cultural Resistance," the racialized sexual construction of Asian men and women serves to:
a. | strengthen the image of Asian Americans. |
b. | disempower white males. |
c. | support white male supremacy by positioning Asian American men and women in subordinate positions. |
d. | both a and b |
____ 6. Yen Le Espiritu points out that today ____takes the form of greedy, calculating, and clever Japanese businessmen aggressively buying up U.S. real estate and cultural institutions, as well as the superachieving but nonassimilating Asian Americans.
a. | Yellow Perilism |
b. | Yellow Invasion |
c. | Yellow businessman |
d. | Yellow enemy |
Essay
7. What is the "prism of difference" as presented by Maxine Baca Zinn, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, and Michael Messner in "Gender Through the Prism of Difference"?
8. How has the study of men and masculinity changed?
9. Describe how history has affected the image of Asian Americans.
10. Explain how race affects the construction of Asian American gender and sexuality.
Short Answer
11. Internet Exercises
a. Re: Reading #17 -- National Organization for Women (NOW)
http://www.now.org
How can the efforts of the National Organization of Women help to create a "prism of difference"?
b. Re: Reading #18 -- The Mail Order Bride Warehouse
http://www.goodwife.com
How does this service affect the gender stereotypes of Asian women?
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