Cultural Studies of Gender Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Cultural Studies of Gender examines how gender identities and roles are constructed, represented, and negotiated within diverse cultural contexts. This course explores the intersections of gender with race, class, sexuality, and nationality, analyzing how social, political, and historical forces shape our understanding of gender. Through critical readings, media analysis, and case studies, students engage with theories and debates from feminist, queer, and postcolonial perspectives, fostering a nuanced appreciation of the ways gender operates across societies and influences cultural norms, power dynamics, and individual experiences.
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Gender Ideas Interactions Institutions 2nd Edition by Lisa Wade
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Chapter 1: Ideas
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Q1) How have ideas about the categories of male and female changed over time?
A)Seventeenth-century European anatomists believed that females had the same bodies as males,only inverted,while today we know that female and male bodies are completely opposite.
B)Seventeenth-century European anatomists believed the female body was completely opposite from the male body.By contrast,we now know that all female and male genitalia develop from the same fetal tissue.
C)Seventeenth-century European anatomists believed that females had the same bodies as males,only inverted;however,today we know that female and male bodies are neither the same nor absolute opposites.
D)Seventeenth-century European anatomists believed the female body was completely opposite from the male body;however,today we know that female and male bodies are neither the same nor absolute opposites.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Bodies
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Q1) Researchers have observed differences in the visual-spatial abilities of men and women,such as in performing the task of mental rotation.What is the most plausible cause of such differences?
A)Cognitive skills are best explained by hormone levels,and men have higher levels of testosterone than women.
B)Cognitive skills correspond with the right side of the brain,and men and women tend to use different sides of their brains.
C)Cognitive skills are shaped by evolution,and through gender-specific practices,men's brains have evolved differently than women's brains.
D)Cognitive skills are affected by instruction and practice,and men are more likely than women to engage in activities that develop the skill of mental rotation.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Performances
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of gender policing?
A)not being hired for a job you are qualified for because you are a woman
B)a woman being told that she looks attractive when wearing an evening gown
C)calling a guy cute rather than handsome
D)asking a guy why he shaves his legs
Answer: D
Q2) The __________ model of socialization suggests that socialization is a lifelong process of learning and relearning gendered expectations.
A)biological
B)injection
C)learning
D)nurturing
Answer: C
Q3) Which individual is the LEAST likely to be policed?
A)a short,thin cisgender man
B)a tall,strong cisgender woman
C)a tall,strong trans woman
D)a short,thin cisgender woman
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Intersections
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Q1) Compulsory heterosexuality can be defined as
A)the fear and hatred of sexual minorities.
B)a gender rule that men be attracted to women and women be attracted to men.
C)the verses in which the Bible condemns homosexuality.
D)gender conformity that is binary.
Q2) Immigrant couples often abandon Breadwinner/Supportive Spouse strategies in favor of economic interdependence when they arrive in the United States.What is one reason why couples do so?
A)They experience racism from American society.
B)They feel pressured by compulsory heterosexuality.
C)They are adjusting to a new economic class.
D)They are practicing ableism.
Q3) Compare and contrast the gender stereotypes for any three of the following six groups in the United States: black women,black men,Asian women,Asian men,white women,and white men.Explain how these stereotypes shape the range of choices of gender strategies for members of each of these groups.
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Chapter 5: Inequality: Men and Masculinities
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Q1) How does a modified patriarchy differ from an actual patriarchy?
A)In a modified patriarchy,there is gender egalitarianism and femininity is conflated with power.
B)In a modified patriarchy,there is gender egalitarianism and masculinity is conflated with power.
C)In a modified patriarchy,only men have legal rights and privileges.
D)In a modified patriarchy,only women have legal rights and privileges.
Q2) Miriam is living in a/an __________ society in which both men and women tend to avoid feminine traits and acts.
A)androcentric
B)modified patriarchal
C)patriarchal
D)sexist
Q3) __________ suggests that manhood is more difficult to earn,and easier to lose,than womanhood.
A)Compensatory masculinity
B)Hypermasculinity
C)Precarious masculinity
D)Toxic masculinity
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Chapter 6: Inequality: Women and Femininities
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Q1) Explain the phenomenon of the double bind.Why do the authors highlight media treatment of Sarah Palin (who ran for the 2008 Democratic vice presidential nomination in the United States)as an example of a double bind? Provide another example of a double bind placed on women in public life and discuss how it fits this concept.
Q2) According to philosopher Sandra Lee Bartky,feminine ways of using the body can be described as
A)a language of subordination.
B)an embodiment of the potential for both men and women to be graceful.
C)naturally maternal,since female bodies are designed to attract sex,nourish babies,and give comfort.
D)a way of signaling age.
Q3) What is the nature of the relationship between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism?
A)Positive correlation: If one type is present in a society,so is the other.
B)Inverse correlation: If one type is present in a society,the other is not.
C)Direct causal relationship #1: Hostile sexism leads to benevolent sexism.
D)Direct causal relationship #2: Benevolent sexism leads to hostile sexism.
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Chapter 7: Institutions
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Q1) A study of pay in professional golfing concluded that the primary rationale for vast differences in prize money was
A)institutional regulations.
B)gender.
C)differences in skill.
D)gender subordination.
Q2) The term "gender salience" refers to
A)the fact that gender consistently infiltrates each part of an institution.
B)the process of neutralizing gender in institutions.
C)the process of scientifically mapping gender in the social structure.
D)the relevance of gender across contexts,activities,and spaces within an institution.
Q3) Do you believe it's possible to just be an individual in today's society? Why or why not?
Q4) What is common to elementary schools,bathrooms,and bodybuilding?
A)They are governed more by gender policies than gender norms.
B)They contribute toward diluting the matrix of domination.
C)They affirm gender difference.
D)They protect the idea that women are equal to men.
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Chapter 8: Change
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Q1) First,compare and contrast calling to dating.Then evaluate the power relationships within each.Between male and female partners,who do you think holds more power in calling? What about in dating? Why is this the case? Make sure to provide detailed evidence to support your claims.
Q2) Why would anyone call World War II a "nationwide 'coming out' experience"?
A)Homosexuals were mobilized to the war effort even if they openly declared their sexuality.
B)Putting so many young men together in same-sex environments offered them opportunities for homoerotic encounters.
C)People in the United States finally recognized that homosexuality is an identity,not only an occasional practice.
D)Gays and lesbians in the U.S.military pushed for visibility and accommodations.
Q3) The 1920s were a watershed period for young people's sexualities.What new opportunities did women and men encounter? What were the costs and benefits for each gender?
Q4) Marriage has been socially organized under three models.Explain each model,the reasons it emerged,and why it fell out of society's favor (if it has).
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Chapter 9: Sexualities
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Q1) Natalia is __________;she is desired by all the men she works with at a local bank.
A)sexual
B)sexy
C)sexually liberated
D)sexually subjectified
Q2) __________ is the LEAST likely of the four choices to receive a response from men on an online dating site.
A)An Asian woman
B)A black woman
C)A Middle Eastern woman
D)A white woman
Q3) Based on data from OKCupid,how do age,race,class,and gender intersect to play a role in the erotic marketplace? Discuss at least two of the wider social implications of this differential "marketability."
Q4) What is the sexual script?
A)specific rules that guide homosexual sexual performances
B)images designed to appeal to a hypothetical heterosexual man
C)rules that objectify others as sexually attractive
D)social rules that guide sexual interaction
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Chapter 10: Families
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Q1) Name two ideological and two institutional barriers that limit households from carrying out their preferences for an egalitarian division of unpaid labor.Which of these four explanations would you select as the most important barrier for women and men who are like you in their other identities/social locations,and why?
Q2) What does the phrase "just stay home" imply with regard to how homemaking is viewed in society?
A)It signals a high level of respect for the sacrifices homemakers make on behalf of their family.
B)It suggests that homemakers perform extensive amounts of labor.
C)It reflects the societal viewpoint that homemakers don't perform any labor.
D)It reflects the high value homemaking holds in American society.
Q3) Childcare in gay households
A)is masculinized,because gay fathers center childcare discussions around financially providing.
B)is feminized,because gay fathers use language indicating that parenting is a women's role.
C)is not viewed as a gendered activity.
D)is viewed as both masculine and feminine.
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) Andrea is complaining to a friend about being placed on the "mommy track." What in particular is Andrea upset about?
A)the extra housework that women have,in addition to paid work outside the house
B)a career path with fewer opportunities for raises,promotions,or even equal pay
C)an average decrease in women's salaries with every child they have
D)the interruptions that occur in women's work lives because men do not share childcare equally
Q2) Travis has been working as a nurse for two years,while Tina has been working as a nurse for five years.Travis recently was promoted to a managerial position.Which term best explains why Travis was promoted over Tina?
A)glass ceiling
B)glass cliff
C)glass escalator
D)glass ladder
Q3) The gender pay gap
A)is similar in every U.S.state.
B)is the same across all racial and ethnic groups.
C)decreases at higher levels of education.
D)increases across the life cycle.
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Chapter 12: Politics
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Q1) Which region of the world has the highest percentage of women in the legislature?
A)Western industrial countries
B)Latin America
C)Eastern Europe
D)Scandinavia
Q2) A society that rewards reproductive labor,such as taking care of children and the elderly,is a society that embraces a standard of
A)gender neutrality.
B)equal access.
C)equal sharing.
D)equal value.
Q3) Please describe the parental leave policy in the United States.In particular,address whether the policy offers paid leave,how long the leave lasts,and who is eligible.Then,evaluate if you think this policy is pro-natal.Make sure to explain why you think it is or is not.If you think it is not,make sure to address what changes you think could make it more pro-natal.
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