Question 1

Durr and Wingfield argue that society casts Michelle Obama as which stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emerald 
B)  Sapphire 
C)  Mammy 
D)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  Emerald 
B)  Sapphire 
C)  Mammy 
D)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 2

has been an essential component of power within capitalist history.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compassion 
B)  Violence 
C)  Fairness 
D)  Kindness 
A)  Compassion 
B)  Violence 
C)  Fairness 
D)  Kindness

Question 3

Abby L. Ferber's experience researching white supremacists led her to reflect on her own racial identity because_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  she did not want to be a member of their targeted group 
B)  she recognized her own views of white superiority 
C)  although she largely identified as White, she recognized herself as a target of these groups because she is Jewish 
D)  she had always considered herself to be a member of a racial minority group 
A)  she did not want to be a member of their targeted group 
B)  she recognized her own views of white superiority 
C)  although she largely identified as White, she recognized herself as a target of these groups because she is Jewish 
D)  she had always considered herself to be a member of a racial minority group

Question 4

Donovan Lessard argues that the importance of queer space matters most for_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  White, middle-class gay men, who are more likely to promote gentrification 
B)  LGBTQ groups with fewer cultural and economic resources, who are more likely to be displaced by gentrification 
C)  lesbians, who are most likely to feel vulnerable in male-dominated spaces 
D)  non-binary trans* individuals, who have the most to lose from increased visibility 
A)  White, middle-class gay men, who are more likely to promote gentrification 
B)  LGBTQ groups with fewer cultural and economic resources, who are more likely to be displaced by gentrification 
C)  lesbians, who are most likely to feel vulnerable in male-dominated spaces 
D)  non-binary trans* individuals, who have the most to lose from increased visibility

Question 5

Pyke and Johnson argue that Asian American women's perceptions of ethnic settings as oppressive and mainstream settings as more egalitarian reaffirms ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cultural dominance of Whiteness 
B)  the Confucian values of harmony 
C)  their own sense of racial superiority 
D)  their commitment to fighting gender inequality in ethnic settings 
A)  the cultural dominance of Whiteness 
B)  the Confucian values of harmony 
C)  their own sense of racial superiority 
D)  their commitment to fighting gender inequality in ethnic settings

Question 6

According to "What White Supremacists Taught a Jewish Scholar about Identity," which of the following groups reflects the social construction of race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews 
B)  Irish 
C)  Whites 
D)  All of these answers are correct 
A)  Jews 
B)  Irish 
C)  Whites 
D)  All of these answers are correct

Question 7

Discuss how binary thinking produces hegemonic ideologies. How else might we think about race and sexuality in order not to support such ideologies?

Accepted Answer

Binary thinking, or the tendency to cate

Question 8

Pyke and Johnson argue that controlling images of Asian men and women may distort the interpretation of their gender relations by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  masking the degree to which Asian men's dominance relies upon their economic power 
B)  obscuring actual variations in Asian-Americans' gender relations in ethnic settings 
C)  overlooking the importance of transnational formation of gender norms 
D)  ignoring Asian women's expressed desires to be controlled by Asian men 
A)  masking the degree to which Asian men's dominance relies upon their economic power 
B)  obscuring actual variations in Asian-Americans' gender relations in ethnic settings 
C)  overlooking the importance of transnational formation of gender norms 
D)  ignoring Asian women's expressed desires to be controlled by Asian men

Question 9

Ferber reveals white supremacy is not a movement just about hatred, but even more about fear of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the strength and courage reflected in Black identity 
B)  the vulnerability and instability of white identity and privilege 
C)  the deceptiveness of white identity and privilege 
D)  newcomers 
A)  the strength and courage reflected in Black identity 
B)  the vulnerability and instability of white identity and privilege 
C)  the deceptiveness of white identity and privilege 
D)  newcomers

Question 10

tend to be portrayed in American media as being from either highly educated backgrounds or low skilled employment, with little in-between.

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asians 
B)  South Asians 
C)  North Africans 
D)  Middle Easterners 
A)  East Asians 
B)  South Asians 
C)  North Africans 
D)  Middle Easterners

Question 11

How are race and class correlated, according to Gans? What will it take for "race to disappear" as a category in his opinion?

Accepted Answer

According to Gans, race and class are co

Question 12

Women show the most concern with the slut label during their first year of college because_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are younger and lack sexual experience 
B)  they are still heavily influenced by their parents during their first year 
C)  status hierarchies are still being established during the first year 
D)  first year dormitories afford women less privacy than upper-class housing options 
A)  they are younger and lack sexual experience 
B)  they are still heavily influenced by their parents during their first year 
C)  status hierarchies are still being established during the first year 
D)  first year dormitories afford women less privacy than upper-class housing options

Question 13

The idea that all people can be sorted into just two gender categories-men and women-is_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a result of biological, not social, processes 
B)  a gender binary that marginalizes individuals whose identities lie outside these options 
C)  a cultural universal. All human societies share the same basic gender sorting categories 
D)  primarily the result of LGBT rights activism 
A)  a result of biological, not social, processes 
B)  a gender binary that marginalizes individuals whose identities lie outside these options 
C)  a cultural universal. All human societies share the same basic gender sorting categories 
D)  primarily the result of LGBT rights activism

Durr and Wingfield argue that society casts Michelle Obama as which stereotype?

has been an essential component of power within capitalist history.

Abby L. Ferber's experience researching white supremacists led her to reflect on her own racial identity because_____.

Donovan Lessard argues that the importance of queer space matters most for_____.

Pyke and Johnson argue that Asian American women's perceptions of ethnic settings as oppressive and mainstream settings as more egalitarian reaffirms ______.

According to "What White Supremacists Taught a Jewish Scholar about Identity," which of the following groups reflects the social construction of race?

Discuss how binary thinking produces hegemonic ideologies. How else might we think about race and sexuality in order not to support such ideologies?

Pyke and Johnson argue that controlling images of Asian men and women may distort the interpretation of their gender relations by ______.

Ferber reveals white supremacy is not a movement just about hatred, but even more about fear of ______.

tend to be portrayed in American media as being from either highly educated backgrounds or low skilled employment, with little in-between.

How are race and class correlated, according to Gans? What will it take for "race to disappear" as a category in his opinion?

Women show the most concern with the slut label during their first year of college because_____.

The idea that all people can be sorted into just two gender categories-men and women-is_________.

Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

Social Institutions and Social Issues

Intersectionality and Social Change

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Exam 2: Systems of Power and Inequality

Durr and Wingfield argue that society casts Michelle Obama as which stereotype?

has been an essential component of power within capitalist history.

Abby L. Ferber's experience researching white supremacists led her to reflect on her own racial identity because_____.

Donovan Lessard argues that the importance of queer space matters most for_____.

Pyke and Johnson argue that Asian American women's perceptions of ethnic settings as oppressive and mainstream settings as more egalitarian reaffirms ______.

According to "What White Supremacists Taught a Jewish Scholar about Identity," which of the following groups reflects the social construction of race?

Discuss how binary thinking produces hegemonic ideologies. How else might we think about race and sexuality in order not to support such ideologies?

Pyke and Johnson argue that controlling images of Asian men and women may distort the interpretation of their gender relations by ______.

Ferber reveals white supremacy is not a movement just about hatred, but even more about fear of ______.

tend to be portrayed in American media as being from either highly educated backgrounds or low skilled employment, with little in-between.

How are race and class correlated, according to Gans? What will it take for "race to disappear" as a category in his opinion?

Women show the most concern with the slut label during their first year of college because_____.

The idea that all people can be sorted into just two gender categories-men and women-is_________.

Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

Social Institutions and Social Issues

Intersectionality and Social Change

Filters