Exam 3: Gender and Inequality

What does the concept of hostile sexism mean for women and how can it also be directed toward men as well?

Define the concept hegemonic masculinity and explain how it encompasses the possibility of both "positive" and "negative" traits within a normative context?

When did American women routinely become jury members?

What state did Patsy Takemoto Mink represent in the U.S. Congress?

Benevolent sexism makes it less likely for women to engage in social activism for gender equality.

What does the term "double standards" signify for women, particularly as they mature?

How does feminist theorist bell hooks define feminism? How does her definition expand the notion of feminism beyond the notion of gender equality?

Why do some women suffer the "backlash effect" when they display what American society regards as typical male assertive behavior?

What legal right did Spanish/Mexican women living on the Mexican frontier lose when the frontier became part of the U.S. after the Mexican American war?

Audre Lorde was a famous African American lesbian playwright.

Explain Kimberlé Crenshaw's theory of intersectionality for analyzing women's oppression?

In what country do women make up over 20 percent in parliament?

Former U.S. Senator Carolyn Mosely Braun represented what state in Congress?