Exam 4: Inscribing Gender on the Body

Reading "Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition: Feminism as a Critical Resource" Jamie Lindemann Nelson -The medical community has historically treated transgender as an illness ("Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition").

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem -Steinem's argument relies on a male/female gender binary.

Metrosexuals are men who are meticulous about grooming and have disposable income to spend on products and clothes.

Reading "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine: Unmapping 'Black Girl Thinspiration'" Nicole Danielle Schott -According to Nicole Danille Schott, dieting is a strategy that women use to obtain which of the following ("Race, Online Space, and the Feminine")?

Reading "Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition: Feminism as a Critical Resource" Jamie Lindemann Nelson -Jamie Lindemann Nelson argues that she adheres to the fundamental truth that there are only two genders and that everyone must have one or the other ("Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition").

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg -In the 1950s weight was the primary point of comparison among high school girls (Joan Jacobs Brumberg/"Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra").

Today teenage boys are as likely as teenage girls to be on a diet.

Women are traditionally associated with nature and the earth. Men are associated with air and spirit.

Reading "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences: A Qualitative Intersectional Study" Jennifer L. Brady, Aylin Kaya, Derek Iwamoto, Athena Park, Lauren Fox, and Marcus Moorhead -Grounded theory acknowledges men as the true experts of women's experiences ("Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences").

The double standard of beauty means that the bodies of white women are valued twice as much as women of color.

Reading "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine: Unmapping 'Black Girl Thinspiration'" Nicole Danielle Schott -In "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine" author Nicole Danielle Schott argues that being thin does not imply which of the following traits?

Reading "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences: A Qualitative Intersectional Study" Jennifer L. Brady, Aylin Kaya, Derek Iwamoto, Athena Park, Lauren Fox, and Marcus Moorhead -Participants in the study described in "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences" noted that they received negative feedback about their bodies from which of the following?

Reading "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue" Susie Orbach -In her article "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue," Susie Orbach argues that contemporary women are taught that food is something dangerous.

Muscle dysmorphia is the term for women's fear of being overly muscled.

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg -A focus on "junior figure control" included a girl's breasts, waist, hips, and buttocks (Joan Jacobs Brumberg/"Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra").

Reading "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences: A Qualitative Intersectional Study" Jennifer L. Brady, Aylin Kaya, Derek Iwamoto, Athena Park, Lauren Fox, and Marcus Moorhead -According to the authors of "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences," using an intersectional framework for studying women's body dissatisfaction is important because it

The text reports that only 10% of the female population in our society weighs in at the average fashion model's weight given her height.

Reading "Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition: Feminism as a Critical Resource" Jamie Lindemann Nelson -Jamie Lindemann Nelson argues that transgender has both challenged and reinforced gender norms and practices ("Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition").

Reading "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences: A Qualitative Intersectional Study" Jennifer L. Brady, Aylin Kaya, Derek Iwamoto, Athena Park, Lauren Fox, and Marcus Moorhead -The authors conclude that racism and sexism do not affect Asian American women's body dissatisfaction ("Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences").

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem -In "If Men Could Menstruate," Gloria Steinem concludes, "if men could menstruate, the power justifications would go on forever. If we let them." Which of the following arguments is she making?