Question 1

Intersectionality is a key concept in the field of WGS because it

Accepted Answer

A)  Focuses on individuals rather than institutions 
B)  Focuses on institutions rather than individuals 
C)  Considers "micro" and "macro" influences on people's lives 
D)  Centers straight, white women as the focus of scholarly inquiry 
A)  Focuses on individuals rather than institutions 
B)  Focuses on institutions rather than individuals 
C)  Considers "micro" and "macro" influences on people's lives 
D)  Centers straight, white women as the focus of scholarly inquiry C

Question 2

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins
-In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins writes about the symbolic dimension of systems of oppression. This is the same as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional realm 
B)  Individual realm 
C)  Structured realm 
D)  Ideological realm 
A)  Institutional realm 
B)  Individual realm 
C)  Structured realm 
D)  Ideological realm D

Question 3

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde
-When Audre Lorde writes, "when they appear to destroy me, it will not be long before they appear to destroy you," in "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," she attempts to

Accepted Answer

A)  Connect all oppressions 
B)  Unite readers from diverse groups 
C)  Incite fear in the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  Show that she is normal 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (b) and (c)
G) All the above
H) None of the above 
A)  Connect all oppressions 
B)  Unite readers from diverse groups 
C)  Incite fear in the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  Show that she is normal 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (b) and (c)
G) All the above
H) None of the above E

Question 4

Imperialism is defined as the confluence of ethnocentrism and misogyny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reading "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" Gina Crosley-Corcoran
-Gina Crosley-Corcoran's essay "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" responds to Peggy McIntosh's famous article on white privilege.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber
-The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber illustrates which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Double standard of aging 
B)  Age-illness connection 
C)  Age-plastic surgery connection 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Double standard of aging 
B)  Age-illness connection 
C)  Age-plastic surgery connection 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 7

Reading "Cisgender Privilege" Evin Taylor
-The Latin prefix "cis" (Evin Taylor/"Cisgender Privilege") means literally

Accepted Answer

A)  Out of 
B)  On this side 
C)  Before 
D)  After 
A)  Out of 
B)  On this side 
C)  Before 
D)  After

Question 8

Reading "What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?" Robert Bird and Frank Newport
-Robert Bird and Frank Newport's chart on the bottom of p. 79 ("What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?") tells us which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The less education a person has, the more likely they are to describe themselves as upper class 
B)  The more education a person has, the more likely they are to describe themselves as upper class 
C)  More people describe themselves as lower class than any other category 
D)  More people describe themselves as upper class than any other category 
A)  The less education a person has, the more likely they are to describe themselves as upper class 
B)  The more education a person has, the more likely they are to describe themselves as upper class 
C)  More people describe themselves as lower class than any other category 
D)  More people describe themselves as upper class than any other category

Question 9

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber
-The women in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is on the lookout to attract young men in their 20s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber
-The woman in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is 70 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider

Accepted Answer

A)  Ways language shapes and reflects privilege 
B)  Who is excluded from the "mythical norm" 
C)  How institutions affect our lives 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (c) and (d)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Ways language shapes and reflects privilege 
B)  Who is excluded from the "mythical norm" 
C)  How institutions affect our lives 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (c) and (d)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 12

Institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the following ways

Accepted Answer

A)  Assign various roles 
B)  Interconnect with each other 
C)  Meet everyone's needs equally 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Assign various roles 
B)  Interconnect with each other 
C)  Meet everyone's needs equally 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 13

Examples of internal colonialism include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Importation of black slaves 
B)  Removal of native people from indigenous lands 
C)  Classification of migrants from Mexico as illegal 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Importation of black slaves 
B)  Removal of native people from indigenous lands 
C)  Classification of migrants from Mexico as illegal 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 14

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov
-Teodor Mladenov's article "Disability and Social Justice" is a response to the Leap Manifesto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As explained in Chapter 2, hate groups in the U.S. include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ku Klux Klan 
B)  Christian Identity Movement 
C)  Racist Skinhead 
D)  Neo-Confederate 
E)  None; all of the above are U.S. hate groups 
A)  Ku Klux Klan 
B)  Christian Identity Movement 
C)  Racist Skinhead 
D)  Neo-Confederate 
E)  None; all of the above are U.S. hate groups

Question 16

Systems of power and privilege are encoded in language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An economically privileged, heterosexual white man can be classified as a target member in groups where difference is stratified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde
-Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber
-The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber describes which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexism 
B)  Looksism 
C)  Ageism 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Sexism 
B)  Looksism 
C)  Ageism 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 20

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov
-In his article "Disability and Social Justice," Teodor Mladenov argues that disability is not a category of oppression on the same level of gender, race, and class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Intersectionality is a key concept in the field of WGS because it

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins writes about the symbolic dimension of systems of oppression. This is the same as the

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -When Audre Lorde writes, "when they appear to destroy me, it will not be long before they appear to destroy you," in "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," she attempts to

Imperialism is defined as the confluence of ethnocentrism and misogyny.

Reading "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" Gina Crosley-Corcoran -Gina Crosley-Corcoran's essay "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" responds to Peggy McIntosh's famous article on white privilege.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber illustrates which of the following concepts?

Reading "Cisgender Privilege" Evin Taylor -The Latin prefix "cis" (Evin Taylor/"Cisgender Privilege") means literally

Reading "What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?" Robert Bird and Frank Newport -Robert Bird and Frank Newport's chart on the bottom of p. 79 ("What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?") tells us which of the following?

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The women in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is on the lookout to attract young men in their 20s.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The woman in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is 70 years old.

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider

Institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the following ways

Examples of internal colonialism include:

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov -Teodor Mladenov's article "Disability and Social Justice" is a response to the Leap Manifesto.

As explained in Chapter 2, hate groups in the U.S. include all but which of the following?

Systems of power and privilege are encoded in language.

An economically privileged, heterosexual white man can be classified as a target member in groups where difference is stratified.

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber describes which of the following concepts?

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov -In his article "Disability and Social Justice," Teodor Mladenov argues that disability is not a category of oppression on the same level of gender, race, and class.

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Sex, Power, and Intimacy

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Exam 2: Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Intersectionality is a key concept in the field of WGS because it

Reading "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" Patricia Hill Collins -In "Toward a New Vision," Patricia Hill Collins writes about the symbolic dimension of systems of oppression. This is the same as the

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -When Audre Lorde writes, "when they appear to destroy me, it will not be long before they appear to destroy you," in "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," she attempts to

Imperialism is defined as the confluence of ethnocentrism and misogyny.

Reading "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" Gina Crosley-Corcoran -Gina Crosley-Corcoran's essay "Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person" responds to Peggy McIntosh's famous article on white privilege.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber illustrates which of the following concepts?

Reading "Cisgender Privilege" Evin Taylor -The Latin prefix "cis" (Evin Taylor/"Cisgender Privilege") means literally

Reading "What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?" Robert Bird and Frank Newport -Robert Bird and Frank Newport's chart on the bottom of p. 79 ("What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?") tells us which of the following?

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The women in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is on the lookout to attract young men in their 20s.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The woman in the poem "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" is 70 years old.

Challenging our assumptions about privilege and inequality requires us to consider

Institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the following ways

Examples of internal colonialism include:

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov -Teodor Mladenov's article "Disability and Social Justice" is a response to the Leap Manifesto.

As explained in Chapter 2, hate groups in the U.S. include all but which of the following?

Systems of power and privilege are encoded in language.

An economically privileged, heterosexual white man can be classified as a target member in groups where difference is stratified.

Reading 10 "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression" Audre Lorde -Audre Lorde, author of "There is No Hierarchy of Oppression," is a black, lesbian mother and poet.

Reading "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says" Ellie Mamber -The poem, "Don't Laugh, It's Serious She Says," by Ellie Mamber describes which of the following concepts?

Reading "Disability and Social Justice" Teodor Mladenov -In his article "Disability and Social Justice," Teodor Mladenov argues that disability is not a category of oppression on the same level of gender, race, and class.

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Learning Gender

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Health and Reproductive Justice

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

State, Law, and Social Policy

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

Filters