Question 1

Reading "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue" Susie Orbach
-Susie Orbach ("Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue") celebrates the tremendous progress that women have made over the past forty years with regard to fat shaming and beauty standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 sizeism, racism, sexism, and ableism are not interconnected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Reading "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine: Unmapping 'Black Girl Thinspiration'" Nicole Danielle Schott
-Nicole Danielle Schott argues in "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine" that dieting becomes a trap for women because

Accepted Answer

A)  They attract more men than they can handle 
B)  Extreme thinness is equated with mental illness 
C)  Their clothes don't fit any more 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 4

Bulimia can involve misuse of laxatives as well as binging and purging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 black women who participate in "thinspiration" are rejecting whiteness as the norm for status and privilege.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reading "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine:...

Question 6

Reading "'I Click and Post and Breathe, Waiting for Others to See What I See': On Feminist Selfies, Outfit Photos, and Networked Vanities" Minh-Ha T. Pham
-In "I Click and Post and Breathe," Minh-Ha T. Pham argues that participatory media changes the power relationship between the viewer and the person being viewed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Reading "Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition: Feminism as a Critical Resource" Jamie Lindemann Nelson
-In "Understanding Transgender and Medically Assisted Gender Transition," Jamie Lindemann Nelson argues that feminism can inform the medical community's response to transgender because feminism insists that women

Accepted Answer

A)  are inherently powerful 
B)  should have authority over their bodies 
C)  can become pregnant 
D)  are not hysterical

Question 8

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
-Table 1 on p. 201 of "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences" reveals which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  More than ½ of the women in the study felt unhappy about their weight 
B)  None of the participants were first-generation immigrants 
C)  Participants' ages ranged from 16-25 
D)  More than ¾ of the women in the study disliked the shape of their eyes

Question 9

Up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders die from the disorder or complications associated with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem
-In "If Men Could Menstruate," Gloria Steinem argues that male menstruation would be

Accepted Answer

A)  Something that degraded men 
B)  A positive event 
C)  A complex mixture of positive and negative 
D)  Something that would depend upon the race and class of men

Question 11

The ratio of women to men among anorexia nervosa and bulimia is

Accepted Answer

A)  20 to1 
B)  15 to 1 
C)  10 to 1 
D)  5 to 1

Question 12

Trans bodies illustrate biological determinism and its consequences for youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following facts about the "bathroom debate" are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bathrooms are more dangerous for transgender people than for girls and women 
B)  The most dangerous place for girls and women is the home 
C)  We all have to use the bathroom 
D)  Many people feel a deep discomfort about bodily functions 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 14

The age group most susceptible to eating disorders is

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls 10-15 years old 
B)  Young women aged 15-25 years old 
C)  Young women aged 25-35 years old 
D)  Mid-life women

Question 15

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg
-According to Joan Jacobs Brumberg in her article "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra," cultural focus on girls' breasts requires girls to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Put more energy and resources into their bodies at an earlier age 
B)  Begin to focus on their bodies at an earlier age 
C)  Shave their legs at an earlier age 
D)  Use acne medication at an earlier age 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 16

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg
-According to Joan Jacobs Brumberg in her article "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra," "age homogeneity" in terms of fashion means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adult women "dress down" in the clothes of children 
B)  Girls "dress up" in the clothes of adult women 
C)  Girls are sexualized at an early age 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

Reading "'I Click and Post and Breathe, Waiting for Others to See What I See': On Feminist Selfies, Outfit Photos, and Networked Vanities" Minh-Ha T. Pham
-In her article "'I Click and Post and Breathe,'" Minh-Ha T. Pham argues that selfies such as those that are featured on #feministselfie are

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-indulgent 
B)  Transformative 
C)  Vain 
D)  Narcissistic

Question 18

Studies find that female steroid use is not more likely to be related to appearance management than male steroid use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reading "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue" Susie Orbach
-According to Susie Orbach ("Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue"), women overeat because

Accepted Answer

A)  Food is comforting 
B)  They are so depleted from serving others 
C)  Family life is interminably boring 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 20

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem
-According to Gloria Steinem in "If Men Could Menstruate," who would offer the most moral and logical explanation about why it was a good thing for men to menstruate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male intellectuals 
B)  Male politicians 
C)  Fathers 
D)  Sports stars

Exam 4: Inscribing Gender on the Body

Reading "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue" Susie Orbach -Susie Orbach ("Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue") celebrates the tremendous progress that women have made over the past forty years with regard to fat shaming and beauty standards.

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 sizeism, racism, sexism, and ableism are not interconnected.

Reading "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine: Unmapping 'Black Girl Thinspiration'" Nicole Danielle Schott -Nicole Danielle Schott argues in "Race, Online Space, and the Feminine" that dieting becomes a trap for women because

Bulimia can involve misuse of laxatives as well as binging and purging.

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 -Table 1 on p. 201 of "Asian American Women's Body Image Experiences" reveals which of the following?

Up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders die from the disorder or complications associated with it.

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem -In "If Men Could Menstruate," Gloria Steinem argues that male menstruation would be

The ratio of women to men among anorexia nervosa and bulimia is

Trans bodies illustrate biological determinism and its consequences for youth.

Which of the following facts about the "bathroom debate" are true?

The age group most susceptible to eating disorders is

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg -According to Joan Jacobs Brumberg in her article "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra," cultural focus on girls' breasts requires girls to do which of the following?

Reading "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra" Joan Jacobs Brumberg -According to Joan Jacobs Brumberg in her article "Breast Buds and the 'Training' Bra," "age homogeneity" in terms of fashion means which of the following?

Reading "'I Click and Post and Breathe, Waiting for Others to See What I See': On Feminist Selfies, Outfit Photos, and Networked Vanities" Minh-Ha T. Pham -In her article "'I Click and Post and Breathe,'" Minh-Ha T. Pham argues that selfies such as those that are featured on #feministselfie are

Studies find that female steroid use is not more likely to be related to appearance management than male steroid use.

Reading "Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue" Susie Orbach -According to Susie Orbach ("Forty Years Since Fat Is a Feminist Issue") , women overeat because

Reading "If Men Could Menstruate" Gloria Steinem -According to Gloria Steinem in "If Men Could Menstruate," who would offer the most moral and logical explanation about why it was a good thing for men to menstruate?