Critical Approaches to Gender Final Exam
Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of critical theories and methodologies used to analyze gender in social, cultural, political, and historical contexts. Students will engage with foundational and contemporary texts from feminist, queer, intersectional, and postcolonial perspectives, examining how gender identities and relations are constructed, maintained, and contested. The course encourages critical reflection on the intersections of gender with race, class, sexuality, and ability, and considers global as well as local dynamics in shaping gendered experiences and structures of power. Through readings, discussions, and assignments, students will develop analytical tools to critique normative assumptions about gender and contribute to ongoing debates about gender justice and equality.
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Gendered Lives 11th Edition by Julia T. Wood
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Chapter 1: The Study of Communication Gender and Culture
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Q1) The meaning of masculinity and femininity in our lives is affected by A) our age.
B) our race.
C) our interactions with others.
D) the historical time period in which we live.
E) all of the above
Answer: E
Q2) Gender is a relational concept because masculinity and femininity make sense in relation to one another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Transgendered
Answer: Individuals who feel that their biologically assigned sex does not match their true sexual identity.
Q4) Most transsexuals experience a change in their sexual orientation after transitioning. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development
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Q1) Biological theory suggests that men and women's brains are formed and develop differently,resulting in different behaviors and characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Research into female hormones asserts that
A) estrogen causes women's bodies to produce "good" cholesterol and to make blood vessels flexible.
B) estrogen strengthens the immune system, making women less susceptible to immune disorders, infections, and viruses.
C) estrogen causes more fat tissue to form around a woman's hips, providing cushioning for a fetus during pregnancy.
D) estrogen causes the liver to process alcohol more slowly, making women quicker to feel the effects of alcohol.
E) all of the above
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Women
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Q1) Cultural feminist ideology
Answer: Truehis feminist ideology asserts that women and men are essentially different and should have different rights,roles,and opportunities.Separatism is an example of a movement predicated on this philosophy.
Q2) Womanists address issues that affect working and lower-class women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) NOW
Answer: The National Organization for Women was formed in 1966.As a liberal feminist organization,NOW works toward guaranteeing equal voice and rights for women.Lobbying,proposing legislation,and organizing public conventions are included in rhetorical strategies employed.
Q4) Radical feminists were the first to declare that "the personal is political."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Men
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Q1) Which of the following is/are true of the MVP?
A) MVP was started after the Montreal Massacre in which 14 women were killed.
B) MVP says that if men make a personal commitment to never commit violence, violence will eventually stop.
C) MVP says that men are socialized to be violent and aggressive.
D) They are a masculinist group.
E) All of the above
Q2) Mythopoetic men
Q3) Which of the following is true of NOMAS?
A) It stands for the National Organization of Men Against Sexism.
B) It celebrates traditionally masculine values of courage and ambition.
C) It condemns traditionally masculine values of aggression and emotional insensitivity.
D) It attempts to help men understand how their emotional development has been hindered by our culture's view of masculinity.
E) All of the above.
Q4) Mentors in Violence Prevention
Q5) The Good Men Project
Q6) Bystander behavior
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Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication
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Q1) Gender-linked language effect
Q2) Male generic language
Q3) Stereotype
Q4) The extent to which we speak in a masculine or a feminine style varies depending on context and other factors.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Polarized thinking
Q6) Speech community
Q7) Wood argues that language defines men and women differently.Explain the different ways men and women are defined and provide examples to support your claims.
Q8) Women tend to interrupt others more than men.
A)True
B)False
Q9) Research has shown people think male generic language includes men and women. A)True
B)False
Q10) Minimal response cues
Q11) Tag question Page 7
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Chapter 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Which of the following statements about haptics are accurate?
A) Men are more likely to initiate friendly touch than women are.
B) Parents tend to touch daughters more often and more gently than they do sons.
C) Touch is a type of nonverbal that does not differ much at all across cultures.
D) Women tend to be more likely to use physical force than men.
E) Haptics is a type of nonverbal communication that includes how much space a person uses.
Q2) Which of the following is true about men's clothing?
A) It is generally not as colorful or bright as women's.
B) Pockets are used for decorative touches, but not utilitarian purposes.
C) They tend to fit close to the body.
D) Shoes are meant to flatter the legs at the expense of comfort.
E) All of the above.
Q3) The author of your Gendered Lives textbook states,"members of both sexes often feel pressured to meet current cultural ideals of physical appearance." Discuss what this means.As part of your answer,be sure to identify and explain the form of nonverbal communication directly relevant to the statement.Be able to discuss gender and race-ethnic variations (if any)in relationship to physical appearance.
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Chapter 7: Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
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Q1) In the United States,a current theme in views of femininity is that women should establish closeness through talking with others in large relational networks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to psychoanalytic theory,families play a critical role in the formation of gender identity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Before leaving for work every morning,Laura spends about 90 minutes styling her hair and applying her makeup.Before bed each night,she carefully selects the outfit she will wear to work in the morning.At Laura's office,the list of requirements for women in the dress code is two pages long.The requirements for men fill barely half a page.Which theme of femininity does this describe?
A) Appearance still counts.
B) Being superwoman.
C) Being treated negatively by others.
D) There is no single definition of femininity today.
E) Being sensitive.
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Chapter 8: Gendered Education: Communication in Schools
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Q1) Male and female Chinese students outscore U.S.students of both sexes on math tests.
A)True B)False
Q2) Describe how gender contributes to how women faculty members are expected to serve the universities for which they work.
Q3) Carolyn is a brilliant,but strict teacher who smiles rarely and is a tough grader.During a review,her department chair tells her she should warm up to the students and offer them more emotional support.Which of the following terms best describes the department chair's evaluation of how Carolyn should act?
A) hidden curriculum
B) hidden hand discrimination
C) invisible hand discrimination
D) invisible curriculum
E) none of the above
Q4) Invisible hand discrimination
Q5) Girls are more likely than boys to go to college.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Gendered Close Relationships
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Q1) Which of the following are features of feminine (often female)friendships?
A) They often contain covert intimacy.
B) Doing activities together is the primary way to build closeness.
C) The friends do things for each other to show that they care.
D) They are less likely than men's friendships to last if one friend moves away.
E) None of the above.
Q2) Lesbian relationships tend to be
A) nonmonogamous.
B) low in disclosure and support.
C) egalitarian in distributing responsibilities for maintaining the relationship.
D) primarily based on doing things rather than talking.
E) longer-lasting than heterosexual relationships.
Q3) The demand-withdraw pattern explains why sexual tension often exists in cross-sex friendships
A)True
B)False
Q4) Psychological responsibility
Q5) Alternative paths model
Q6) Male deficit model
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Chapter 10: Gendered Organizational Communication
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Q1) Fortune 500 companies that have a strong record of promoting women to executive levels outperform other Fortune 500 companies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Anna and Ben are up for the same promotion at work.When it comes time to make a decision,the management committee chooses Ben for the position because they think Anna's commitment to being a good mother to her children would prevent her from wanting to take on more responsibilities at the office.Anna has just encountered what?
A) glass walls
B) FMLA
C) affirmative action
D) the glass ceiling
E) none of the above
Q3) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Q4) Maternal wall
Q5) Equal opportunity laws
Q6) Informal networks
Q7) Glass ceilings
Q8) Affirmative action policies
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Chapter 11: Gendered Media
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Q1) More than girls,boys use social media to actively construct identities and get responses from others.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cyberbullying
Q3) Which of the following is true about media portrayals of men and women?
A) Black men are just as likely as white men to be cast in leading roles now.
B) In advertising, men are portrayed as authorities on homemaking tasks.
C) News coverage of women who have been targets of violence tends to focus on their strength and courage.
D) Television shows today focus equally on men's and women's careers.
E) All of the above.
Q4) Why is the concept of pathologizing the human body problematic?
A) It is based on speculation and opinion, not data or facts.
B) It makes us think natural bodily processes are something to correct or stop.
C) It simply exists to sell us products.
D) It only focuses on women.
E) It is not problematic.
Q5) Product placement
Q6) Immersive advertising
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Chapter 12: Gendered Power and Violence
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Q1) Children who grow up in families with one or more abusive adults are generally not affected by that violence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In this form of genital surgery,a female's entire clitoris and parts of the labia minora are removed:
A) femilectomy
B) sunna
C) infibulation
D) clitoridectomy (excision)
E) revaganilization
Q3) The "reasonable person" standard is used to determine if sexual harassment has occurred.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sexual assault
Q5) Infibulation
Q6) Define informed consent.Do you think this is an appropriate definition of informed consent? Why or why not?
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Chapter 13: Epilogue: Looking Backward, Looking Forward
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Q1) Direct power
Q2) Agenda-setting is an important way to influence cultural views of gender.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Your Gendered Lives textbook states that the forms of influence you have on cultural views of gender include
A) individual choice, policy change, and political movements.
B) traitorous identity, teaching children, and empowering others.
C) addressing backlash, profeminist movements, and feminist movements.
D) direct power, agenda setting, and voice.
E) participating in backlash, personal choice, and agenda setting.
Q4) Differences are valuable and desirable.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The current generation will have very little opportunity to enact change concerning gender.
A)True B)False
Q6) "Salad bowl" metaphor
Q7) Agenda-setting
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