WST 313 (ASU) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
C
Terms in this set (120)
Which of the following can NOT be characterized as a ANSWER:
"normative and regulatory discourse of adolescent Deconstructing the objectification of girls' bodies
female sexuality" ?
How do Amanda E. Lewis and Laina Y. Bay-Cheng ANSWER:
characterize the gap between the mentoring program's
"self-identification as feminist" and its "actual fidelity to All of the above
feminist critique of gender and power" in "Our 'Ideal
Girl'"?
_ ______ made many controversial statements about ANSWER:
women's sexuality, including the idea that women have
two types of orgasms (clitoral and vaginal), and that Sigmund Freud
clitoral orgasms represent immaturity in the female that
must be overcome through proper training in marriage.
_ ____ believed that "normal and abnormal" and "good ANSWER:
and bad" were labels created to control sexual diversity,
noting the wide discrepancy between public standards Alfred Kinsey
for sex and actual sexual behavior.
Our orientation to the class offered the following "take ANSWER:
home" point: No single theory is appropriate for addressing complex phenomena. Theories are
constantly offered, challenged, revised, and rejected.
_ ______ theorists question the usefulness of universal, ANSWER:
all-encompassing grand theories to explain the social
world, arguing that there is no "right" way of seeing or Postmodern
describing the world, and that no two people share the
same reality.
All of the following are examples of potential socializing ANSWER:
agents, EXCEPT:
Genes
Which of the following statements demonstrates the ANSWER:
interconnectedness of gender and heterosexuality?
All of the above
What are the implications of mothers not discussing gays ANSWER:
and lesbians with their children? Gays and lesbians are erased from children's social worlds
, Family patterns and the distribution of power within the ANSWER:
household (known as _______ ) are largely acknowledged
as a way to understand women's value and independence patriarchy, patrilineal, patrilocal
relative to men, including rights, privileges, and
responsibilities. In families where descent and inheritance
are traced through the male line (which is referred to as
_ ________descent), one's name, property, and children
all belong to the male's family. These arrangements also
often incorporate_______ martial practices, which
expect newly married couple moves in with, or near, the
husband's family.
How did the girls in Myers' and Raymond's study in ANSWER:
"Elementary School Girls and Heteronormativity: The Girl
Project? co-construct heteronormativity for each other All of the above
while they participated in group discussions and
activities?
When they speak of "queering" sexuality, queer theorists ANSWER:
are talking about everyone recognizing a gay or lesbian
identity as a more evolved form of sexuality. False
How is the concept of the "naturalization" of gender A critique of the ways in which "naturalistic" (physiological) explanations of
differences used and to what ends (in academic work on gender difference are supported by culture, mass media, religion, knowledge
gender)? systems (e.g., science and medicine).
While some theorists focus on conflict and social change ANSWER:
as it relates to sexuality, others focus on trying to explain
conformity and stability ________ argued that Social constructionist theory
individuals create shared meanings that are reinforced by
norms, laws, and social institutions; this perspective helps
us understand why people label some components of
sexuality "right" and others "wrong", and why there is so
much pressure to conform to sexual norms
The system of ideas that shape gender roles, norms, and ANSWER:
behaviors is referred to as:
gender ideology
Kristen Myers and Laura Raymond describe the term ANSWER:
"hottie," used by many girls in their group when
discussing heterosexual desire, as a form of "cultural "Hotties" could be both celebrities and real boys
capital" in their article "Elementary School Girls and
Heteronormativity." Which of the following is not a
significant factor about the treatment of the term "hottie"
among the girls in Myers and Raymond's study?
C
Terms in this set (120)
Which of the following can NOT be characterized as a ANSWER:
"normative and regulatory discourse of adolescent Deconstructing the objectification of girls' bodies
female sexuality" ?
How do Amanda E. Lewis and Laina Y. Bay-Cheng ANSWER:
characterize the gap between the mentoring program's
"self-identification as feminist" and its "actual fidelity to All of the above
feminist critique of gender and power" in "Our 'Ideal
Girl'"?
_ ______ made many controversial statements about ANSWER:
women's sexuality, including the idea that women have
two types of orgasms (clitoral and vaginal), and that Sigmund Freud
clitoral orgasms represent immaturity in the female that
must be overcome through proper training in marriage.
_ ____ believed that "normal and abnormal" and "good ANSWER:
and bad" were labels created to control sexual diversity,
noting the wide discrepancy between public standards Alfred Kinsey
for sex and actual sexual behavior.
Our orientation to the class offered the following "take ANSWER:
home" point: No single theory is appropriate for addressing complex phenomena. Theories are
constantly offered, challenged, revised, and rejected.
_ ______ theorists question the usefulness of universal, ANSWER:
all-encompassing grand theories to explain the social
world, arguing that there is no "right" way of seeing or Postmodern
describing the world, and that no two people share the
same reality.
All of the following are examples of potential socializing ANSWER:
agents, EXCEPT:
Genes
Which of the following statements demonstrates the ANSWER:
interconnectedness of gender and heterosexuality?
All of the above
What are the implications of mothers not discussing gays ANSWER:
and lesbians with their children? Gays and lesbians are erased from children's social worlds
, Family patterns and the distribution of power within the ANSWER:
household (known as _______ ) are largely acknowledged
as a way to understand women's value and independence patriarchy, patrilineal, patrilocal
relative to men, including rights, privileges, and
responsibilities. In families where descent and inheritance
are traced through the male line (which is referred to as
_ ________descent), one's name, property, and children
all belong to the male's family. These arrangements also
often incorporate_______ martial practices, which
expect newly married couple moves in with, or near, the
husband's family.
How did the girls in Myers' and Raymond's study in ANSWER:
"Elementary School Girls and Heteronormativity: The Girl
Project? co-construct heteronormativity for each other All of the above
while they participated in group discussions and
activities?
When they speak of "queering" sexuality, queer theorists ANSWER:
are talking about everyone recognizing a gay or lesbian
identity as a more evolved form of sexuality. False
How is the concept of the "naturalization" of gender A critique of the ways in which "naturalistic" (physiological) explanations of
differences used and to what ends (in academic work on gender difference are supported by culture, mass media, religion, knowledge
gender)? systems (e.g., science and medicine).
While some theorists focus on conflict and social change ANSWER:
as it relates to sexuality, others focus on trying to explain
conformity and stability ________ argued that Social constructionist theory
individuals create shared meanings that are reinforced by
norms, laws, and social institutions; this perspective helps
us understand why people label some components of
sexuality "right" and others "wrong", and why there is so
much pressure to conform to sexual norms
The system of ideas that shape gender roles, norms, and ANSWER:
behaviors is referred to as:
gender ideology
Kristen Myers and Laura Raymond describe the term ANSWER:
"hottie," used by many girls in their group when
discussing heterosexual desire, as a form of "cultural "Hotties" could be both celebrities and real boys
capital" in their article "Elementary School Girls and
Heteronormativity." Which of the following is not a
significant factor about the treatment of the term "hottie"
among the girls in Myers and Raymond's study?
