Exam 2: Power and Privilege

Scott adores his mother who was a stay-at-home mother and was married to his father for 50 years.He places her on a pedestal,often telling others that she is the family's moral compass.Scott also contributes money to organizations which lobby against reproductive justice,and believes mothers who work are selfish.Scott's attitudes toward women is an example of _____ sexism.

Unfair treatment of someone from a less powerful social group is referred to as

Define gender-fair language and explain why it is important.Provide an example of such language.

Alternatives to cisgender binary use of pronouns include they,ze,and xe,which are examples of

Which of the following is an example of denial of personal discrimination?

Imagine you are attending a hearing held in Washington,DC.You pay close attention to the lively discussion about reproductive justice and notice the U.S.Supreme Court justices often interrupt each other during their debate.Based on documented research,who is more likely to interrupt whom?

Which of the following refers to things of value that,in an ideal world,should be provided to everyone,but aren't?

Research demonstrates that women who deviate from traditional gender-typical behaviors are often referred to as animal-related terms (e.g. ,"bitch").This is an example of

Explain why examining women's experiences through only a gender lens is insufficient for understanding the lives of all women.In other words,explain why it is important to take an intersectional perspective when studying the psychology of women and gender.Provide an example of how two women with the same race but different sexual orientations may have different lived experiences and/or have experienced different forms of bias.

Air France,Six Flags,and FedEx created policies banning people of color from wearing their hair natural or in dreadlocks to work.This policy mostly affected African American women,who filed lawsuits against the companies for privileging hairstyles worn by White women.The assumption that White women are examples of normative standards of professional dress is an example of

A two-word expression in which the word order is fixed,such as "pros and cons," is known as a(n)

Sophie Cruz was the youngest person to address the audience gathered in Washington D.C.for the Women's March in January 2017;her message to the audience was about immigration reform.According to the text,why is immigration reform considered a feminist issue?

Which of the following is an example of scapegoating?

Benevolent sexism is ________ viewed as sexist,even though research demonstrates that there are ______________ outcomes for women who experience it.

Imagine you are a psychologist who is interested in examining how undergraduates view various groups of women.Which of the following women is most likely to be depicted as promiscuous or hypersexual?

Describe the theory of communicator status and explain why it is problematic for gender relations.Provide one example of when this may happen.

Davenport (2016)examined whether socioeconomic status,religion,and gender would determine how three biracial subgroups of women and men (Latinx-White,Asian-White,and Black-White)would define their racial identity.The results indicated that socioeconomic status and religion predicted whether participants identified as White or as a racial minority.Davenport concluded that how people racially identify may be affected by other social categories (e.g. ,class,religion,gender).This is an example of

Which of the following is an example of the term "check your privilege"?

Which of the following best exemplifies the difference between explicit and implicit bias?

Privilege is a term that describes ___________,and an example of privilege is ___________.