Exam 2: Systems of Power and Inequality

Armstrong et. al argue that high-status college women's preference for "classy" femininity aligns moral purity with_____.

Trace the timeline of the development of heterosexuality highlighting significant historical developments throughout your timeline.

Gallagher believes that_____is responsible for racial inequality today.

According to Thakore, the United States has evolved a_____tier system of racial hierarchy.

Legally imposed racial discrimination_____.

What led Abby L. Ferber to reflect on her own racial identity?

Compare Hurtado and Sinha's findings about working-class Latino men's definitions of manhood with Pyke and Johnson's findings (Chapter 17) about Asian American women's understandings of feminine gender norms. How is an understanding of intersecting systems of oppression central to understanding gender for both of these groups?

In "Toxic Inequality," Thomas M. Shapiro criticizes arguments about wealth inequality that fail to_____.

What role did doctors play in sexuality during the Late Victorian Sex-Love era (1860-1892)?

According to "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?," identifying as Irish on St. Patrick's Day is an example of_____.

Thomas M. Shapiro calls the racial wealth gap "toxic" because ___________.

Gregory Mantsios argues in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible," that the media represents the concerns of the wealthy. Which of the following are examples of this?

Ryan identifies the media and medicine as institutional sites that promote a strong gender binary system. What are some examples of ways that other social institutions reinforce a gender binary?

Omi and Winant explain that racial projects can occur at various analytical dimensions. Which of the following would be an example of a micro-level racial project?

On what basis does the author argue that industrial capitalism emerged in the United States as a gendered institution?

Scholars trace color differences in human skin to_____.

Why do you think people deny their privilege?

Think of a few examples of racial projects in U.S. history and analyze how they connected cultural representation and social structure. That is, how did they interpret, represent, or explain racial dynamics as part of an effort to redistribute resources along racial lines?

Contemporary white supremacist define Jews as non-White: "not a religion, they are an Asiatic race, locked in a mortal conflict with_____."

Peggy McIntosh argues that recognizing White privilege challenges_____.