Exam 2: Systems of Power and Inequality

On what basis does the author argue that marriage regulation has been "needed" when it has been imposed? What conditions do you think the author believes would have been necessary for such regulation not to have been needed by those who imposed it?

A social system that awards socio-economic success solely based on the effort of individuals is called a(n)_____.

Rising wealth inequality in the United States is mostly due to ______________ .

What difference does it make to conceptualize race as a property of social structures instead of as an attribute of individuals?

What effect did the transformation of the family from producer unit to consumer unit have on sexuality?

As reported in "More than Men," most of Hurtado and Sinha's respondents felt that_____.

How does the intersectional analysis presented in "Good Girls" provide a different perspective on the evaluation of femininities than we gain from analyses that focus on the effects of hegemonic masculinity?

In "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies (1988)," Peggy McIntosh_____________ .

Which is true of hegemonic masculinity, according to Hurtado and Sinha in "More than Men?"

According to Gregory Mantsios in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible," the media creates________________.

Discuss the differences and similarities between the stigmatizing and deviancy associated with Black sexuality and the stigmatizing and deviancy associated with LBGT sexuality, according to the author.

A triracial stratification system is already common in_____.

Aggressiveness, decisiveness, competition, a focus on winning and defeating the enemy, and taking of territory from others are characteristics of_____.

During the Early Victorian True Love era (1820-1860), the human body was thought of as a means for_____.

Why isn't assimilationism, or trying to conform as much as possible to the culture of the dominant group, a viable strategy for marginalized groups to gain acceptance and better treatment?

When descendants of European immigrants began to move up economically and socially their skin color_____.

Explain the fear of ambiguity Ferber talks about in her essay. How does Ferber address the issue of ambiguity?

How are hegemonic masculinities played out in the conduct of economic enterprises?

Racialized images can cause Asian-American women to believe they will find greater gender equality in relationships with White men. Pyke and Johnson explain that this has what effect?

Discuss the key points of the "First Years" (1892-1900) heterosexual epoch.