Question 1

Discuss the "relational" view of power.

Accepted Answer

This approach to power comes from Foucault, who connects power with the exercise of knowledge. Power is viewed as something that is produced (not "held") and enacted. Power is also seen as more diffuse than it is hierarchically concentrated.

Question 2

Discuss the importance of the slogan "The personal is political" in the context of gender relations.

Accepted Answer

This slogan comes form the second wave of feminism. At this important time, feminists were working to move the so-called "private" issues into the public sphere, thereby rejecting the traditional view that what happens "in private" (e.g. domestic violence) is outside of the realm of legal and/or political action.

Question 3

In addition to co-operation, which of the following characteristics does women's conversation contain, according to recent social science research?

Accepted Answer

A)  competition 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  ambiguity 
D)  overt conflict 
A)  competition 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  ambiguity 
D)  overt conflict A

Question 4

The management of knowledge as a type of power is called ________ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  discursive 
B)  informational 
C)  intelligentsia 
D)  latent 
A)  discursive 
B)  informational 
C)  intelligentsia 
D)  latent

Question 5

Develop an essay in which you explore a particular public issue that concerns gender and power (e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, etc.). Discuss the relationship between gender and power in a way that highlights the importance of the link between "the personal" and "the political".

Accepted Answer

Gender and power are deeply intertwined

Question 6

How is power approached, according to the hierarchical view?

Accepted Answer

Primarily, this view interprets the worl

Question 7

Historically, the social construction of art has been a _________ project.

Accepted Answer

A)  male 
B)  female 
C)  gender neutral 
D)  heteronormative 
A)  male 
B)  female 
C)  gender neutral 
D)  heteronormative

Question 8

The hierarchical view of power identifies power as something that is held by one person or group:

Accepted Answer

A)  over another 
B)  in spite of another 
C)  in contrast to another 
D)  with no consideration towards any other 
A)  over another 
B)  in spite of another 
C)  in contrast to another 
D)  with no consideration towards any other

Question 9

According to recent statistics from the Status of Women Canada website, what percentage of Canadian women have been victims of at least one act of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  50% 
D)  90% 
A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  50% 
D)  90%

Question 10

From whose standpoint does institutional ethnography, as developed by Dorothy Smith (2005), begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  persons who hold power 
B)  groups that lack agency 
C)  people who are marginalized 
D)  the voiceless minority 
A)  persons who hold power 
B)  groups that lack agency 
C)  people who are marginalized 
D)  the voiceless minority

Question 11

Ways of organizing knowledge that produce various "truths" and/or "facts" that are often invisible and thus, can go unchallenged, are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden curricula 
B)  invisible hands 
C)  contested frameworks 
D)  discursive frameworks 
A)  hidden curricula 
B)  invisible hands 
C)  contested frameworks 
D)  discursive frameworks

Question 12

What does the "two-spheres" notion of power highlight? .

Accepted Answer

As an alternative to the hierarchical vi

Question 13

Critically analyse the working of power and gender through the ways in which the pregnant body gets represented in the context of alcohol education campaigns and advertisements. Use the guest essay by Fiske as a starting point for your analysis.

Accepted Answer

In his guest essay, Fiske discusses the

Question 14

When a person uses the bestowal (or withholding) of sexual "favours" to influence situations, this is a form of _______ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual 
B)  sexist 
C)  immoral 
D)  regressive 
A)  sexual 
B)  sexist 
C)  immoral 
D)  regressive

Question 15

What does recent empirical research have to say about violence within same-sex relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is highly exaggerated 
B)  it is severely under funded 
C)  it is very limited 
D)  it is extremely complex 
A)  it is highly exaggerated 
B)  it is severely under funded 
C)  it is very limited 
D)  it is extremely complex

Question 16

What is given emphasis in Smith's method of "institutional ethnography"?

Accepted Answer

This methodology begins from the standpo

Question 17

Deborah Tannen's research on gendered conversation found that there is a _______ in type and ______ in style of talk between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity/difference 
B)  difference/similarity 
C)  difference/difference 
D)  similarity/similarity 
A)  similarity/difference 
B)  difference/similarity 
C)  difference/difference 
D)  similarity/similarity

Question 18

Which social theorist is credited with initiating a postmodern approach to power which identifies it is relational?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothy Smith 
B)  Jeffrey Weeks 
C)  Michel Foucault 
D)  Steven Winter 
A)  Dorothy Smith 
B)  Jeffrey Weeks 
C)  Michel Foucault 
D)  Steven Winter

Question 19

An important slogan that came out of the second wave of feminism, and which brought so-called "private" issues (such as domestic violence) into the purview of political and legal action, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  "The political is personal" 
B)  "The personal is political" 
C)  "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation" 
D)  "Women of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains" 
A)  "The political is personal" 
B)  "The personal is political" 
C)  "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation" 
D)  "Women of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains"

Question 20

According to the authors of your textbook, the study of male violence against women requires a _____________ model of power.

Accepted Answer

A)  simplified 
B)  more complex 
C)  less ambiguous 
D)  more positive 
A)  simplified 
B)  more complex 
C)  less ambiguous 
D)  more positive

Discuss the "relational" view of power.

Discuss the importance of the slogan "The personal is political" in the context of gender relations.

In addition to co-operation, which of the following characteristics does women's conversation contain, according to recent social science research?

The management of knowledge as a type of power is called ________ power.

Develop an essay in which you explore a particular public issue that concerns gender and power (e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, etc.). Discuss the relationship between gender and power in a way that highlights the importance of the link between "the personal" and "the political".

How is power approached, according to the hierarchical view?

Historically, the social construction of art has been a _________ project.

The hierarchical view of power identifies power as something that is held by one person or group:

According to recent statistics from the Status of Women Canada website, what percentage of Canadian women have been victims of at least one act of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16?

From whose standpoint does institutional ethnography, as developed by Dorothy Smith (2005), begin?

Ways of organizing knowledge that produce various "truths" and/or "facts" that are often invisible and thus, can go unchallenged, are called:

What does the "two-spheres" notion of power highlight? .

Critically analyse the working of power and gender through the ways in which the pregnant body gets represented in the context of alcohol education campaigns and advertisements. Use the guest essay by Fiske as a starting point for your analysis.

When a person uses the bestowal (or withholding) of sexual "favours" to influence situations, this is a form of _______ power.

What does recent empirical research have to say about violence within same-sex relationships?

What is given emphasis in Smith's method of "institutional ethnography"?

Deborah Tannen's research on gendered conversation found that there is a _ in type and in style of talk between men and women.

Which social theorist is credited with initiating a postmodern approach to power which identifies it is relational?

An important slogan that came out of the second wave of feminism, and which brought so-called "private" issues (such as domestic violence) into the purview of political and legal action, was:

According to the authors of your textbook, the study of male violence against women requires a _____________ model of power.

Exploring Gender: A Multi-Dimensional Approach

Lenses of Gender

Shaping the Socio-Cultural Landscape: Stereotypes and Normative Expectations

Shaping the Socio-Cultural Landscape: Language and Media

Being Gendered: Childhood and Adolescence

Gender in Adulthood and Late Life

Intersectionality

Doing Gender

Sexualities

Families

Gender and Paid Work

Law

Religion

Crime As Case Study

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Exam 10: Negotiating Power

Discuss the "relational" view of power.

Discuss the importance of the slogan "The personal is political" in the context of gender relations.

In addition to co-operation, which of the following characteristics does women's conversation contain, according to recent social science research?

The management of knowledge as a type of power is called ________ power.

Develop an essay in which you explore a particular public issue that concerns gender and power (e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, etc.). Discuss the relationship between gender and power in a way that highlights the importance of the link between "the personal" and "the political".

How is power approached, according to the hierarchical view?

Historically, the social construction of art has been a _________ project.

The hierarchical view of power identifies power as something that is held by one person or group:

According to recent statistics from the Status of Women Canada website, what percentage of Canadian women have been victims of at least one act of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16?

From whose standpoint does institutional ethnography, as developed by Dorothy Smith (2005), begin?

Ways of organizing knowledge that produce various "truths" and/or "facts" that are often invisible and thus, can go unchallenged, are called:

What does the "two-spheres" notion of power highlight? .

Critically analyse the working of power and gender through the ways in which the pregnant body gets represented in the context of alcohol education campaigns and advertisements. Use the guest essay by Fiske as a starting point for your analysis.

When a person uses the bestowal (or withholding) of sexual "favours" to influence situations, this is a form of _______ power.

What does recent empirical research have to say about violence within same-sex relationships?

What is given emphasis in Smith's method of "institutional ethnography"?

Deborah Tannen's research on gendered conversation found that there is a _______ in type and ______ in style of talk between men and women.

Which social theorist is credited with initiating a postmodern approach to power which identifies it is relational?

An important slogan that came out of the second wave of feminism, and which brought so-called "private" issues (such as domestic violence) into the purview of political and legal action, was:

According to the authors of your textbook, the study of male violence against women requires a _____________ model of power.

Exploring Gender: A Multi-Dimensional Approach

Lenses of Gender

Shaping the Socio-Cultural Landscape: Stereotypes and Normative Expectations

Shaping the Socio-Cultural Landscape: Language and Media

Being Gendered: Childhood and Adolescence

Gender in Adulthood and Late Life

Intersectionality

Doing Gender

Sexualities

Families

Gender and Paid Work

Law

Religion

Crime As Case Study

Filters

Deborah Tannen's research on gendered conversation found that there is a _ in type and in style of talk between men and women.