Deck 8: Feminist Ethics: Some Applicable Thoughts for Advanced Practice Nurses

Question 1

Care-focused feminists are particularly concerned with:

A) taking political action to eliminate or ameliorate unfair and systematic discrimination.
B) the moral implications of personal relationships.
C) taking political action to limit the power of the dominant group.
D) the moral implications of power relationships.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to Carol Gilligan, when women are in the first level of moral reasoning, they tend to:

A) overemphasize others.
B) overemphasize self.
C) overemphasize both self and others.
D) place proper emphasis on self in relation to others.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to philosopher Nel Noddings:

A) men are more capable of rational moral reasoning than women are; however, women surpass men in their ability to incorporate their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.
B) both men and women are equally capable of rational moral reasoning, although most men prefer to consult their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.
C) women are more capable of rational moral reasoning than men are; however, men surpass women in their ability to incorporate their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.
D) both men and women are equally capable of rational moral reasoning, although most women prefer to consult their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

"A person cannot truly care for someone if she is economically, socially, or psychologically coerced to do so." This statement best meshes with the philosophy of which feminist theorist?

A) Sheila Mullett
B) Carol Gilligan
C) Sara Ruddick
D) Virginia Held

Question 5

Each statement represents a different idea of what war is about. Which statement most closely reflects maternal thinking?

A) "War is about defending our overall way of life."
B) "War is about destroying human lives."
C) "War is about winning against one's enemies."
D) "War is about establishing a position of power."

Question 6

A radical-libertarian feminist would most likely agree with which statement?

A) "Only women suffer when they are required to exhibit feminine characteristics only and men are required to exhibit masculine characteristics only."
B) "Both men and women suffer when women are required to exhibit masculine characteristics and men are required to exhibit feminine characteristics."
C) "Both men and women suffer when women are required to exhibit feminine characteristics only and men are required to exhibit masculine characteristics only."
D) "Only men suffer when women are required to exhibit feminine characteristics only and men are required to exhibit masculine characteristics only."

Question 7

When it comes to the issue of assisted reproduction, radical-cultural feminists:

A) look forward to the day when ectogenesis entirely replaces the natural process of pregnancy.
B) argue that women should be free to have children when they want to, how they want to, and with whom they want to.
C) believe that such technologies are always detrimental to women.
D) caution that such technologies might be dangerous to both women and society.

Question 8

Global feminists are particularly attuned to:

A) the ways in which upper-class women in First World countries take advantage of lower-class women living in the same countries.
B) the ways in which women in First World countries experience the same types of subordination as women in Third World countries.
C) the ways in which women in First World countries take advantage of women living and working in Third World countries.
D) the ways in which upper-class women in Third World countries take advantage of lower-class women living in the same countries.

Question 9

Of the following statements, which would least likely be attributed to a third-wave feminist?

A) "Women should always resist the pressure to comply with cultural standards of beauty."
B) "If a woman wants to dress provocatively because doing so helps her feel beautiful, that is her prerogative."
C) "In some circumstances, participating in pornography can be empowering for women."
D) "The concept of universal sisterhood is elusive, if not impossible."