Deck 8: Dreaming of a White Wedding: Marriage, Family, and Heteronormativity

Question 1

The "white wedding" dream is widely accepted by people of diverse classes, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. This makes it:

A) conspicuous
B) excessive
C) ideological
D) hegemonic

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How does modern family differ from the pre-industrial one?

A) Family forms have multiplied
B) Extended family has become the norm
C) Women's role in production has become more significant
D) Children are considered as economic assets, not liabilities

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is a synonym for "social reproduction"?

A) Housework
B) Care-work
C) Emotional support
D) Earning a living

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following influenced the masculine-feminine hierarchy in a nuclear family?

A) Cultural separation of love and marriage
B) The norm of arranged marriage
C) Physical separation of work and home
D) The norm of childbearing in marriage

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of nuclear family?

A) Jack and Susan
B) Jack, Susan, and their son
C) Jack and Bill
D) Jack, Bill, and their daughter

Question 6

Between the 1960s and the 2010s, the proportion of American children born outside marriage increased from 5% to 41%. What caused this change?

A) Economic independence of women
B) Influence of the hippy movement
C) Deterioration of religious beliefs
D) Feminist ideology

Question 7

Which of the following are the most likely to marry and the least likely to divorce?

A) Uneducated blacks
B) Educated blacks
C) Uneducated whites
D) Educated whites

Question 8

Who usually performs the "second shift"?

A) Women who hold two jobs
B) Women who do not have young children
C) Women in relationships where both partners are employed
D) Women in relationships where only the man is employed

Question 9

The fact that same-sex marriages were not legal until recently is an example of:

A) male privilege
B) heterosexual privilege
C) hegemonic idea of romantic love
D) hegemonic idea of the white wedding

Question 10

The average price of an American wedding is:

A) more than an annual salary of about 50% Americans
B) about an average two-month salary
C) about an average three-month salary
D) more than an annual salary of even the best paid American women

Question 11

According to the textbook, which of the following is likely to motivate couples to accept high wedding costs?

A) Willingness to support the local economy
B) Ability to cover the costs without incurring debt
C) A show of commitment in a society where divorce is frequent
D) Their parents' insistence on a white wedding

Question 12

Which of the following supports the idea that wedding is a ritual?

A) Its high costs
B) Wearing a special dress reserved for one occasion
C) Women assign more importance to a wedding than men do
D) Men assign more importance to a wedding than women do

Question 13

Research has shown that, unlike gay men, lesbians are likely to accept the "white wedding" norms of:

A) ritual importance
B) heteronormativity
C) gender equality
D) ritual consumption

Question 14

Most wedding gowns worn by North Americans are made in the developing countries, often with underpaid labor in unsafe conditions. This makes it difficult for brides to engage in the following type of consumption:

A) conspicuous
B) excessive
C) rational
D) ethical

Question 15

Which family form is typical of industrialized societies, and what are its main characteristics?

Question 16

What is "cult of domesticity"? What historic structural changes gave rise to it?

Question 17

How can the ideal of romantic love as motivation for marriage be explained? Does the reality of marriage support this ideal?

Question 18

Define heteronormativity. In your opinion, are marriage and weddings still heteronormative? Why or why not?

Question 19

What is the connection between class and marriage in our society?

Question 20

How does the "white wedding" ideologically obscure gender inequalities?