Deck 14: Religion

Question 1

Within different religious groups, there is ________________ in the way gender gets represented and thought about.

A) no variation
B) very little variation
C) significant variation
D) superficial variation only

Answer 1

significant variation

Question 2

The authors of the textbook make an important distinction between official and _________ religion.

A) legal
B) personal
C) psychological
D) lived

Answer 2

lived

Question 3

Research suggests that women's roles within organized religion often ____________ their traditional roles at home.

A) challenge
B) replicate
C) contradict
D) subvert

Answer 3

replicate

Question 4

In her research on evangelical women, Lori Beaman (1999) found that many believe that society ___________ the role of women as mothers.

A) supports
B) undervalues
C) places too much emphasis upon
D) fails to challenge

Question 5

What does Mary Daly, (1968), a former Roman Catholic nun, advocate as the best solution to the problem of patriarchy within organized religion?

A) radical transformation
B) reshaping
C) reframing
D) abandonment

Question 6

The approach to organized relation that leaves the religious institution intact, while performing major "surgery" on its body, is known as _______________.

A) abandonment
B) radical transformation
C) reframing
D) reshaping

Question 7

A strategy which aims to change the structure of religious organizations to better reflect gender equality is called ____________.

A) abandonment
B) radical transformation
C) reframing
D) reshaping

Question 8

What is the major criticism against the approach of "reframing" in the context of religiously endorsed gender inequality?

A) it does not shift structurally supported gender inequality
B) it reverses the gender roles in equally oppressive ways
C) it encourages self-medication
D) it encourages people to leave the church

Question 9

Which of the following was not one of the social types identified in Lori Beaman's (2001) research on evangelical women in the Atlantic provinces?

A) traditionalists
B) radicals
C) moderates
D) feminists

Question 10

Which of the following social types adhere to the notion of women as first and foremost mothers and homemakers?

A) traditionalists
B) fundamentalist
C) moderate
D) promise keeper

Question 11

Jean is quite hostile to feminism, and characterizes feminist groups as "selfish" and destructive. Based on Beaman's (2001) research, which type of group sentiments does she most clearly express?

A) traditionalists
B) moderates
C) promise keepers
D) expressive egalitarians

Question 12

Evangelical women most likely to (1) accept the doctrines of submission and headship and (2) show openness to feminist ideals are __________ evangelicals.

A) feminist
B) moderate
C) traditional
D) promise keepers

Question 13

Evangelical women most likely to reject the doctrines of submission and headship are _____________ evangelicals.

A) feminist
B) moderate
C) traditional
D) promise keepers

Question 14

The group "The Promise Keepers", whom John Bartkowski (2003) researched, are an evangelical ____________ group.

A) women's
B) men's
C) children's
D) elder's

Question 15

Which of the following four archetypical forms of the godly man was NOT identified in John Barkowski's (2003) analysis of Promise Keeper literature?

A) expressive egalitarian
B) multicultural man
C) tender warrior
D) feminist warrior

Question 16

The goddess based religion known as "Wicca" places focus upon _______.

A) tidal energies
B) the menstrual cycle
C) the rhythms of nature
D) the solar system

Question 17

Which of the following is not true of new religious movements in Canada?

A) they are diverse
B) there is limited research on their day-to-day practices
C) their approaches to gender are shifting
D) they are relatively static

Question 18

Layers of meaning around particular religious/cultural symbols (such as the hijab) are best uncovered through exploration of the ways in which _______ think about their meaning.

A) practitioners
B) critics
C) dissenters
D) scriptures

Question 19

With respect to covering one's hair, Homa Hoodfar's research (2003) on the hijab points out that the Qur'an ______________________.

A) vehemently insists upon it
B) does not specifically discuss or recommend it
C) says it is up to the individual
D) indicates that anyone who does not do so is a sinner

Question 20

The authors of the textbook note that the existence of a polygamous community, such as that of Bountiful, British Columbia, ______________.

A) does not necessarily indicate systemic abuse
B) is a sure sign of systemic abuse of young girls
C) is no different from a private swingers club
D) is more mythical and subject to exaggeration than real

Question 21

Why does Daly (1968), a former Roman Catholic nun, advocate abandonment of traditional religion as the best solution to the problem of patriarchy?

Question 22

What is "reframing" and what is the major criticism of this "solution" to gender inequality in religious organizations?

Question 23

What is the aspect of Evangelical women that has generally been obscured in present-day accounts, as discussed by Beaman?

Question 24

What is "Wicca" and why is it important?

Question 25

How does "hope" get theorized in Nason-Clark's guest essay on violent religious men?

Question 26

Develop an essay which critically explores the major gender themes that organize the dominant story of a particular religious organization with which you have some familiarity. If you have no personal experience with organized religion, you may draw upon a particular formal group (e.g. a sports team, a political club, etc.) in which you have been a member.

Question 27

Write an essay where you compare and contrast two different organized religions' public attitudes towards same-sex unions in Canada over the past five years.

Question 28

Conduct an analysis of a debate that has taken place within a particular religious organization and amongst its members pertaining to gender/sexuality and social change. To what extent are the dynamics of abandonment and/or radical restructuring present?