Deck 4: Intersections

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a Gentle Black Man strategy?

A)watching movies with friends and earning average grades
B)whistling classical music while walking down the street at night
C)excelling in sports and earning high grades
D)playing World of Warcraft and wearing black clothes

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What conditions make it more likely that Julia will adopt a Family Focused gender strategy?

A)if she faces limited job opportunities and is married to a man with a high-paying job
B)if she faces limited job prospects and is recently divorced
C)if she is promoted to partner at a law firm and her husband is promoted to CEO at a marketing firm
D)if she is promoted to partner at a law firm and her husband works irregularly as a plumber

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What conditions make it more likely that Danielle will adopt a Super Mom gender strategy?

A)if she is married to a man with a high-paying job and loses her job
B)if she is the CEO of a tech company and her husband is a stay-at-home dad
C)if she is a single mother and doesn't make enough money to hire outside help
D)if she is an award-winning doctor and has a full-time nanny

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What conditions make it more likely that Roberto will adopt a Breadwinner gender strategy?

A)if he has children and realizes he loves parenting
B)if he is promoted to partner at a law firm and his wife loses her job
C)if he works at a dead-end job and is married to a Career Woman
D)if he loses his factory job and retrains to work at the local hospital as a nurse

Question 5

The authors of your textbook argue that we are complicated individuals with unique and multilayered identities.What term describes this perspective?

A)gender binary
B)intersectionality
C)gender identity
D)social construction

Question 6

Willow believes that gender is the most important social identity.According to the textbook,is Willow correct?

A)yes,because gender is the most important part of our identities,so it remains most salient in all situations
B)yes,because gender is the only recognized social identity
C)no,because all of our social identities interact with one another to shape our lives in complex ways
D)no,because sex,not gender,is one of our social identities

Question 7

What is one way in which some Asian American men and women resist the stereotypes associating them with femininity?

A)They get cosmetic surgery to look more "white."
B)They wear khakis and button-down shirts.
C)They whistle Vivaldi and Beethoven as they walk down the street.
D)They try to be socially assertive.

Question 8

What is one gender strategy that is available to many attractive middle-class white women,based largely on how they look,that is not as easily available to black and Asian women?

A)Wonderful Wife and Mother
B)All-American Girl
C)Super Mom
D)Jock

Question 9

Why are there a lot more Super Moms than Super Dads and fewer female Breadwinners than male Breadwinners?

A)Men who take care of children and do housework are held to higher standards than women.
B)Men who like cooking,cleaning,and raising children do this less well than women.
C)Men graduate from college in considerably higher numbers than women,thus making them likely to be higher wage earners.
D)Men are less likely to be policed than women if they focus on their work.

Question 10

What is one example of how gendered rules apply differently to men and women as they age?

A)Women face ageism everywhere,while men do not.
B)Men have two options for looking attractive: young boy or adult man,while women have only one option: young girl.
C)Women are pushed to age gracefully and rewarded more than men if they do.
D)Older women are exempt from being judged on attractiveness,while older men are still assessed for how good-looking they are.

Question 11

What is one strategy that some gay men,lesbians,and bisexuals adopt to resist homophobia?

A)practicing gender conformity
B)approving gender deviance
C)accepting compulsory heterosexuality
D)accepting compulsory homosexuality

Question 12

What is one cost that white middle-class women and men risk by performing a gender strategy that is stereotyped as "normal"?

A)being perceived as overachievers and bossy
B)being perceived as excessively feminine or masculine,respectively
C)being perceived as not feminine enough or masculine enough,respectively
D)being perceived as boring,unexciting,and plain

Question 13

According to the authors of your textbook,what does a "gaydar" really detect?

A)presence or absence of sexual desire for another person
B)fear and hatred of sexual minorities
C)people who deviate from gender norms
D)heterosexual people

Question 14

Compulsory heterosexuality can be defined as

A)the fear and hatred of sexual minorities.
B)a gender rule that men be attracted to women and women be attracted to men.
C)the verses in which the Bible condemns homosexuality.
D)gender conformity that is binary.

Question 15

In the United States,Asian American men became stereotyped as less masculine than white men as a result of what historical fact?

A)In the 1800s,Chinese men lived together without wives and performed domestic tasks for themselves.
B)In the 1870s and 1880s,Chinese and Japanese men were brought to the United States to work as sex slaves.
C)Even in the 1900s,Asian American men were academic overachievers,and school is a feminized activity.
D)From the 1880s to 1900s,Asian men were denied the right to vote,making them dependents like women.

Question 16

Ageism is an institutionalized preference that

A)associates aging with decreased social value.
B)discriminates against people of Aegean origin.
C)places increased emphasis on men's appearance as they get older.
D)discriminates against heterosexual couples in which the woman is older than the man but not those in which the reverse is true.

Question 17

What is one reason why some lesbians and gay men choose not to conform to gender rules?

A)It makes same-sex sexual orientation invisible.
B)All gay men and lesbians feel most comfortable when deviating from gender rules.
C)It gives some lesbians and gay men a sense of community.
D)It upsets parents and employers and other people with social power.

Question 18

Immigrant couples often abandon Breadwinner/Supportive Spouse strategies in favor of economic interdependence when they arrive in the United States.What is one reason why couples do so?

A)They experience racism from American society.
B)They feel pressured by compulsory heterosexuality.
C)They are adjusting to a new economic class.
D)They are practicing ableism.

Question 19

What is one particular cost black women who employ the Girly Girl gender strategy may face?

A)They may be seen as feminine and beautiful,and thus threatening to white women.
B)They will only be viewed as attractive by White men.
C)They may feel that they are performing whiteness.
D)They may be seen as too black and accused of rejecting mainstream values.

Question 20

What term describes the set of actions we take to manage opportunities and constraints as well as affirm a valued gender identity in a specific way?

A)gender identity
B)sex positive action
C)intersectionality
D)gender strategy

Question 21

First,describe in general the similarities and differences in how ageism impacts men and women and the strategies they have for doing gender.Then,pick one intersectional situation to put in the center and compare the strategies of older people with at least four different life situations (e.g. ,race,class,urban or rural location,and family structures)to this "reference person."

Question 22

Kiki is an able-bodied,African American sexual minority.Her __________ helps her do gender in a way that accounts for all of her social identities.

A)gender strategy
B)gender deviance
C)gender privilege
D)gender identity

Question 23

__________ is the most likely to be negatively affected by aging.

A)A working-class waitress
B)A middle-class kindergarten teacher
C)A middle-class nurse
D)An upper-class lawyer

Question 24

Describe at least three reasons why gay men,lesbians,and bisexuals might adopt a Not Too Queer gender strategy.Then describe some of the potential constraints and opportunities that African American lesbians and Asian lesbians might face in adopting the Not Too Queer strategy.

Question 25

If a lesbian woman who moved to France from the United States conformed to French expectations,she would

A)accentuate her lesbian identity more.
B)accentuate her lesbian identity less.
C)emphasize her race-gender intersectionality because it is more acceptable to be an immigrant than queer in France.
D)adopt a Butch lesbian identity and emphasize her masculinity.

Question 26

Daniel is attracted to men and has a male partner.He is an avid football fan,and he exudes physical strength and toughness.What strategy is Daniel using?

A)heteronormativity
B)homonormativity
C)compulsory heterosexuality
D)compulsory homosexuality

Question 27

How do class and ability intersect in the gendered strategies men adopt?

A)Wealthy,disabled men use their financial resources to gain independence.
B)Poor,able-bodied men become Breadwinners.
C)Wealthy,able-bodied men use their privileges to focus on their families.
D)Working-class,disabled men become Tough Guys.

Question 28

First,explain the kinds of challenges that women and men with physical disabilities face in designing strategies with which to do gender.Make sure to address whether there are strategies that are differently available to women and men,especially women and men of different class statuses.Then,pick one intersectional situation to put in the center and compare the strategies of disabled people with at least four different life situations (e.g. ,class status,urban or rural location,family structures,and race)to this "reference person."

Question 29

Andre and Anna are both plumbers.Which category do Andre and Anna belong to?

A)Andre belongs to the marked category while Anna belongs to the unmarked category because plumbers are assumed to be female.
B)Andre belongs to the unmarked category while Anna belongs to the marked category because plumbers are assumed to be female.
C)Andre belongs to the marked category while Anna belongs to the unmarked category because plumbers are assumed to be male.
D)Andre belongs to the unmarked category while Anna belongs to the marked category because plumbers are assumed to be male.

Question 30

In your own words,describe each of the following gender strategies: Family Focused,Supportive Spouse,Super Mom,Breadwinner,and Super Dad.Then,imagine that you have children and are partnered.Which of these gender strategies do you see yourself being the most likely to enact? If you are already partnered with children,how did you adopt your current gender strategy? Make sure to provide an explanation for why you picked this strategy over the others.

Question 31

Compare and contrast the gender stereotypes for any three of the following six groups in the United States: black women,black men,Asian women,Asian men,white women,and white men.Explain how these stereotypes shape the range of choices of gender strategies for members of each of these groups.