Question 1

Why are there a lot more Supermoms than Superdads and fewer female Breadwinners than male Breadwinners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men who take care of children and do housework are praised. 
B)  Men who like cooking, cleaning, and raising children do this less well than women. 
C)  Men graduate from college in considerably higher numbers, thus setting them up to be higher wage earners. 
D)  Women are still held disproportionately responsible for housework and childcare.

Question 2

What conditions make it more likely that a woman will adopt a Wonderful Wife and Mother gender strategy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

What conditions make it more likely that a woman will adopt a Supermom gender strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is married to a man with a high-paying job and loses her job. 
B)  She is the CEO of a tech company and her husband is a stay-at-home dad. 
C)  She is a single mother and works as a teacher at the local school. 
D)  She is an award-winning doctor and has a full-time nanny.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They may be seen as feminine and beautiful and thus threatening to white women. 
B)  They may be seen as unattractive, unprofessional, or too manly. 
C)  They may be seen as sellouts and feel like they are performing whiteness. 
D)  They may be seen as too black and accused of rejecting mainstream values.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Describe at least three reasons gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals might adopt an All but Heterosexual gender strategy. Describe some of the potential constraints and opportunities gay African American men, rural lesbians, and French gays and lesbians might face in adopting the All but Heterosexual strategy.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 5: Intersections