Deck 44: I Was Aggressive for the Streets, Pretty for the Pictures

Question 1

According to Jones, which of the following is NOT an oppressive force for inner city residents?

A)The urban redevelopment agency
B)The local police force
C)Gang task force
D)Business elites

Answer 1

Business elites

Question 2

Jones's critique of current studies on minority women is that ____.

A)They never address the structural forces of oppression in society
B)They never illuminate how gender, race, and class are accomplished during situated interaction
C)They are all too focused on one level of analysis but neglect the others
D)None of the above

Answer 2

They are all too focused on one level of analysis but neglect the others

Question 3

Jones's approach to study inner-city minority women is an integration of ____ and ____.

A)The interactional approach; the black feminist approach
B)The intersectional approach; the black feminist approach
C)The interactional approach; the Marxist approach
D)None of the above

Answer 3

The interactional approach; the black feminist approach

Question 4

Jones's study shows that inner-city minority women _____.

A)Are used to inner-city life and not concerned for physical safety and survival
B)Strategically choose from gender, race, and class displays depending on the situation
C)Are always aggressive for the streets
D)All of the above

Question 5

According to Jones, girls like Kira are "aggressive for the streets, pretty for the pictures" because ______.

A)They have to strategically choose their identity for survival in the inner-city
B)They become contradictory because of poor living conditions
C)They engage in edgework
D)They are trying to avoid being medicalized

Question 6

When does difference become deviance? Use Kiara's story to explain these two terms and the connection between them.