Deck 14: Making a Difference: Toward a Better Future for Women

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about all feminists?

A) They share the idea that women are unworthy and powerless.
B) They share the idea that collective action is unnecessary.
C) They share the idea that social change is necessary.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

They share the idea that social change is necessary.

Question 2

Describe the backlash against feminism over the last century. How is that backlash alive today?

Answer 2

A nswer will vary.

Question 3

Surveys of college women indicated that

A) usually, they were willing to label themselves as feminists.
B) most of them endorsed the goals of feminism but did not label themselves as feminists.
C) most of them endorsed the goals of feminism and also labeled themselves as feminists.
D) major goals of feminism were not endorsed by most of them.

Answer 3

most of them endorsed the goals of feminism but did not label themselves as feminists.

Question 4

In the news media, conservative commentators try to scare men and turn women away from working together for equality by referring to "feminazis" and characterizing any criticism of the status quo as

A) female privilege.
B) "male-bashing."
C) double standard.
D) a trivialization of male needs.

Question 5

The major accomplishment of the first wave of feminist activists was

A) the vote for women.
B) the work associated with reproductive rights.
C) the acknowledgement of equal pay for equal work.
D) the decrease of sexism in the media.

Question 6

Identify the ways to get involved in feminism as a student.

A) One can connect with the women's center on one's campus.
B) One can take courses that focus on women and gender and recommend them to others.
C) One can join an organization for women's equality.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Attempts to put women, and particularly feminists, in their "place" is referred to as

A) the "Jekyll and Hyde" approach.
B) quarreling.
C) the war among women.
D) backlash.

Question 8

What values do feminists around the world have in common? In what areas are they likely to differ?

Question 9

In which of the following ways can one make a difference as a student?

A) by using one's knowledge of the psychology of women and gender to work for change
B) by doing an independent study or thesis on women and gender
C) by asking questions in class when women are excluded or trivialized in readings and lectures
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

How have women of color challenged and changed the concepts of feminism and women's issues?

Question 11

Identify a true statement about the second wave of feminist activists.

A) They included suffragists who achieved the vote for women in the early 1900s.
B) They aimed at eliminating global trafficking in girls and women.
C) They were depicted by political cartoonists as ugly, cigar-smoking, angry women who foist their babies off on men.
D) They worked on issues such as workplace equality and nonsexist child raising.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of contemporary feminism?

A) It is a global movement for empowering women.
B) It is a global movement aimed at young women.
C) It is a global movement to help people work naturally and easily with women.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of all feminists?

A) They believe that women are the same all over the world.
B) They believe that social change is unnecessary.
C) They believe that collective action is necessary.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of feminists?

A) They are often portrayed as lesbians.
B) They are often portrayed as man-hating women.
C) They are often portrayed as fighting with each other.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

Today, women earn ________ higher degrees in psychology.

A) about half of the
B) the majority of
C) very few of the
D) almost none of the

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of the 1980s version of backlash?

A) The media began to declare feminism outdated.
B) The media claimed that equal rights had been fully achieved.
C) Everything from infertility to the breakdown of society was blamed on feminism.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

What issues are faced by contemporary feminists?

Question 18

In an ethnically diverse sample of nearly 500 college students, psychologist Kristin Anderson and her colleagues (2009) found that feminists

A) had significantly less hostility toward men than non-feminists.
B) were more likely to have non-feminist mothers than non-feminists.
C) were less likely to take women's studies courses than non-feminists.
D) had more problems seeing through and rejecting unrealistic ideals for women than non-feminists.

Question 19

The second wave of feminists most likely worked on issues such as

A) LGBTQ rights.
B) global trafficking in girls and women.
C) sexism in the media.
D) reproductive rights in a high-tech era.

Question 20

One common form of backlash is to

A) visualize women with babies.
B) label feminists and their ideas as crazy.
C) talk of the "Jekyll and Hyde" story.
D) encounter groups.

Question 21

What can you do as a student to apply your learnings about feminism to your life? How can you educate others about women's issues?

Question 22

How will you deal with the backlash and stereotypes that are faced by feminists?

Question 23

What are the benefits and problems associated with feminism becoming a global movement?

Question 24

What can you do to help others understand that feminists are more than the negative stereotypes?

Question 25

In the context of the changing face of psychology, discuss the statement "Progress is uneven."

Question 26

Robnett and Anderson (2016) conducted a study to determine whether African-American, Asian-American, and Latina women were likely to identify as feminists. They surveyed 1,140 students at an urban university and asked them for their definitions of feminism and their reasons for identifying (or not) as feminists. Describe the study and its results.

Question 27

Describe the evidence that suggests that feminism still has work to do to be fully integrated into psychology.

Question 28

How is feminism made into a "women's problem"? What problems are likely to arise because of this attitude?

Question 29

How do modern college students-men and women both-view feminism? How do their views affect their beliefs about women's issues?

Question 30

In a review of research on the relationship between feminist attitudes and psychological well-being, psychologist Kristin Anderson (2015) found that in virtually all the areas that were measured, feminist attitudes and feminist identity are linked with positive effects on women. Briefly discuss the findings of the research study.