In a gender stratified society, such as the U.S., men are considered the “Other.”

. In a gender stratified society, such as the U.S., men are considered the “Other.”

___ a. True

___ b. False

2. Feminist theory has been close to, and often built out from, the personal experience.

_X__ a. True

___ b. False

3. In the social construction of gender, it does not matter if a man and woman do the same thing. What matters is that what they do be perceived as different.

___ a. True

___ b. False

4. The earliest women’s studies program was established in 1970 at San Diego State University.

_X__ a. True

___ b. False

5. There is no difference between sex and gender. The two terms can be used interchangeably.

___ a. True

___ b. False

6. The primary methodological approach of women’s studies is derived from feminist analysis.

___ a. True

___ b. False

7. The slogan, “The personal is political” was coined in 1969 and became the primary slogan for second wave feminists in the U.S.

8. Gender is learned.

___ a. True

___ b. False

9. One common representation of women in advertising is that of the fragmented body.

___ a. True

___ b. False

10. The metaphor of the “wave” is frequently used to describe the feminist movement in the U.S.

___ a. True

___ b. False

11. The classification of work by gender (i.e., gender stratification via the division of labor) is a cultural universal.

___ a. True

___ b. False

12. One of the critiques of feminist history is the failure to acknowledge, and/or give credit to, the women of color who made valuable contributions to the women’s movement.

___ a. True

___ b. False

13. One key difference between second and third wave feminists is that the former were anti-sex while the later are pro-sex.

___ a. True

___ b. False

14. _________ ________ refers to human bodies (particularly women’s bodies) as sites where social and cultural values ae imposed and resisted by individuals.

15. Third wave feminist were (are) instrumental in demonstrating that women’s experiences with sexism are not the same.

___ a. True

___ b. False

16. The writer, _________________’s classic work, The Second Sex (1953), provided one of the bases upon which the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s was built.

17. Consciousness raising was one of the hallmarks of second wave feminism.

___ a. True

___ b. False

18. The U.S. can be considered a ____________ society because heterosexuality is supported as the norm.

19. A misogynist is someone who respects and admires women.

___ a. True

___ b. False

20. A feminist’s age and/or her year of birth determines whether she is a second or third wave feminist.

___ a. True

___ b. False

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