Feminist Theory from Margin to Center Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Feminist Theory from Margin to Center Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?

2. How does the author describe Betty Friedan in Chapter 1?

3. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

4. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?

5. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author want to change feminist language from "I am a feminist" to "I advocate feminism"?

2. Does the author offer any ideas about how to create sisterhood?

3. Which two kinds of power does the author discuss in Chapter Six, "Changing Perspectives on Power"?

4. Does the author encourage a particular attitude towards manifesting change?

5. Why is educating women a "feminist agenda," as the title to Chapter Eight suggests?

6. Does the author see feminism as aligned with other struggles, and if so why?

7. Describe the author's central criticism of feminist theory in Chapter One, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory."

8. Do early feminists beliefs about violence support traditional patriarchal concepts of gender?

9. Are there tensions around female heterosexuality within the feminist movement?

10. The title of Chapter Seven, "Rethinking the Nature of Work," suggests that ideas about work must change; what changes does the author propose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Essay on Ch. 8: Women and education.

Provide an overview of the author's discussion of the role of literacy in relationship to feminism. Analyze her recommendation that women of color should seek to further their education and intellectual development in order to participate more in feminist theory and the feminist movement.

1) The author promotes literacy as a solution to the problem of many women-especially women of color- being excluded from the feminist movement. How does promoting literacy address the problem of exclusion? What other things does literacy accomplish (e.g. furthering feminism's goals, dispelling stereotypes, etc.).

2) Does promoting literacy address the problem of feminist writing being too academic and intellectual, and therefore inaccessible? What is the author's recommendation for dealing with this problem? Is this a realistic solution in your view?

3) Are there other solutions that the author does not suggest? For example, are there ways to dispel stereotypes, promote feminist goals, and educate women about feminist issues that do not include promoting higher educating and intellectual development. In your view, how can women who do not wish to become intellectuals participate in the feminist movement?

Essay Topic 2

Essay on Ch. 1: The mainstream feminist movement.

In Ch. 1, the author goes into great detail regarding the weaknesses of the mainstream feminist movement.

1) Discuss the role of race and class in the author's critique. Why and how is mainstream feminist theory classist and racist? Provide specific examples from the text.

2) In the second part of your paper, discuss why and how less privileged women's perspectives can alter (and have altered) feminist theory.

3) What is specific to less privileged women's vision and perspectives that more privileged feminists have overlooked?

Essay Topic 3

Essay on Ch. 2 and 10: Ideas about the family.

Looking at Ch. 2 and Ch. 10 compare and contrast early and/or mainstream feminist ideas about the family with those of less privileged women.

- Did women of color and lower class women agree with mainstream feminist views on the family? What was their reaction?

- How does the author describe the relationship to family experience by many women of color, especially in relation to the broader society in which they live?

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