Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire, Section I,

1. Butler describes the presumed existing feminine identity as which of the following?

Woman.

2. Many feminists believe that one must develop which of the following?

Feminine identiy.

3. Many feminists say that the idea of "woman" is which of the following?

Not well-defined.

4. Which is true, according to Foucault?

Requirements precede identity.

5. Butler claims that which of the following produce feminine identity?

Societal mechanisms.

6. Butler points out that which of the following is related to entrapping assumptions about identity?

Foundationalism.

7. Butler's thesis is that well-defined and unified categories of women undermine the ability to represent which of the following?

Women.

8. What is the first effect of counterexamples of well-defined concepts, as pointed out by Butler?

Obscures reality.

9. What is the second effect of counterexamples of well-defined concepts, as pointed out by Butler?

Marginilizes...
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