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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. After Reagan's accession to the presidency, Faludi writes that the two political parties do which of the following?
2. What is the theme of Chapter 8, "Beauty and the Backlash"?
3. Another blow to the feminist movement comes when the Supreme Court moves towards which of the following actions?
4. Fatal and Fetal Visions deals with how the_________ serve the backlash.
5. Select the magazine that Faludi praises for using federal statistics to accurately portray the career choices of women.
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the implications of the findings that a divorce may not have as lasting a financial impact on women and that men are more likely to suffer greater psychological impact than women following a divorce?
2. Faludi writes that getting ABC to put Marilyn French's best-selling novel The Women's Room on screen is Esther Shapiro's "most grueling" professional experience. What are some of the factors that make this project so difficult?
3. Discuss the implications of the misinformation perpetuated by the Harvard study.
4. According to survey responses, women believe they need equal pay, the right to abortions, and decent childcare. Discuss how reforms in those areas would impact women's lives.
5. Summarize three ways in which Felice Schwartz affects the feminist movement.
6. Chronicle the evolution of Ms. magazine in the 1980s.
7. Briefly explain the series of events that occur after the New York Times announces a "back-to-the-home trend" in 1980 based on six Ivy League undergraduates.
8. After Reagan is elected president, many changes occur in the political arena that affect the feminist movement. Discuss three of these changes and how they affect the fight for women's rights.
9. Discuss three instances in which Faludi uses personification in her description of the backlash.
10. In your opinion, why do you believe that society markets marriage and children to women much more than to men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the gender disparity in the women's clothing industry. Why are men the majority of the well-known designers? In addition, why are women less likely to be in this field?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze chapter11, "The Backlash Brain Trust: From Neocons to Neofems" in which Faludi claims that authors both frighten and confuse people about feminism in the 1980s. In your analysis highlight the work of four of these authors.
Essay Topic 3
Faludi writes that Murphy Brown and Roseanne are two characters who are attacked by the backlash. Is this an accurate accusation? Why or why not?
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