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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. According to Faludi, men's opposition to women's rights and the feminist movement is a source of:
2. What is the complete title of the book, Backlash?
3. Part 2 of the book The Backlash in Popular Culture looks at trends in all the following media EXCEPT:
4. This fragrance initially "celebrates women's liberation" but eventually ran campaigns in which under-aged models were used.
5. When making an indictment of 1980s films featuring female jobs, Faludi states that these movies do all of the following except:
Short Essay Questions
1. Identify three reasons why a periodical such as The New England Journal of Medicine would publish flawed data concerning fertility rates of young women.
2. Summarize three ways in which Felice Schwartz affects the feminist movement.
3. In chapter 7 of the book, why does Faludi write that retailers use the word "choice" to make their sales pitches "sound feminist"?
4. What is the purpose of the book Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women?
5. Explain why the media would not focus on feminist issues such as jobs, equal pay, or coeducation but would instead give heavy coverage to protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras.
6. Discuss the way in which the movies and television treat the subject of women and careers.
7. Contrast the media's transition from applauding "brave" relationship choices in the 1970s to the position the media outlets took to address this issue in the 1980s.
8. In your opinion, why do you believe that society markets marriage and children to women much more than to men?
9. The cosmetics industry has a long history of dictating difficult and unhealthy trends for women's bodies. Discuss what physical looks and trends are pushed from the Victorian era through 1970 according to Faludi.
10. On the issue of women's liberation and equality, compare the perspective of politicians, journalists, and business leaders versus those of women.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the careers of Margarita Levin, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, and Betty Friedan.
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
Explain the trend of "fetal protection" and why it is practiced by such a wide cross section of companies, doctors, lawyers, and court systems. Does it have implications for men and non-child-bearing women? If so, how? What are the implications of this trend on society as a whole?
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