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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. Faludi notes that rarely do the backlash's "force and furor" become as public as when which of the following occurs?
2. Advertisers tell women career success is harming their complexions and causing all of the following except:
3. According to Faludi, men's opposition to women's rights and the feminist movement is a source of:
4. After the pop media launches its assault on single womanhood and increasing divorce numbers, what does Faludi quote as the percent drop in divorce rates?
5. Which of the following magazines uses the Harvard-Yale study to sell minis?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the way in which the movies and television treat the subject of women and careers.
2. In chapter 7 of the book, why does Faludi write that retailers use the word "choice" to make their sales pitches "sound feminist"?
3. Discuss three instances in which Faludi uses personification in her description of the backlash.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Several doctors are discussed in Chapter 8 of the book. Faludi writes about the ways in which they help the backlash and use their credentials to sponsor cosmetic products. Name at least one of these doctors and describe his or her role in the backlash by the cosmetics industry.
7. Summarize three ways in which Felice Schwartz affects the feminist movement.
8. On the issue of women's liberation and equality, compare the perspective of politicians, journalists, and business leaders versus those of women.
9. What role does Women's Wear Daily play between the fashion industry and the feminist movement?
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
Explain how the entertainment industry and its executives sway public opinion and how they are in turn swayed by public opinion.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 12 of the book, Faludi appears to suggest that popular psychology focuses its efforts on convincing women that they must marry. Why is this one of the goals of the backlash? Why is it an effective attack-point against the feminist movement? Why is it a good strategy to use psychology to make this attack?
Essay Topic 3
Working Woman and Good Housekeeping are two women's magazines that have played a role in the fight for women's rights. Summarize the position taken by each magazine in regards to the feminist movement. Summaries should first present the magazine's position across the decades from the 1950s to the present and then deal with the position of the magazine in general. How do you believe their positions have affected the feminist movement?
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