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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. Both Susan and Stephen Price claim to be ___________ in a ___________ age.
2. The New Right select which of the following adjectives to describe feminism?
3. Why does Faludi believe Warren Farrell's loses his enthusiasm for the feminist movement?
4. According to Faludi, male crews comment that there are "too many women" on the job. This is reinforced by management's tendency to which of the following?
5. According to Faludi, surveys show which of the following types of women ranking highest in mental health?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chronicle the life of Connaught ("Connie") Marshner after she leaves college.
2. Identify two of the books listed in this chapter that focus on women getting married. Explain why the focus of these books is not helpful to women.
3. In their advice manuals, Smart Women/Foolish Choices and Women Men Love/Women Men Leave, Melvin Kinder and Connell Cowan provide advice that is harmful to women. Give some examples of this advice and why it is harmful to women?
4. In Chapter 11, "The Backlash Brain Trust: From Neocons to Neofems," an author states that male academics in an era of "political correctness" are like "shell-shocked" Cambodian refugees. In addition, feminists change departments and courses, and hire only their own. Faludi, however, suggests that the data show a different reality for women in academia. List three to five of her arguments.
5. Highlight Chapter 13's presentation of the prominent battle between NBC, ABC, and the women who choose to stand up to their policies?
6. Summarize the Sears, Roebuck, and Co. battle with the EEOC?
7. The media is highlighted as a field in which women see some of the worst progress. What evidence does Faludi use to support her claim?
8. Author and radio show host Toni Grant provides advice to help women be happy, overcome the obstacles of feminism, and get married. Highlight how her relationship advice contrasts with her real life relationships.
9. Briefly chronicle George Gilder's career in the feminist movement.
10. The press touts a shrinking pay gap and decreasing discrimination for women in white-collar positions. According to Faludi, however, this is not the case. Explain the evidence Faludi presents to refute the presses claims.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The movie Fatal Attraction is used in Chapter 5 to highlight how the backlash is served by Hollywood. Analyze five points made by Faludi to support her perspective and discuss why they are valid or invalid.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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