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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the author's opinion of the early feminist belief about creating change?
2. In the author's view, which prejudices is it important for women of color to transcend?
3. What is the main topic of discussion in Chapter Eleven, "Ending Female Sexual Oppression."
4. In the author's view, how did early feminists understand work, i.e what did they identify as successful work?
5. How does the author present education in the title of Chapter Eight
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Essay on Ch. 9: Violence and the media.
Fighting violence against women has been one of the mainstays of the feminist movement since it's inception. One of the forms this has taken more recently, has been to address the problem through looking at media images that display violence against women.
1) The author claims that men and women are desensitized to violence. What are the repercussions of this phenomenon and how does she explain it?
2) In what ways does the media make violence against women seem normal? for example, by makig it sexually appealing, or associating it with love, etc.
3) Discuss several examples from film and other media, such as fashion magazines or video games, in which you have noticed images of violence against women. Analyze your examples.
4) Have you seen signs in the media that violence against women is discouraged? Discuss your examples.
Essay Topic 2
Essay on Ch. 1: The mainstream feminist movement.
In Ch. 1, the author goes into great detail regarding the weaknesses of the mainstream feminist movement.
1) Discuss the role of race and class in the author's critique. Why and how is mainstream feminist theory classist and racist? Provide specific examples from the text.
2) In the second part of your paper, discuss why and how less privileged women's perspectives can alter (and have altered) feminist theory.
3) What is specific to less privileged women's vision and perspectives that more privileged feminists have overlooked?
Essay Topic 3
Essay on the two Prefaces, Ch. 12, and the book as a unit: Personal review of the book.
In the two Prefaces, the author introduces the notion of revolutionary feminism. She explains what it is and why U.S. feminism has not created revolutionary change. The author reintroduces the term in Ch. 12.
1) Review the homework in which you discussed the term "revolutionary." Has your understanding of the author's definition of revolutionary feminism expanded after reading the book? How?
2) Do you feel that the book itself is revolutionary?
3) Do you see any areas of the book that seem contradictory?
4) Does the book ultimately achieve its objective of being accessible to everyone?
5) Does society still need books such as this one to provide a "guiding light" for social change?
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