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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What notion about women and power do both sexist and traditional feminist culture share?
2. In her discussion of attitudes towards sexuality, what common problem does the author say that women and gay men share?
3. According to the author, in what form has feminist thought primarily been circulated?
4. What reason does the author give for lower and middle class women's relationship with power?
5. How does the author view housework?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Essay on Ch. 3: Struggle against oppression.
In Ch. 3 the author argues against prioritizing struggles against different forms of prejudice and oppression.
1) Present some of the arguments by other writers that the author engages with and refutes regarding the prioritization of one struggle over another. What holes does she find in their logic?
2) Next, outline the authors ideas on this subject, paying attention to specific connections she makes in the text. How does the author link all these struggles together?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Essay on Ch. 11: Sexual liberation.
Sexual liberation comes across as problematic in Ch. 11.
1) Why is the (male-defined) idea of sexual liberation problematic for the author?
2) Does it seem like our contemporary society promotes sexual liberation? Give examples of why or why not.
3) In your opinion, does the author's promotion of freedom from conforming to one model, and tolerance towards all sexualities, go far enough in addressing, or redefining the male-defined models of sexual liberation?
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