Feminist Theory from Margin to Center Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 20:

1.

According to the author, who originally defined "sisterhood" in the feminist movement? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Working class women.

The middle class white women at the forefront of the movement.

University professors.

Young female college students in sociology classes.

2.

What reason does the author give for lower and middle class women's relationship with power? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

They have met with a lot of defeat.

They need further political education.

They have lived in circumstances that required self-reliance, rather than dependency.

They work all the time.

3.

What is the author's opinion of the early feminist belief about creating change? (from Chapter 12)

It was too pessimistic.

It was not idealistic enough.

It was both idealistic and unrealistic.

It was very forceful.

4.

Which one of the following is true of the author beliefs about child care centers? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

They should not provide food for the children's lunches.

They should be staffed by workers of both genders.

They should be run exclusively by women.

They should be run with discipline and order.

5.

For the author, what is the relationship between traditional beliefs about the family and society at large? (from Chapters 2 and 3)

She does not see any relationship between the two.

She credits changes in society with destroying the traditional family structure.

Traditional beliefs about the family and the relationships within it are grounded in ll the other forms of discrimination at work in American society.

She thinks that the family is a haven from society.

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