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1
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The UN states that for policies to reflect womens’ needs & experiences, what percent of elected representatives would be women?

A

30-35

2
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T or F: Riot Grrrls emerged as part of the third wave punk rock music scene

A

true

3
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A dichotomy is: 
A dividing people, things, ideas, concepts into two mutually exclusive groups
B a worldview
C results in over and under valuing
D both A and C
A

D both A and C

4
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The establishment of transition housing and shelters for domestic violence were established in which feminist wave?

A

second

5
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Who thought of the term “pleasure critique nexus”?

A

Gainer

6
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Define the pleasure critique nexus

A

a space that is created for children to engage critically with media texts without sacrificing pleasure

7
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What is hegemonic masculinity premised upon?

A

a white, able bodied, heterosexual male

8
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why does hegemonic masculinity exist?

A

because masculinity is valued over femininity

9
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what is an example of hegemonic masculinity

A

western culture values independence over dependence. Emotional strength versus weakness

10
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What are the two different dichotomies of versions of femininity?

A

the ‘good’ girl versus the ‘bad’ girl (i.e., Lindsey Lohan; Miley Cyrus, Amanda Bynes, VS. Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift)
sexualized women versus non sexualized women (i.e. sex trade worker versus a day care worker)

11
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What is hegemonic masculinity structured upon?

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structured upon dichotomies; binary opposites. We tend to overvalue one half of a binary and undervalue the other.

12
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the portrayal of black women through the use of controlling images is a way to make racism, sexism, poverty to appear _______ and _______

A

normal and natural

13
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What is the basis of Hill Collins’ controlling images of black women?

A

sexuality; black women frequently portrayed as either asexual or hyper sexual

14
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What are Hill Collins’ 5 types of controlling images of black women?

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1 domestic image
2 black matriarch—the symbol of the black mother in the home
3 welfare mother; lazy woman who has too many children whom she cannot support
4 “lady”; worked hard, stayed in school, and achieved financial success
5 jezebel/whore

15
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What is the APA task force?

A

the American Psychological Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls (2005): examined the sexualization of girls via media and other cultural messages, including the prevalence of these messages and their impact on girls and the role and impact of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status

16
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In what year did The Supreme Court of Canada strike down Canada’s abortion law as unconstitutional? What was this decision called?

A

Morgentaler Decision

1988

17
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Why was Canada’s anti-abortion law found to be unconstitutional?

A

The law is found to violate Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it infringes upon a woman’s right to “life, liberty, and security of person”

18
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According to Patricia Hill Collins, what are two characteristics of any matrix of domination?

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1) a particular arrangement of intersecting systems of oppression, e.g., race, SES, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and age; and 2) a particular organization of its domains of power, e.g., structural, disciplinary, hegemonic and interpersonal

19
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What is the matrix of domination?

A

matrix of domination: The overall organization of hierarchical and hegemonic power relations for any society (not just in North America)

20
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The matrix of domination comes from what school of feminist thought?

A

anti-racist feminist theory

21
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When did anti-racist feminist theory begin

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around 60s-70s in response to Civil Rights Movement

22
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According to anti-racist feminist theory, what is the starting point of challenging oppression?

A

the starting point was challenging racism instead of challenging patriarchy

23
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Who said “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house”

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Audre Lorde