WSTA03H3 Lecture 3: Week 3 Reading Notes

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27 Jan 2012

School

UTSC

Department

Women's and Gender Studies

Course

WSTA03H3

Professor

Victoria Tahmasebi

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Judith lorber chapter 5 (radical feminism) y sources of gender inequality: Patriarchy the system of men s oppression of women. Legitimation of women s oppression in medicine, religion, science, law, and other social institutions. Men s violence and control of women through rape, battering, and murder. Objectification of women s bodies in advertisements, mass media, and cultural productions. Sexual harassment at work, in schools, and on the street y politics: Valorizing all kinds of women s bodies, women s sexuality, and maternal qualities. Rape crisis centers and battered women s shelters. Protection of women from international sex trafficking. Sexual harassment guidelines and penalties for workplaces and schools. Campaigns against misogyny in the mass media y critique: Distrust of men as prone to sexual violence ignores differences among them. Arguing that heterosexual relationships are intrinsically exploitative alienates heterosexual women. Minimization of racial ethnic differences and loyalties erases differences among women y contributions:

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23. Gender-based violence in the workplace can lead to which ofthe following harmful impacts on sex workersâ lives?

		PTSD and Depression
		STIs
		Drug abuse
		Sexual violence
		All of the above

26.

How is the concept of the "naturalization" of gender differences used and to what ends (in academic work on gender)?

		An increasingly popular scientific approach that demonstrates that these gender differences are based in biology rather than social processes.
		A critique of the ways in which ânaturalisticâ (physiological) explanations of gender difference are supported by culture, mass media, religion, knowledge systems (e.g., science and medicine).
		An important part of the self-help movement that shows that gender differences are normal, natural, and to be expected, that conflict arises out of the mistaken assumption that such differences can and should be changed, a set of exercises meant to help individuals come to terms with their inner essence.

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27. Attempts to reclaim the term âslutâ have been criticized on several fronts. The first is that it continues to define women in terms of their sexual behavior. The second is that it creates new pressures for girls and women to conform to changing sexual norms. This second aspect has been referred to as the:

		lesbian imperative
		pleasure imperative
		slut imperative
		liberation imperative

30.

According to Jessica Fields in âKnowing Girls: Gender and Learning in School-Based Sexuality Education,â in what ways was the meaning of âknowingâ differently gendered for girls and boys in the sexual education classroom?

		Girls experienced embarrassment and vulnerability when female bodies were presented and discussed in class because knowledge of female bodies was equated with knowing the specific female bodies in the classroom
		Girlsâ answering a question incorrectly during class was perceived as an indication that they were sexually inexperienced
		Girlsâ answering a question correctly during class was perceived as an indication that they were sexually promiscuous
		Both a and c

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1) Castrated male rats can have their mating behaviors restored by:
A) injections of estrogen into the hypothalamus.
B) injections of testosterone into the hypothalamus.
C) injections of testosterone into the hippocampus.
D) both A and B.
E) none of the above.

2) Research examining the biological differences between homosexual and heterosexual men and women have shown that:
A) homosexual and heterosexual males have no differences in brain structure.
B) homosexuals have a higher probability of having a homosexual sibling than do heterosexuals.
C) the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus is larger in homosexual men than in heterosexual men.
D) homosexuality in families follows paternal lines.
E) homosexuality is only related to societal and cultural influences.

3) Which of the following are most likely to show preferences for masculine toys?
A) women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
B) female vervet monkeys.
C) men with Turnerâs syndrome.
D) men with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
E) women with Turner's syndrome.

4) The capacity of some human couples to pair bond may reflect the activity of
A) oxytocin and dopamine.
B) glutamate and glycine.
C) dopamine and vasopressin.
D) vasopressin and oxytocin.
E) acetylcholine and norepinephrine.

5) Which of the following would be expected in a rat after stimulating central nucleus of the amygdala?
A) behavioral signs of fear
B) reduced secretion of gastric acids into the stomach
C) the rat would be more tame when handled by humans
D) lower levels of stress hormones in the blood
E) euphoria and sedation

6) Cannon disagreed with William Jamesâs theory of emotion because:
A) emotion can be felt before the sympathetic stress response is initiated.
B) emotion is not dependent upon the cortex as suggested by sham rage.
C) many emotions elicit the same bodily responses.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

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