WGS250H5 Chapter : Resisting violence against women- Shaw and Lee
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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?
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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 |
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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. |
