Assignment Number 10 |
Student
Name _____________________ Date: 10-9-07 Psychology 258 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
| If the assignment was not turned in during the class period after small group discussion and you believe it may qualify for excused full credit please explain. You must also state who you discussed the paper with as well as how they responded to each of the answers to your questions. | __________________________________ |
| Late papers. Unexcused late papers may be turned in for one-half credit for the written portion of the assignment. |
| Spacing. Papers must be typed, double spaced. |
| 8-1/2 X 11 paper. In order to make handling papers easy and to ensure that none are misplaced, all papers are expected to be 8-1/2 X 11 inches, stapled, and with no torn, spiral notebook edges. |
| 1. | What is your reaction to the video: Perfect illusion: Eating disorders and the family? How does this relate to the social construction of gender? Explain. (C ix) | ||
| 2. | What five "sex/gender principles" are offered in this lecture? What is your reaction and evaluation of these principles? (C 149-150) | ||
| 3. | Which of the nine themes in Chrisler (xi-xvii) do you believe helps explain the feminist position on intersexuality and gender as performance? Explain. (C viii-xiv and 136-153) | ||
| 4. | After having studied the first nine (9) chapters in Chrisler, what is your evaluation of the principle of "The value of social activism?" Explain. (C xiv) | ||
| 5. | What was your reaction to the Mary Pipher chapter on divorce? What did you find particularly important? Explain. (P 131-145) | ||
| 6. | What did the "Space Crone" mean to you? What are your reactions? Explain. (C&U 136-139) | ||
| 7. | What recommendations does bell hooks make regarding "feminist education for critical consciousness?" How do you feel about that? (h 22-24) | ||