| Assignment Number 12 Discussion/Writing Chrisler 9. Nancy Felipe Russo, Understanding emotional responses after abortion. (172-189) Pipher 9. Worshiping the gods of thinness. (166-185) Crawford & Unger. Phyllis Teitelbaum. Feminist theory and standardized testing. (153-162) hooks. Beauty within and without. (31-36) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 10-16-07 Psychology 258 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| 1. | Which of the nine themes in Chrisler (xi-xvii) helps explain the feminist position on intersexuality and gender as performance? Explain. | ||
| 2. | Is there creditble scientific evidence for the existence of a "postabortion syndrome?" Explain. Discuss some evidence. What is your reaction? (C 175-181) | ||
| 3. | What is the harm of "constructing" a postabortion syndrome? What is your reaction to that? (181-184) | ||
| 4. | What are the policy implications of Russo's article "Understanding emotional Responses After Abortion?" (184-185) | ||
| 5. | What was your reaction to the Mary Pipher chapter on "Worshiping the gods of thinness?" What did you find particularly important? Explain. | ||
| 6. | What evidence does Phyllis Rosser (1987) present to argue that college admission tests are biased? What is your reaction to this argument? (154-155) | ||
| 7. | What radically different conception of sex bias emerges from a feminist perspective on standardized testing? Explain. (157) | ||
| 8. | What would a gynecocentric test look like? Be specific. Would you like to take one in this course? Why? (160-161) | ||