Study Questions Number 12 |
Name _________________ Date: 10-16-07 Psychology 258 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph. D. |
| 1. | Explain how the evidence in Russo & Denious that women who reported having an abortion also reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than women who reported no history of abortion is not evidence for an alleged "postabortion syndrome?" Please read this section carefully. This is often a question on a test that students miss. Dr. B. believes it is important because it helps us in learning to overcome easy answers and to understand the evidence thoroughly. (177-179) |
| 2. | Explain prenatal sexual differentiation. Use both the Fetal Sexual Differentiation lecture and the the Prenatal Sexual Differentiation handouts to make your case. Explain how the internal reproductive structures and the external reproductive structures change from undifferentiated to differentiated and the role of genes, gonads, and hormones in that process. Indicate at which steps in the process can sexual differentiation lead to atypical outcomes. |
| 3. | Pipher believes three things account for the increased pressure to be thin in the1990s. What are those three things? What is your reaction to this assertion? (183-184) |
| 4. | A feminist review of the format of standardized tests reveals what six (6) considerations? (157-158) |
| 5. | A feminist review of the content of standardized tests reveals what two (2) considerations? (158-159) |
| 6. | Until feminists go back to the beauty industry, go back to the fashion industry, and create an ongoing, sustained revolution we will not be free. What does hooks mean by that statement? What sexist thinking about the female body must be changed? Please explain. (31-36) |