| Study Questions Number 21 Chrisler Chapter 20. Patricia D. Rozee. Women's fear of rape: Cause, consequence, and coping. (322-337). Crawford & Unger. Part 5. Making a difference. (271-272) Crawford & Unger. Ellen Neuborne, Imagine my surprise. (273-277) Pipher 14. Let a thousand flowers bloom. (260-281) hooks 15. A feminist sexual politic: An ethics of mutual freedom. (85-92) |
Name _____________________ Date: 11-27-07 Psychology 258 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
| 1. | What is meant by the statement that fear of rape is considered by both theorists and researchers as a means of social control? How does fear of rape influence social norms? Explain. (C 324) |
| 2. | What is meant by the statement that universities and individuals reinforce patriarchal domination of public space? Explain. (C 324) |
| 3. | Define "sexual intrusion." (C 326-328) |
| 4. | What effect does the media have on the fear of rape? Sensationalist reporting causes what terrible disservice to women? Explain. (C 326-328) |
| 5. | How is racism implicated in fear of rape? Explain. (C 328) |
| 6. | Many socialized traits are in direct opposition to being able to defend oneself successfully. Explain. (C 328-329) |
| 7. | Patricia Rozee discussed three cultural myths about resisting rape. What were those three myths? Describe how each myth was refuted. (C 330-331) |
| 8. | Rape resistance studies show what consistent pattern of results? Describe each of the six (6) conclusions. (C 330-331) |
| 9. | What is "the collective male protection system?" What harm does it do? Explain. (C 332-333) |
| 10. | Describe the multifaced approach recommended to reduce women's fear of rape. (C 333-335) |
| 11. | In Smart Girls, Gifted Women, Barbara Kerr described the experiences of girls who grew into strong women. What did these women have in common? (266-7) |
| 12. | "Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom" told the story of five strong young women. Who were they? What did they do? What lesson is there from these stories? (281) |
| 13. | According to hooks, what obstacles to females expressing sexual desire risks being buried in historical memory? (86) |
| 14. | hooks stated that feminist interrogations of sexuality were all tied to a question of power. What did she mean by that? What are some examples she used to buttress her argument? (88-89) |
| 15. | What are the sexist beliefs about sexuality that hooks asserts must be given up in order to have a truly liberated sexuality? (90-91) |
| 16. | Women would only be truly sexually liberated when we arrived at a place where we could see ourselves having what? (90-92) |