| Assignment Number 14 Discussion/Writing Chrisler 13. Kayla Miriyam Weiner, Appreciating cultural difference (188-201) Crawford & Unger. Mistsuye Yamanda, Invisibility is an unnatural disaster.(180-184) Crawford & Unger. Sherry Gorelick. The gender trap. (185-189) Pipher 11. Sex and violence. (203-231) hooks 8. Global feminism. (44-47) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 10-26-04 Psychology 358 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| 1. | When Kayla Weiner in "Appreciating cultural difference" says that by virtue of being raised in the American culture we are all, men and women, sexist. We are all racist, we are all heterosexist, and we are all anti-Semitic. What does she mean? (190) | ||
| 2. | What did you learn from the Kayla Weiner "Appreciating cultural difference" article that is particularly useful or enlightening for you? | ||
| 3. | What effect does resignation (Invisibility is an unnatural disaster) have on oppressed people? Do you agree? (180) | ||
| 4. | Have you been treated as invisible (Invisibility is an unnatural disaster)? Describe an instance. | ||
| 5. | What is your reaction to Gorelick's thesis (The gender trap) that girls being sexualized by adults only when they are involved in encounters with males represents a "disturbing picture of compulsory heterosexuality?" Explain. Do you agree with Gorelick that this kind of behavior devalues the bonds between females? Explain. (188) | ||
| 6. | A study of teenagers in Rhode Island, teens were asked to respond to questions about the circumstances under which a man "has the right to have sexual intercourse with woman without her consent." What percent said the man had the right to use force if the couple were married? What percent said the man had the right if the couple planned to get married? What is your reaction to this? (206) | ||
| 7. | Pipher said that most schools do not help students with what they need most--a sense of meaning regarding their sexuality, ways to make sense of all the messages, and guidelines on decent behavior in sexual relationships. What is your reaction? (207) | ||
| 8. | Pipher developed a sexual decision-making course. Would you like your daughter to take such a course? Why? Explain. (209) | ||
| 9. | What was your reaction to Pipher's chapter on Sex and Violence? Explain. (203-231) | ||
| 10. | Explain what a decolonized feminist perspective (Global feminism) would be. Do you agree? Why? (46-47) | ||