Study Questions Number 8 Chrisler Chapter 7. Carla golden, The Intersexed and transgendered: Rethinking sex/gender. (94-109) Pipher 5. Mothers. (101-114) Crawford & Unger. Ann Rex, My left hand. (93-97) Crawford & Unger. Eugenia Kaw, "Opening" faces: The politics of cosmetic surgery and Asian American women. (98-116). hooks. Chapter 2. Consciousness-raising: A constant change of heart. (7-12)

Name __________________ Date: 2-22-05 Psychology 358 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph. D.

1.	What theory does Carla Golden propose in the section titled "Rethinking Sex?" What problem is created when genital diversity is treated as a problem to be corrected? What is your reaction to this section? (96-99)
2.	Thinking about gender as performance has what radical implications? What is your reaction to these theories? (99-100)
3.	What is meant by the statement in the "Opening faces" article, that "For women in my study, their oppression is a double encounter?" (CU 105)
4.	What harm is done by the "model minority myth?" (CU 114)
5.	What is the central agenda at the consciousness-raising sessions? Why is consciousness-raising necessary? (hooks 7-12)