Study Questions Number 12
Chrisler 11. Connie S. Chan, Asian American women and adolescent girls. Sexuality and sexual expression. (158-169)
Pipher 9. Worshiping the gods of thinness. (166-185)
Crawford & Unger. Phyllis Teitelbaum. Feminist theory and standardized testing. (153-162)
hooks 6. Beauty within and without. (31-36)

Name _________________
Date: 3-8-05
Psychology 358
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph. D.
1. How diverse are Asian Americans? Include in your answer a discussion of assimilation and acculturation. (159-160)
2. Contrast Asian sexuality in the public and private domains. What conflict does this produce for Asian American girls? (160-161)
3. Restrictions upon open expression of sexuality may actually create less dichotomization of heterosexual versus homosexual behavior and may create less rigidly defined sexual identities within Asian cultures. Explain how that can be. (167)
4. 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)
5. A feminist review of the format of standardized tests reveals what six (6) considerations? (157-158)
6. A feminist review of the content of standardized tests reveals what two (2) considerations? (158-159)
7. 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)