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Question #1
The men in Hurtado and Sinha’s (2008) saw “becoming a man” as:
A.   a developmental process.
B.   something that happened when they turned 15
C.   being entitled to make all the family decisions.
D.   having sex with as many women as possible.
Question #2
Many of the feminist-identified Latino men in Hurtado and Sinha’s (2008) study stressed the importance of _____________ in defining what “manhood” means to them.
A.   connections to others
B.   objectifying women
C.   being dominant over other men
D.   suppressing their emotions
Question #3
Understanding that the Latino men in Hurtado and Sinha's (2008) study receive privilege from being men in society but experience disadvantage from being Mexican and working-class is an example of a/an ______________ perspective.
A.   intersectional
B.   liberal
C.   conservative
D.   color-blind
Question #4
Thin, white, straight, cisgender femininity is considered:
A.   contained femininity.
B.   subordinated femininity.
C.   pariah femininity.
D.   hegemonic femininity.
Question #5
 According to Pyke and Johnson (2003), controlling images work to: 
A.   mark that group as inferior.
B.   increase our understanding about day to day life in a certain group.
C.   dismantle stereotypes about a racial group.
D.   provide financial gains for the oppressed group.
Question #6
In Pyke and Johnson’s 2003 study, the Korean and Vietnamese respondents associated independence, assertiveness, and confidence with:
A.   Asian femininity.
B.   millennial femininity.
C.   white femininity.
D.   their mothers.
Question #7
Pyke and Johnson (2003) argued that one of the downsides of Asian women changing their gender presentations when they are with their family is that:
A.   they end up identifying as another race.
B.   it makes it seem like Asian cultures are unable to change.
C.   Korean and Vietnamese men don’t know what their real personalities are like.
D.   they all end up marrying outside their culture.
Question #8
The model minority myth is harmful because:
A.   it results in the exclusion of Asian children from mainstream schools.
B.   it is an example of heteronormativity.
C.   it ignores the meaningful differences between groups of Asian people in the United States.
D.   Asian women are excluded from the modeling industry.
Question #9
Scholars like Kimberle Crenshaw and others argue that having an intersectional perspective is essential to:
A.   distinguishing sociology from political science.
B.   understanding individual people’s identities and challenging inequality they face.
C.   the success of the white supremacist movement
D.   understanding the experiences of people born with ambiguous genitalia.
Question #10
All of the following are aspects of hegemonic masculinity EXCEPT:
A.   vulnerability.
B.   strength.
C.   heterosexual prowess.
D.   competence
Question #11
According to Schippers (2007) women who embody “pariah femininities” are:
A.   stigmatized and feminized.
B.   celebrated.
C.   at the top of the gender hierarchy.
D.   given material and social rewards for their behavior.
Question #12
Schippers (2007) argues that when men are labeled as “wimps” they are:
A.   enacting heteronormativity.
B.   embodying heterosexuality.
C.   embodying femininity.
D.   enacting hegemonic masculinity.
Question #13
Women who are labeled as "sluts" or "bitches" embody_______femininity.
A.   hegemonic
B.   stereotypical
C.   masculine
D.   pariah
Question #14
According to Pascoe’s 2007 article, homophobic insults are central to _____________ among the high school boys in her study.
A.   femininity
B.   masculinity
C.   education
D.   sexuality
Question #15
In Pascoe's 2007 study, calling a girl a "lesbian" did not carry the same weight as calling a boy a "fag" because:
A.   the girls were part of a varsity sports team.
B.   being a lesbian was seen as "hot" to heterosexual boys.
C.   most of the high school lesbians presented as femme.
D.   lesbians were the high achievers in school.
Question #16
Pascoe (2007) argues that the "fag trope" is racialized in that ___________ boys were exempt from being called a "fag" when they danced or outwardly cared about their clothes and shoes.
A.   white
B.   upper class
C.   African American
D.   homosexual
Question #17
According to the video Tough Guise, ____________ is the primary way boys and men establish masculine credibility.
A.   violence
B.   education
C.   ethnicity
D.   money
Question #18
Jackson Katz argues in Tough Guise that the media can get away with framing men’s violence as a problem with “youth” or “violence against women” because:
A.   dominant groups rarely get questioned.
B.   half of the school shootings in the US are perpetrated by girls.
C.   a gender neutral approach is more politically correct.
D.   women commit domestic violence against men at similar rates.
Question #19
According to Finley’s (2010) article, derby girls were successful at gender maneuvering in part because:
A.   they successfully performed hegemonic feminine behaviors.
B.   reverse racism.
C.   the sport is organized and owned by the skaters.
D.   men were not allowed to watch the bouts.
Question #20
When derby girls describe themselves in contrast to “girlie girls” they are engaging in what Finely (2010) calls:
A.   defensive othering.
B.   intergender relationships.
C.   homophobia.
D.   hegemonic demonization.

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