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Question #1
The men in Hurtado and Sinha’s (2008) saw “becoming a man” as:
A.   having sex with as many women as possible.
B.   being entitled to make all the family decisions.
C.   something that happened when they turned 15
D.   a developmental process.
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.   suppressing their emotions
B.   objectifying women
C.   being dominant over other men
D.   connections to others
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.   conservative
B.   liberal
C.   color-blind
D.   intersectional
Question #4
Thin, white, straight, cisgender femininity is considered:
A.   pariah femininity.
B.   subordinated femininity.
C.   contained 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.   provide financial gains for the oppressed group.
D.   dismantle stereotypes about a racial 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.   their mothers.
C.   millennial femininity.
D.   white femininity.
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.   it makes it seem like Asian cultures are unable to change.
B.   they all end up marrying outside their culture.
C.   they end up identifying as another race.
D.   Korean and Vietnamese men don’t know what their real personalities are like.
Question #8
The model minority myth is harmful because:
A.   it is an example of heteronormativity.
B.   it results in the exclusion of Asian children from mainstream schools.
C.   Asian women are excluded from the modeling industry.
D.   it ignores the meaningful differences between groups of Asian people in the United States.
Question #9
Scholars like Kimberle Crenshaw and others argue that having an intersectional perspective is essential to:
A.   the success of the white supremacist movement
B.   understanding individual people’s identities and challenging inequality they face.
C.   understanding the experiences of people born with ambiguous genitalia.
D.   distinguishing sociology from political science.
Question #10
All of the following are aspects of hegemonic masculinity EXCEPT:
A.   heterosexual prowess.
B.   competence
C.   vulnerability.
D.   strength.
Question #11
According to Schippers (2007) women who embody “pariah femininities” are:
A.   celebrated.
B.   given material and social rewards for their behavior.
C.   stigmatized and feminized.
D.   at the top of the gender hierarchy.
Question #12
Schippers (2007) argues that when men are labeled as “wimps” they are:
A.   embodying heterosexuality.
B.   embodying femininity.
C.   enacting heteronormativity.
D.   enacting hegemonic masculinity.
Question #13
Women who are labeled as "sluts" or "bitches" embody_______femininity.
A.   stereotypical
B.   pariah
C.   hegemonic
D.   masculine
Question #14
According to Pascoe’s 2007 article, homophobic insults are central to _____________ among the high school boys in her study.
A.   sexuality
B.   education
C.   femininity
D.   masculinity
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.   upper class
B.   homosexual
C.   white
D.   African American
Question #17
According to the video Tough Guise, ____________ is the primary way boys and men establish masculine credibility.
A.   education
B.   money
C.   ethnicity
D.   violence
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.   women commit domestic violence against men at similar rates.
C.   a gender neutral approach is more politically correct.
D.   half of the school shootings in the US are perpetrated by girls.
Question #19
According to Finley’s (2010) article, derby girls were successful at gender maneuvering in part because:
A.   reverse racism.
B.   the sport is organized and owned by the skaters.
C.   they successfully performed hegemonic feminine behaviors.
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.   homophobia.
B.   defensive othering.
C.   hegemonic demonization.
D.   intergender relationships.

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