WST 371 / WST371 – QUIZ 1
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Q U ESTIO N 1
1. According to lecture, the birth control pill became a scapegoat for many
... [Show More] conservatives.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 2
1. The goal of feminism is to rid society of exclusion and discrimination.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 3
1. Marilyn Monroe, who achieved iconic status, was able to straddle the Madonna/Whore dichotomy.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 4
1. Sexual scripts are not race or class specific.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 5
1. Klein argues that the aesthetics of shows like The Hills and Jersey Shore are examples of class and ethnicity being tied to the cultural capital in very different ways.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 6
1. Women in popular culture are often presented for the male gaze.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 7
1. The dominating images of women in pop culture in the 1950's portrayed women who had access to their sexuality.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 8
1. As discussed in the intro, we utilize consumer culture as a way to create social identity.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 9
1. Leventhal in her article, "Women in Sin City", argues that women in sin city, although often strong and self-sufficient, are often undermined through male narration and defined by their sexuality.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 10
1. Cautionary tales warned women of the sexual freedoms offered in the city.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 11
1. Comstock Laws, which prevented the distribution of birth control among other things,was most restrictive for those living in New England (Such as Massachusetts and Connecticut).
True False
Q U ESTIO N 12
1. Early beauty pageants of the 1920's- 50's opened their doors to women of all races.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 13
1. According to the blog, Happy to be Nappy Barbie, the Black barbie has the same features, body type as the standard-white Barbie.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 14
1. According to the article, Out of Body Image, young girls and women often self- objectify, putting them at higher risk for eating disorders.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 15
1. The stereotype of the "bra-burning feminist" came from the Miss America protests.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 16
1. The pill was seen by some as a license for promiscuity.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 17
1. In the 1950's sexual double standards did not exist.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 18
1. The media of the 1950's encouraged women to not get married.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 19
1. Gender is socially constructed.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 20
1. In the 60's we start to see the traditional images of women on TV challenged.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 21
1. In the popular culture of the 1960's sexual images become much more commonplace.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 22
1. The beauty myth is something most women in our society don't buy into.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 23
1. During the sexual revolution the real revolution was changes in men's sexual behavior.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 24
1. Men cannot be feminists.
True False
Q U ESTIO N 25
1. This was the first quiz of the class!!! (just a little free point for you!)
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