WS 101 Exam 2 Study Guide
►25 multiple choice questions at
1 point each
►10 fill-in questions at 1 point
each (list of terms given)
►2 short essay questions at 5
points each
Topics to be covered include, but may not be limited to:
1. Gender Socialization
a) The differences between gender, sex, and sexual orientation
i) Sex: biological—male/female, transsexuality, intersex
ii) Gender: social—masculine/feminine, transgenderism, transvestitism, androgyny
iii) Gender Freedom and intersex rights
iv) Social construction of gender, gendered processes and gender performance
b) Gender ranking & systems of oppression of privilege
i) The intersection of race, class and sexual orientation upon gender socialization
ii) The gender pyramid
c) Traits associated with masculinity and femininity
(1) Double bind of women and appearance
(2) 4 dictates of masculinity
(3) Superwoman ideal
(4) Women/nature & men/culture
(5) Bifurcation of femininity (Madonna/whore)
2. Gendered bodies
a) Menstruation and seeing women’s bodies as dirty, shameful
b) The beauty ideal
i) 4 points of the beauty ideal
ii) The intersection of race, class, and sexual orientation upon the beauty ideal
iii) Disciplinary beauty practices
iv) Double standard of beauty
v) Conscious beauty practices
c) Eating disorders
i) Bulimia & anorexia nervosa, compulsive eating
ii) Body image as third wave feminist issue
iii) Theories of eating disorders—why do women, and increasingly men, have disordered eating?
iv) Approaches to “solving” eating disorders
3. Women’s Health and Wellness
a) Androcentrism & gender stereotyping in medicine
b) Medicalization—definition & examples
c) Medical Issues
i) Menopause—definition, medical advances & existing problems
ii) Heart disease— definition, medical advances & existing problems
iii) Breast cancer—definition, medical advances & existing problems
iv) The intersection of race, class, and sexual orientation upon women’s health status
4. Reproductive Choice
a) Definition of pro-choice
b) The gender-based realities of reproductive choice
i) Problems with the pro-life/pro-choice paradigm
ii) Reproductive justice
c) History of birth control
i) Legal history
ii) Sterilization practices
iii) Parenting options
(1) Reasons women want to control fertility
(2) Facts concerning women’s fertility patterns
(3) Medicalization of pregnancy
iv) Birth control options
d) Abortion
i) Rates & public opinion poll data
ii) Legal history
iii) Fetal Rights
iv) Moving beyond the pro-life vs. pro-choice debate
v) Being truly pro-life
Bring #2 pencils to the exam