WGS CHAPTER 2 2026/2027 | WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & REVIEW
As explained in Chapter 2, institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the
following ways - ANS ✔✔assign various roles and interconnect with each other
The mythical norm as discussed in Chapter 2 can best be described as - ANS ✔✔the normalization of a
white, middle-class, heterosexual, able-bodied, thin, young adult that results in making invisible that
whites are racialized and men are gendered
The fear and dislike of lesbians and gay men is the working definition of which term? - ANS
✔✔homophobia
The cultural acceptance of men being able to date much younger women is an example of privilege
associated with which two systems of inequality and privilege? - ANS ✔✔sexism and ageism
The term for the hatred of women is - ANS ✔✔misogyny
In her TedTalk, "The Urgency of Intersectionality," Crenshaw argues that intersectionality refers to - ANS
✔✔social justice problems, like racial discrimination and gender discrimination, that often overlap and
create multiple levels of social injustice
According to Crenshaw's TedTalk, "The Urgency of Intersectionality," intersectionality is a key concept in
the field of WGS because it - ANS ✔✔considers micro, individual-level and macro, societal-level
influences on people's lives
Gina Crosley-Corcoran ("Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person") argues that white privilege
- ANS ✔✔should not be confused with class privilege
According to Gina Crosley-Corcoran ("Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person"),
intersectionality can help us - ANS ✔✔complicate our understanding of white privilege
Evin Taylor's ("Cisgender Privilege") list of 50 privileges of cisgender people shows the following: - ANS
✔✔cisgender people take many privileges for granted
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & REVIEW
As explained in Chapter 2, institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the
following ways - ANS ✔✔assign various roles and interconnect with each other
The mythical norm as discussed in Chapter 2 can best be described as - ANS ✔✔the normalization of a
white, middle-class, heterosexual, able-bodied, thin, young adult that results in making invisible that
whites are racialized and men are gendered
The fear and dislike of lesbians and gay men is the working definition of which term? - ANS
✔✔homophobia
The cultural acceptance of men being able to date much younger women is an example of privilege
associated with which two systems of inequality and privilege? - ANS ✔✔sexism and ageism
The term for the hatred of women is - ANS ✔✔misogyny
In her TedTalk, "The Urgency of Intersectionality," Crenshaw argues that intersectionality refers to - ANS
✔✔social justice problems, like racial discrimination and gender discrimination, that often overlap and
create multiple levels of social injustice
According to Crenshaw's TedTalk, "The Urgency of Intersectionality," intersectionality is a key concept in
the field of WGS because it - ANS ✔✔considers micro, individual-level and macro, societal-level
influences on people's lives
Gina Crosley-Corcoran ("Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person") argues that white privilege
- ANS ✔✔should not be confused with class privilege
According to Gina Crosley-Corcoran ("Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person"),
intersectionality can help us - ANS ✔✔complicate our understanding of white privilege
Evin Taylor's ("Cisgender Privilege") list of 50 privileges of cisgender people shows the following: - ANS
✔✔cisgender people take many privileges for granted
