WGST 200 Exam 1 with Complete Solutions
"Checking My Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege" Writers POV - ANSWER--
Check my privilege: a command that teeters between an imposition to actually explore
how i got to where i am and a reminder that i ought to feel personally apologetic
because white males seem to pull most of the strings in the world (writers POV)
- He talks about the hardships that his ancestors had to encounter to get them where
they got which also helped put him where he is-- he claims you do not know someone's
struggles they may have been through and that is the problem with telling someone to
check their privilege
- It is not a matter of black/white or male/female, but a matter of values we pass along,
the legacy we leave that perpetuates "privilege"
- Every success has a story behind it and it's not always skin color or gender
"Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological
Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others" - ANSWER-- Our tendency to say that
those who are different from us need saving
- Cultures develop in social constructions
- Savior complex
"Sex/gender system" - ANSWER-was coined by Gayle Rubin to describe, "the set of
arrangements by which a society transforms biological sexuality into products of human
activity
"The Logic of Misogyny" argues - ANSWER-We exist in a gendered economy in which
women are assumed to owe men. The rules are: first, we must give men moral goods -
such as sex, care, and unpaid housework. Second, we must not ask men for the kinds
of goods we supply. Finally, women are not supposed to take masculine coded perks
and privileges (the presidency, for instance)
"To the Privileged Princeton Kid" Writers POV - ANSWER-- Claims he missed the most
basic definition of privilege which she says is.. When you get conscious or unconscious
benefits from demographic trait about yourself that you can not control
- Checking your privilege means they want you to recognize that you were born with a
characteristic that helped, or maybe not hurt, more than others who lack this
characteristic not apologize
- Metaphor used: fully abled person races against a man with only one leg, the fully
abled person worked really hard and trained all year and won the race, no one is not
proud of this fully abled person for working hard but they raced a disabled person...
- Can have privilege in some aspects and not others
4 basic rules of manhood - ANSWER-1. Do nothing that resembles traditional femininity
2. Make the most money
3. Be a sturdy oak/resemble a statue
4. Be daring and exude an aura of aggression
, 4 Ways Mainstream Feminism Fails Muslim Women - ANSWER-1. Feeding into the
white savior complex and ignoring the impact of western colonialism
2. Ignoring the long and vibrant history of muslim feminism
3. Creating a 'Straw Muslimah' and serving western hegemony
4. Ignoring the actual wants and needs of muslim women
Additive model of identity - ANSWER-- Simply adds together privileged and
disadvantaged identities for a slightly more complex picture
- For instance, a Black man may experience some advantages based on his gender, but
has limited access to power based on his race.
Albeism - ANSWER-Describes discrimination on the basis of physical, mental, or
emotional impairment or blocked access to the fulfillment of needs and in particular, full
participation in social life
Anita Hill - ANSWER-- Came forward about her experience with sexual harassment and
was not taken seriously
- Called a "woman scorned"
Binaries - ANSWER-Social constructs composed of two parts that are framed as
absolute and unchanging opposites
Binary systems reflect; result in - ANSWER-- Reflect the integration of these
oppositional ideas into our culture
- Results in an exaggeration of differences between social groups until they seem to
have nothing in common
- Example: "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus"
Biological determinism - ANSWER-a general theory, which holds that a group's
biological or genetic makeup shapes its social, political, and economic destiny
Can women have it all? - ANSWER-Not as long as men demand to have it all
Change in men's lives - ANSWER-The idea of masculinity has not changed
Change in Women's Lives - ANSWER-1. Women made gender visible
2. Workplace
3. The balance between work and family
4. Sexuality
Classism - ANSWER-Describes discrimination on the basis of social class, or blocked
access to material wealth and social status
Consternation - ANSWER-feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something
unexpected
"Checking My Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege" Writers POV - ANSWER--
Check my privilege: a command that teeters between an imposition to actually explore
how i got to where i am and a reminder that i ought to feel personally apologetic
because white males seem to pull most of the strings in the world (writers POV)
- He talks about the hardships that his ancestors had to encounter to get them where
they got which also helped put him where he is-- he claims you do not know someone's
struggles they may have been through and that is the problem with telling someone to
check their privilege
- It is not a matter of black/white or male/female, but a matter of values we pass along,
the legacy we leave that perpetuates "privilege"
- Every success has a story behind it and it's not always skin color or gender
"Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological
Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others" - ANSWER-- Our tendency to say that
those who are different from us need saving
- Cultures develop in social constructions
- Savior complex
"Sex/gender system" - ANSWER-was coined by Gayle Rubin to describe, "the set of
arrangements by which a society transforms biological sexuality into products of human
activity
"The Logic of Misogyny" argues - ANSWER-We exist in a gendered economy in which
women are assumed to owe men. The rules are: first, we must give men moral goods -
such as sex, care, and unpaid housework. Second, we must not ask men for the kinds
of goods we supply. Finally, women are not supposed to take masculine coded perks
and privileges (the presidency, for instance)
"To the Privileged Princeton Kid" Writers POV - ANSWER-- Claims he missed the most
basic definition of privilege which she says is.. When you get conscious or unconscious
benefits from demographic trait about yourself that you can not control
- Checking your privilege means they want you to recognize that you were born with a
characteristic that helped, or maybe not hurt, more than others who lack this
characteristic not apologize
- Metaphor used: fully abled person races against a man with only one leg, the fully
abled person worked really hard and trained all year and won the race, no one is not
proud of this fully abled person for working hard but they raced a disabled person...
- Can have privilege in some aspects and not others
4 basic rules of manhood - ANSWER-1. Do nothing that resembles traditional femininity
2. Make the most money
3. Be a sturdy oak/resemble a statue
4. Be daring and exude an aura of aggression
, 4 Ways Mainstream Feminism Fails Muslim Women - ANSWER-1. Feeding into the
white savior complex and ignoring the impact of western colonialism
2. Ignoring the long and vibrant history of muslim feminism
3. Creating a 'Straw Muslimah' and serving western hegemony
4. Ignoring the actual wants and needs of muslim women
Additive model of identity - ANSWER-- Simply adds together privileged and
disadvantaged identities for a slightly more complex picture
- For instance, a Black man may experience some advantages based on his gender, but
has limited access to power based on his race.
Albeism - ANSWER-Describes discrimination on the basis of physical, mental, or
emotional impairment or blocked access to the fulfillment of needs and in particular, full
participation in social life
Anita Hill - ANSWER-- Came forward about her experience with sexual harassment and
was not taken seriously
- Called a "woman scorned"
Binaries - ANSWER-Social constructs composed of two parts that are framed as
absolute and unchanging opposites
Binary systems reflect; result in - ANSWER-- Reflect the integration of these
oppositional ideas into our culture
- Results in an exaggeration of differences between social groups until they seem to
have nothing in common
- Example: "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus"
Biological determinism - ANSWER-a general theory, which holds that a group's
biological or genetic makeup shapes its social, political, and economic destiny
Can women have it all? - ANSWER-Not as long as men demand to have it all
Change in men's lives - ANSWER-The idea of masculinity has not changed
Change in Women's Lives - ANSWER-1. Women made gender visible
2. Workplace
3. The balance between work and family
4. Sexuality
Classism - ANSWER-Describes discrimination on the basis of social class, or blocked
access to material wealth and social status
Consternation - ANSWER-feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something
unexpected
