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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Guess Jeans' advertising campaign is based variously on all the following except:
2. Which of the following magazines uses the Harvard-Yale study to sell minis?
3. Women send positive letters after the heroine walks away from the altar in which movie?
4. Select the magazine that Faludi praises for using federal statistics to accurately portray the career choices of women.
5. Who is nicknamed "The Breast Man of San Francisco"?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Reagan is elected president, many changes occur in the political arena that affect the feminist movement. Discuss three of these changes and how they affect the fight for women's rights.
2. During the 1988 television season, many female characters joke about being like June Cleaver. What point are they making by claiming this analogy?
3. Discuss three instances in which Faludi uses personification in her description of the backlash.
4. The New Right attempts to denounce day care; however, what does the evidence and data suggest?
5. Briefly explain the series of events that occur after the New York Times announces a "back-to-the-home trend" in 1980 based on six Ivy League undergraduates.
6. Chronicle the evolution of Ms. magazine in the 1980s.
7. What role does Women's Wear Daily play between the fashion industry and the feminist movement?
8. Recount the stages of the "Intimate Apparel Explosion" as written by Faludi. In your account, include the names of at least four individuals and/or companies
9. What is the purpose of the book Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women?
10. In chapter 7 of the book, why does Faludi write that retailers use the word "choice" to make their sales pitches "sound feminist"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 12 of the book, Faludi appears to suggest that popular psychology focuses its efforts on convincing women that they must marry. Why is this one of the goals of the backlash? Why is it an effective attack-point against the feminist movement? Why is it a good strategy to use psychology to make this attack?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the trend of "fetal protection" and why it is practiced by such a wide cross section of companies, doctors, lawyers, and court systems. Does it have implications for men and non-child-bearing women? If so, how? What are the implications of this trend on society as a whole?
Essay Topic 3
Identify three to four ways in which the feminist movement can be used to improve the circumstances of women, men, and families in our society.
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