Sociology: Gender and Women’s Studies
Part A: Short Answers
Answer in 2-3 sentences, not more than 4. The answers can be directly quoted from the textbook, do not forget to put in text citations.
| Question | Response |
| 1). How do you think the idea of ‘lesbian identity’ shaped how women thought about what they did with each other? | Ch 25) |
| 2). What did it mean to be enfranchised in the context of legislation regarding Indian status? What were the implications of this process for Aboriginal women and First Nations communities as a whole? | Ch 34 |
| 3). Discuss the relationship between British and the eagle chief. How do they perceive each other and why? | Poem ch 37 |
| 4). Why do you think the women’s movement has yet to rally against the AIDS epidemic? | Ch 50 |
| 5). How do some groups use ‘syncechodochinc moves’ to preserve parts of tradition? |
Part B: Short Answers on Key Concepts
Paraphrase the definitions, use in-text citations
| Questions | responses |
| 1). Define feminism | |
| 2). Define reproductive justice | Ch 54 |
| 3). Define globalization | Ch 50 |
| 4). Define reproductive oppression | Ch 54 |
| 5). Define intersectionality |