Gender Issues

Kirk, Gwen, and Margo Rey. Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives.
6th Edition New York: McGraw Hill, 2013

Part A
1. What are some "gender stereotypes" of women in current U.S. society?
2. What are some of the "gender stereotypes" of men in current U.S. society?
3. What are some of the stereotypes of "feminism" or "feminists" in current U.S. society?
Part B
Read "The Social Construction of Gender" by Judith Lorber on pages 64-67.
Read "Patriarchy, The System" by Allan G. Johnson on pages 68-76.
1. What about this week’s readings angered, surprised, or interested you?

Part C
Read Chapter 7: (pages 301-315)
Read "Since When is Marriage a Path to Liberation?" by Paula Ettelbrick (pages 317-320)

Read "The Mommy Tax" by Ann Crittenden (pages 337-344)
1. Comment on at least one direct statement from each assigned essay for this week’s readings. Comment on the chart on page 306. Pick 2 statements you agree or disagree with about men and women in the workplace.

Part D
1.What are some of the "ideal standards" women have for men in terms of their physical appearance and sexuality?
2. What are some of the "ideal standards" men have for women in terms of their physical appearance and sexuality?
3. Do you notice any "double standards"?
4. How has the media (TV, movies, music, etc.) portrayed these ideal standards?

Part E
Please discuss the untitled poem by Audre Lorde on page one of the textbook. What is your overall impression? What are some of the major symbols in this poem? (blood, planets, etc.). Try to analyze/decipher each line of the poem.

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Gender issues

This assessment exercise requires students to write a short precis (a summary in one’s own words) of two readings, from the choice in the summary list. The point of this exercise is to learn to reproduce a concise but accurate account of the principal argument of an academic text. The writer should identify and reproduce the significant points made by the author (using entirely their own forms of expression) rather than exploring their own opinions.

Each reading should be summarized in minimium 500 words maximuim 700 word
the two readings are:

Goffman, Erving. “Gender Display”. In Gender advertisements. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1979. HF5827 .G57 1979

Boden, Sharon (2007). Consuming pleasure on the wedding day: the lived experience of being a bride. In Gender and consumption: domestic cultures and the commercialisation of everyday life, eds. E. Casey and L.Martens. Ashgate HQ1154 .G378 2007

Gender issues

This assessment exercise requires students to write a short precis (a summary in one’s own words) of two readings, from the choice in the summary list. The point of this exercise is to learn to reproduce a concise but accurate account of the principal argument of an academic text. The writer should identify and reproduce the significant points made by the author (using entirely their own forms of expression) rather than exploring their own opinions.

Each reading should be summarized in minimium 500 words maximuim 700 word
the two readings are:

Goffman, Erving. “Gender Display”. In Gender advertisements. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1979. HF5827 .G57 1979

Boden, Sharon (2007). Consuming pleasure on the wedding day: the lived experience of being a bride. In Gender and consumption: domestic cultures and the commercialisation of everyday life, eds. E. Casey and L.Martens. Ashgate HQ1154 .G378 2007