Quiz 7 Soca 213

Karen Lehrman argues in her book, Lipstick Proviso, that beauty rituals can be seen as:

A source of empowerment for women

Some feminists now argue that instead of a tool of power for men, the pursuit of beauty could also be seen as a source of:

Bonding for women

Ryle's illustration about "lepas" in Nigeria and thinness shows that the ideals of beauty:

Can change over time

Which theoretical perspective would see height difference as a way for heterosexual couples to act out gender dominance?

Doing gender theory

The study or practice of improving the human race through selective breeding and sometimes restrictive immigration policies is known as:

Eugenics

When we look to make a guess about who is male or who is female, we often look at things like bodily movement. This process is called ______.

Gender attribution

The idea that real men exude an aura of manly daring and aggression, and that encourages them to take risks, is known as:

Give 'Em Hell

Don Sabo argues that traditional ideas of masculinity can pose real danger to men's ____.

Health

The ideas of The Sturdy Oak and No Sissy stuff are associated with which concept:

Hegemonic masculinity

____ is seen in our society as an especially important component of attractiveness for men

Height

A scholar who explores how definitions of gender vary as they are linked to other social categories such race-ethnicity is examining what?

Intersectionality

In the concept of mind-body dualism, the mind is associated with ______ while the body is associated with ______.

Masculinity, femininity

The belief in a split between the physical body and the nonmaterial entity we call the spirit or soul, is called

Mind-body dualism

_____ is the idea that real men avoid engaging in behaviors that are typically associated with women.

No Sissy Stuff

Which theoretical perspective would say that hormone replacement therapy for women who had gone through menopause illustrates how our social values and beliefs in sexual dimorphism shape the way we see biological reality?

Social construction theory

Naomi Wolf's book, _____, provides a detailed examination of the ways in which cultural ideals of beauty create unrealistic standards for women.

The Beauty Myth

Asian Americans who have double-eyelid surgery performed often say they do so for what reason?

To remove the stigma of common Asian facial features

Sally frequently checks the mirror and obsessively grooms her hair and engages in other excessive grooming practices. Sally is likely to be diagnosed with:

body dysmorphic disorder

The perception and evaluation of one's own bodily appearance is also known as:

body image

The idea that black male bodies are perceived as dangerous, but also sometimes as more durable, is an illustration of the idea:

intersectionality

The idea that real men show neither vulnerability nor weakness and should remain calm in a crisis, is known as:

no sissy stuff