Quiz #1 Study Guide

Key Terms:

Intersectionality

Gender

Sex

Sexual Orientation

Heteronormativity

Race

Ethnicity

Hegemony

Identity

Heterosociability

Power

Culture

Chapter 1:

1. What does the metaphor “gender wars” mean?

a. How is it a structural metaphor according to Lakoff?

2. Describe one of the 4 reasons behind the pervasiveness of the gender wars myth (see pg. 6 – 7)

3. Define communication

a. How does communication relate to gender/sex?

4. What does the phase “systems of hierarchy” mean?

a. Name and define the 3 components of this system?

Chapter 2:

1. What is a worldview/paradigm?

2. What are the 3 approaches to gender and what are the assumptions behind each of these approaches?

3. Explain social learning theory and provide an example (either from the text or from real life experiences).

4. Explain a descriptive cultural theory and provide an example.

5. Explain a critical cultural theory and provide an example.