Chapter 13

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

1. True/False The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China in 2005.
2. True/False Liberal is to reform as radical is to transformation.
3. True/False The following are three future social trends identified in chapter 13. First, the population is aging and will create stress on certain resources. The second concerns the change in the kinds of American families, and the third involves the estimated increase in violence against women in the coming decades.
4. True/False A coalition involves a variety of groups coming together to address a shared problem.
5. True/False CEDAW was a treaty adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1979.
6. True/False Feminist education does its best to oppose counter-hegemonic education.
7. True/False All knowledge (whether feminist or not) is “political.”
8. True/False The top 1% of people in the U.S. own approximately 40% of the country’s wealth.
9. True/False U.S. Census data show 1 in 8 children goes to bed hungry.
10. True/False U.S. workers work about 9 weeks more a year than their European counterparts.
11. True/False Multistrategic means organizing around a variety of different issues.
12. To mask the workings of power within knowledge is to claim:

a. Value-neutrality

b. Objectivity

c. Lack of subjective values

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

13. Demographers suggest that by the 2030 people aged 65 years and older will be what percentage of the total population?

a. 20%

b. 25%

c. 30%

d. 35%

14. One of the themes for a future with a feminist-inspired integrity is to balance personal freedom with

a. Rights for personal choice

b. Collective responsibility

c. Individual identity

d. Constitutional rights

15. In the context of the need to understand the differences between economic and political democracy and the limits of capitalist consumption, the motto suggested in chapter 13 is

a. Think globally, act locally

b. Be happy

c. Practice acts of random kindness

d. Pack lightly

16. The call for protection from nuclear testing, extraction, pollution, and disposal of hazardous wastes for all people, but especially those with less power in society to demand it, is called

a. Environmental act-up

b. Environmental protection

c. Environmental justice

d. Environmental racism

17. Which of the following racial groups is the largest growing in terms of population statistics?

a. Latino/as

b. African Americans

c. Whites

d. Asian Americans

18. Susan Shaw argues that “love is a radical political act” because it

a. Refuses to dehumanize and delegitimize those with whom we disagree

b. Calls for change through the creation of belonging and empowerment

c. Is a personal, individual act

d. Allows us to reject loving action in the face of insult, lies, and mistreatment

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

19. Which of the following is not listed in chapter 13 as one of the 7 implications of envisioning a feminist-inspired integrity?

a. Set feminist principles and keep them

b. Understand the limitations of technology

c. Provide reproductive freedoms for all women

d. Celebrates diversity and difference

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All are listed in chapter 13

20. Drag can be considered a form of activism for which of the following reasons?

a. Drag queens and kings often performs in bars or clubs

b. Drag happens outside of academics

c. Drag calls attention to beauty norms

d. Drag reveals that gender is performative

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 86 “Feminist Men” Byron Hurt

1. True/False Byron Hurt grew up in a home with a stay-at-home father who nurtured him as a child (“Feminist Men”).
2. True/False Byron Hurt writes from the particular perspective of an African American male (“Feminist Men”).
3. True/False Byron Hurt (“Feminist Men”) writes that his life changed after he got involved with the SisterSong mentor program.
4. The question that Byron Hurt’s mentor asked that changed his life was which of the following (“Feminist Men”)?
5. Why do we call Band-Aids “flesh colored”? (Whose flesh?)
6. Did your father “help” in the home? (Assuming his mother had primary responsibility)
7. What things do men do to protect themselves from sexual assault? (Usually nothing)
8. None of the above
9. Which of the following is true of Byron Hurt’s theoretical perspective (“Feminist Men”)?
10. He embraces feminism and is questioning whether men can be feminists
11. He embraces feminism and calls himself a feminist
12. He embraces feminism but calls himself a pro-feminist man rather than a feminist
13. He does not believe that men can be feminists

Reading 87 “I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China” Li Maizi

1. True/False In “I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China,” Li Maizi explains that she was detained for 37 days for handing out stickers to raise awareness about sexual harassment.
2. True/False In “I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China,” Li Maizi notes that women are less active in the fight against gender discrimination in China because they fear detainment.
3. True/False Abortion is compulsory in China when women become pregnant with their third child (Li Maizi/“I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China”).
4. In “I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China,” Li Maizi argues that international feminist solidarity is important because

a. Women should support each other

b. U.S. women need to learn about international issues

c. Women across the globe experience gender-based injustice

d. The patriarchy should be smashed

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. In “I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China,” Li Maizi argues that the Chinese government attempts to discourage activism by

a. Contacting activists’ husbands and asking them to control their wives

b. Creating a social media campaign against activism

c. Arresting and imprisoning protestors

d. Shutting down controversial social media sites

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 88 “Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador” Teresa A. Velásquez

1. True/False Andean Ecuadorean women who oppose mining call themselves defensoras (Teresa A. Velásquez/“Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador”).
2. True/False The ability to easily access potable water is one of the defensoras’ key concerns (Teresa A. Velásquez/“Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador”).
3. Which of the following arguments do the defensoras make against mining (Teresa A. Velásquez/“Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador”)?

a. Mining will make the land impossible to farm

b. Mining will negatively affect future generations

c. Mining should be banned because women are not allowed to be miners

d. Mining will bring urbanization to Andean Ecuador

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. According to Teresa A. Velásquez in her article “Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador,” the defensoras “transformed the prevailing scripts for rural women” by doing which of the following?

a. Leaving the countryside and going to the city to protest

b. Talking back to urban men

c. Attempting to change the mineral law

d. Speaking from positions of authority about the effects of mining on agrarian communities

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. Which of the following concepts from chapter 13 support the argument that the defensoras are fighting for environmental justice (Teresa A. Velásquez/“Mestiza Women’s Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador”)?

a. They argue for ethical, balanced, responsible land use

b. They argue for their fundamental right to environmental self-determination

c. They argue for the right to participate as equal partners in decision making about the land

d. They oppose exploitation of the land

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 89 “Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans Activism in Spain” R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla

1. True/False In the article “Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans Activism in Spain,” R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that trans women have had to fight to be accepted into Spain’s feminist movement.
2. True/False In the article “Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans Activism in Spain,” R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that the discussion about sex workers’ rights served as the entry point for trans women into the Spanish feminist movement.
3. True/False In the article “Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans Activism in Spain,” R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that interpersonal connections between individual trans and lesbian feminists fostered the development of transfeminism in Spain.
4. In the article “Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans Activism in Spain” R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla note that participants in feminist conferences in Spain discussed which of the following issues?

a. Equality and difference

b. Pornography

c. The role of trans women in the feminist movement

d. The role of men in the feminist movement

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. The term “transfeminism” refers to which of the following?

a. The decision to accept trans women into the Spanish feminist movement

b. Feminism that is exclusively for trans women

c. A feminist commitment to critiquing the gender binary system

d. The transnational feminist movement

Reading 90 “Most Women You Know Are Angry” Laurie Penny

1. True/False In “Most Women You Know Are Angry,” Laurie Penny argues that women are taught to embrace and express anger.
2. True/False In “Most Women You Know Are Angry,” Laurie Penny argues that her eating disorder was at least partially the result of her unexpressed anger and frustration.
3. In “Most Women You Know Are Angry,” Laurie Penny maintains that when men are uncomfortable with women’s anger, they respond by doing which of the following?

a. Asking women to share why they are angry

b. Volunteering to be more helpful around the house

c. Accusing women of being on their periods

d. Calling women names such as “nag” or “bitch”

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. In “Most Women You Know Are Angry,” Laurie Penny argues that anger can be a useful tool because

a. Acknowledging our anger allows us to own and express our true feelings

b. We can channel our anger into activism

c. The patriarchy is scared of women’s anger

d. Women have a lot of things to be angry about

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. According to Laurie Penny, women do not realize that other women are angry because

a. Women are taught to hide anger

b. We live in a society where only men are allowed to express anger

c. Most women are not really angry

d. Women do not share intimate feelings with each other

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 91 “What’s Love Got to Do with It” Yvette Alex-Assenoh

1. True/False In “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” Yvette Alex-Assenoh argues that college campuses are moral, ethical oases within a larger immoral society.
2. True/False In “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” Yvette Alex-Assenoh notes that most of the contemporary media attention focused on colleges and universities relates to scandals and misconduct.
3. In “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” Yvette Alex-Assenoh argues that colleges and universities are too focused on

a. Binge drinking and academic misconduct

b. Inclusivity and equality

c. Academic rankings and financial endowments

d. Policies and strategic planning

1. In “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” Yvette Alex-Assenoh defines “sacrificial love” as

a. Focusing on the well-being of the group rather than the individual

b. Being patient, kind, respectful, and truthful

c. Fostering students’ love of learning

d. Listening thoughtfully and respectfully to diverse viewpoints

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. In order to change the culture of universities, Governing Boards must do which of the following (Yvette Alex-Assenoh/“What’s Love Got to Do with It?”).

a. Sweep the bad press under the rug

b. Incorporate the practice of sacrificial love as a guiding principle for all work done in the university

c. Devise stricter punishments for academic misconduct

d. Maintain the status quo

Reading 92 “Warning” Jenny Joseph

1. As discussed in her poem “Warning,” what color does Jenny Joseph want to wear when she grows old?

a. Gold

b. Green

c. Purple

d. Black

2. According to Jenny Joseph in “Warning,” she will:

a. Learn to spit

b. Feed the children

c. Work for social transformation

d. Get a facelift

e. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (c) and (d)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

3. According to Jenny Joseph in “Warning,” what can you eat when you grow old?

a. Sausages

b. Samples from shops

c. Bread and pickles

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

4. In “Warning,” Jenny Jones considers all the things she can do when she is old. Why can’t she do those things now?

a. She is waiting until she retires from her job

b. Younger women are more restricted by gendered social norms than older women

c. Her husband won’t allow her to do what she wants

d. Her parents won’t allow her to do what she wants

5. Jenny Jones’s poem “Warning” relates to which of the following concepts from chapter 13?

a. Cooperative nonconformity

b. Environmental justice

c. Women working for peace

d. Corporate capitalism