Chapter 38 Test Bank Docx Markets in Women’s Sexual Labor - Exploring Ethics 6e | Test Bank Cahn by Steven M. Cahn. DOCX document preview.
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Exploring Ethics, Sixth Edition
Cahn
Chapter 38
Markets in Women’s Sexual Labor
Debra Satz
[NOTE: Questions marked with “*” also appear in the student self quizzes on Learning Link.]
Multiple Choice
1. The “asymmetry thesis” holds that markets in reproduction and sex
a. differ in their moral wrongness, with markets in sex being worse.
b. are both morally worse than markets in other commodities.
c. should be more heavily regulated than other markets.
d. highlight the fundamental injustice of all capitalist economies.
2. The essentialist objection to prostitution views the commodification of sex as*
a. an assault on human dignity.
b. conducive to gender inequality.
c. incompatible with personal liberty.
d. sinful.
3. Satz views the effect of prostitution on social inequality between men and women as
a. important and direct.
b. direct but morally insignificant.
c. important but indirect.
d. small and difficult to precisely measure.
4. By Satz’s lights, prostitution is wrong because of its impact on how*
a. women perceive men.
b. men perceive other men.
c. women are perceived by both men and women.
d. men and women understand the importance of intimacy and long-term commitment.
5. Satz describes prostitution as a “theater of
a. cruelty.”
b. inequality.”
c. capitalism.”
d. vice.”
6. For Satz, whether the sale or use of a person’s capacities in a market setting is wrong depends on*
a. the broader implications for selfhood.
b. the net impact on human flourishing.
c. the intentions of participants.
d. social institutions and other background conditions.
7. In which of the following ways does Satz argue that criminalizing sex work makes women more vulnerable?
a. Predatory and violent pimps substitute for legal protection.
b. Mere criminalization deprives an already economically disadvantaged group from one source of livelihood.
c. Women are disproportionately punished for participating in a market in sex.
d. All of the above
8. Which of the following ways of challenging existing gender norms does Satz not cite as a legitimate alternative to legal prohibition on prostitution?*
a. Changes in work-related policies
b. Consciousness-raising groups
c. Civil disobedience
d. Education
9. Satz argues that the current legal prohibition on prostitution in the United States
a. exacerbates the factors that make prostitution wrong in the first place.
b. has no morally significant impact.
c. helps advance gender equality as a social goal.
d. has both positive and negative effects, with the positive outweighing the negative.
10. Satz reminds readers that in countries where prostitution is legally permitted, it is*
a. neither more nor less dangerous for women.
b. closely regulated.
c. more dangerous for women.
d. cheaper.
True or False
11. Advocates of “the asymmetry thesis” regard markets in sex as morally equivalent to other risky commercialized bodily services such as competitive boxing.
a. True
b. False
12. Satz rejects the asymmetry thesis on political grounds.*
a. True
b. False
13. Satz believes that sex work under current social conditions is wrong because it is unjust, not because it thwarts human happiness.
a. True
b. False
14. Satz characterizes the philosopher Elizabeth Anderson as a proponent of the essentialist critique of sex work.*
a. True
b. False
15. Satz denies that a person’s dignity is violated whenever she sells the use of her capacities.
a. True
b. False
16. According to Satz, prostitution is inherently destructive of women’s dignity.*
a. True
b. False
17. For Satz, the issue of social and economic inequality between men and women is the key to understanding the morality of prostitution.
a. True
b. False
18. Satz’s discussion of the inequality endemic to sex work applies equally to male and female prostitution.*
a. True
b. False
19. Satz argues that the law is not the only or most worthwhile tool for responding to the wrongness of prostitution.
a. True
b. False
20. Because Satz believes sex work to be immoral, she concludes that it ought to be legally prohibited.*
a. True
b. False
Essay
21. How does Satz distinguish income equality from status equality, and what role does this distinction play in her arguments? Do you accept her stance? Defend your answer.
22. Explain the difference between the essentialist and the egalitarian bases for the asymmetry thesis. Be sure to explain the thesis itself. Which of these two approaches does Satz favor? Why? Explain why you take the position you do.
23. What is Satz’s position on the relationship between the morality and the proper legal status of prostitution? How does she think it is best to address the moral problems associated with sex work? Is her argument persuasive?