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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology, 4/e
Estelle Disch, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Embodiment

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1

According to research cited in Reading 17 (Beauty Is the Beast: Psychological Effects of the Pursuit of the Perfect Female Body) by Elaine Saltzberg and Joan Chrisler, women who define themselves as feminine have the lowest self-esteem.
A)True
B)False
2

According to Leslie Marmon Silko in Reading 18 (Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit), in everyday Pueblo life, a great amount of attention was paid to one’s physical appearance and clothing.
A)True
B)False
3

Leslie Marmon Silko, in Reading 18 (Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit), in the old-time Pueblo world, beauty was manifested in behavior and in one’s relationships with other living beings
A)True
B)False
4

According to Brent Staples in Reading 20 (Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space), he was not seduced by the perception of himself as a tough guy like his friends were.
A)True
B)False
5

In Reading 21 (Taking It), Leonard Kriegel argues that polio is better fought, and overcome, by women than by men.
A)True
B)False
6

In Reading 22 (Do You Remember Me?), although author Barbara MacDonald has always accepted her body, her mother was unaccepting of her.
A)True
B)False
7

In Reading 23 (I'm Not Fat, I'm Latina), Christy Haubegger expresses her regrets at having a body with many more curves than the bodies of her thinner friends.
A)True
B)False
8

In Reading 23 (I'm Not Fat, I'm Latina), Christy Haubegger suggests that cultural acceptance of being overweight is unfortunate because it keeps Latina women from becoming healthier.
A)True
B)False
9

In Reading 24 (The Tyranny of the Esthetic: Surgery's Most Intimate Violation), Martha Coventry distinguishes sex reassignment surgery from her clitorectomy by arguing that while intersexed children need surgery, "oversized" clitorises are normal.
A)True
B)False
10

According to Elaine Saltzberg and Joan Chrisler in Reading 17 (Beauty Is the Beast: Psychological Effects of the Pursuit of the Perfect Female Body), what is most influential in defining beauty ideals?
A)gender
B)education
C)class
D)thinness
11

In Reading 19 ("A Way Outa No Way": Eating Problems among African-American, Latina, and White Women), as solutions to eating disorders, Becky W. Thompson suggests all of the following EXCEPT:
A)non-heterosexist education
B)proper exercise education
C)sexual justice
D)economic equality
12

According to Becky W. Thompson in Reading 19 ("A Way Outa No Way": Eating Problems among African-American, Latina, and White Women), which was the most commonly shared experience among women with eating disorders?
A)sexual abuse
B)homosexuality
C)psychological abuse
D)racism
13

According to Brent Staples in Reading 20 (Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space), he must be aware of his presence on public streets for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A)because he presents a perceived danger to women
B)because he presents a perceived danger to men
C)because he himself may be in danger
D)because he has often been arrested for loitering
14

According to Leonard Kriegel in Reading 21 (Taking It), the idea of manhood required him to do all of the following to overcome polio EXCEPT:
A)relentless pushups
B)identify with body builders
C)lift weights
D)identify as an American
15

In Reading 22 (Do You Remember Me?), Barbara MacDonald:
A)enjoys growing old
B)regrets not menstruating
C)is ultimately afraid of death
D)all of the above
16

In Reading 24 (The Tyranny of the Esthetic: Surgery's Most Intimate Violation), which of the following is NOT suggested by author Martha Coventry?
A)Genital surgery needs to be discussed openly.
B)Genital surgery needs to be legislated against.
C)Resizing the clitoris is the equivalent of FGM (female genital mutilation).
D)Genital surgery on normal genitals is a humanitarian gesture.