Review Sheets and Take-Home Test

Take-Home

Test 4

Due: Monday May 19, 2003 (at the beginning of class)

You must answer all questions in your own words. You will receive no credit for copying from the text. If your answer is substantially similar to another student's answer, neither student will receive credit. Please be aware of the definition of and penalties for plagiarism.

Identifications / Definitions

Define five of the following terms. Each will be worth 10 points. You must provide complete definitions (discussing the terms as used in our readings/discussions) and an example from the readings or a hypothetical example to illustrate your point.

• Women of color and multiple oppressions (Hurtado)
• Decolonization (Hurtado)
• Marianismo (Rebolledo y Rivero)
• Malinche (Rebolledo y Rivero)
• 3 Factors aggravating the prostitution of Asian women
• SBW (Gillespie)
• Sexual Politics and Rape (Hill Collins)
• Dehumanization (Hill Collins)
• Walking while black (Staples)
• Black men in 1980's America (Franklin)
• Sex Segregation and Sex Stratification (Women and Work)
• The global assembly line (Ehrenreich and Fuentes)

Essay Questions

Answer both of the following essays. Each is worth 25 points. As with definitions, be sure to use examples from the readings to illustrate your answers. Be as detailed as possible.

Essay #1

Describe the myths faced by any 2 of the following ethnic women's groups: Asian women, Latina, and African-American women. Next, drawing on Staples and Franklin, briefly discuss the challenges men of African descent cope with in the U.S.

Essay #2

Define 3rd world feminism (Hurtado and Mohanty). What connections might women of color in the U.S. share with women of color in the developing world? Then describe the problems faced by 3rd world women workers (Enloe and Ehrenreich and Fuentes). Define the triple alliance of elites (Enloe). Whom do the MNC's prefer as workers and what effects do these women suffer from? Last, how might a focus on women's rights as human rights improve the fate of women in the developing world?