Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In western industrialized nations, overt sexism (prejudice or discrimination against
women) may be more pervasive today than it was in the past.
2. Benevolent sexism is an overt negative or unkind act that reveals an attitude of bias
against women. Someone might make sexist jokes, sexually harass a woman at work,
oppress a female partner’s goals or desires, or tell a female partner to “shut up” during a
discussion.
3. Hostile sexism, on the other hand, is characterized by positive or kind acts which
nevertheless reveal views of women as in some way inferior.
4. Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities and behavioral
problems, to end up in the juvenile justice system, and to be convicted of violent crimes
than girls are.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3.FALSE
4. TRUE
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Gilman argues that women are so indoctrinated that they resist their own “freedom.” 2. Gilman’s example of the corset is used as a symbol against women’s fashion in her era. 3. Due to Gilman’s prestige as a sociologist, many magazines tried to outbid one another in order to publish The Yellow Wallpaper. 4. The Yellow Wallpaper was one of many pieces of nineteenth century literature to tackle the topic of sexual politics in male-female and husband-wife relations.