Gender winter test 1

Question 1

Which theorist is associated with the gender of intimacy?

Answer 1

The Gendered Society, chapter 10

Question 2

Which theorist is associated with romantic love?

Answer 2

The Gendered Society, chapter 10

Question 3

Which theorist is associated with Compulsory heterosexuality?

Answer 3

The Gendered Society, chapter 12

Question 4

Which theorist is associated with same sex marriage?

Answer 4

Mulé

Question 5

Which theorist is associated with homonormativity?

Answer 5

Lisa Duggen (2003)

Question 6

Which theorist is associated with the gender of families?

Answer 6

The Gendered Society, chapter 6

Question 7

Which theorist is associated with gendered divisions of labour?

Answer 7

Coltrane

also, the gendered society chapter 6 and Martin-Matthews

Question 8

Which theorist is associated with benefits of marriage?

Answer 8

the gendered society chapter 6

Question 9

Which theorist is associated with gender and childcare?

Answer 9

the gendered society chapter 6

Question 10

Which theorist is associated with women and work?

Answer 10

Martin-Matthews

Question 11

Which theorist is associated with the gender of engineering?

Answer 11

Ranson

Question 12

Which theorist is associated with the child welfare system?

Answer 12

Dominelli et al

Question 13

Which theorist is associated with private and public spheres (in gendered perspective)?

Answer 13

Martin-Matthews

Question 14

Outline the key points of the gender of intimacy

Answer 14

• intimacy is expressed in gendered ways - women more emotional - this is impacted by socialisation
• Robert Lewis: identified barriers to emotional intimacy among men including competition, the need to be in control, homophobia and a lack of skills and positive role models for men
• intimacy in marriage, intimacy in communication, intimacy in friendships

Question 15

Outline the key points of romantic love

Answer 15

• changing nature: used to marry for economic dependency not love
• culturally relative
• Studies suggest that men tend to be stronger believers in love ideologies (e.g. love at first sight) and they tend to fall in love more quickly. Women, on the other hand, are more pragmatic but once they are in love they tend to experience it more intensely

Question 16

Outline the key points of same-sex marriage?

Answer 16

• link to queer theory