Describe culture and identity. List two cultures you belong two…

Describe culture and identity. List two cultures you belong two…

 Describe culture and identity. List two cultures you belong two and two of your identities.

2. Define “Essentialism”. Give one example of essentialism.

 

3. What is the process of “othering”? How does othering relate to the concept of the mythical norm?

 

4. Why is term “model minority” problematic for describing the various Asian-American populations?

 

5. Feminist scholars Kimberlé Crenshaw and Andrea Ritchie contend that very often African-American women are excluded from national conversations about racial profiling, police brutality, and lethal force. Do black women experience these things? If so, why are they not discussed?

 

6. Define “white privilege”. Give an example of white privilege.

 

7. Explain the following quote: “There is no totally natural or neutral body- even the naked body reflects the culture to which it belongs”.

 

8. Choose a women’s OR a men’s fashion and body type from 1890s -1990s and explain how they relate to women’s OR men’s status in society.

 

9. What is the Health at Every Size movement? Did you learn this or were you taught to follow the BMI scale? Do you believe HAES should replace our standard thinking about body weight? Explain.

 

10. What is the male gaze? Find an image that is an example of the male gaze and submit it.

11. What is fragmentation? Find an image that is an example of fragmentation and submit it.

 

12. Is objectification always bad? Explain