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TEXT COMPARISON
ESSAY QUESTIONS
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11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
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Chapter 30—Muted Group Theory
- Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks identify words for sexual promiscuity as an example of masculine bias in the English language. Identify one other word, phrase, or conversational topic that also demonstrates such bias.
- Many students have a very personal reaction to this theory because it brings to mind their own life experiences. If you feel comfortable doing so, write about a time when you have either been muted because of your group membership, or when you have muted someone else. How does muted group theory help you make sense of this experience?
- Some students react strongly to Kramarae’s criticism of men. In your essay, address the controversial question: Do men mean to mute women? How would Orbe, Wood, and/or Kramarae answer that question similarly or differently than you do? Whose explanation, if any, do you find most accurate?
- The chapter considers the role of the internet in muting. Identify one site or app where you think muting of women is common. What aspects of the site or app's design (or affordances; see the context collapse chapter) might facilitate muting? How might the site or app's culture or history encourage muting? If muting were to be reduced or eliminated, what would need to change?
- Kramarae and Treichler's feminist dictionary was published in 1992. Write new entries for two terms for feminine experience that have emerged since then: mansplaining and #metoo. Then, see if you can create one new word or phrase that voices feminine experience.
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
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- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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New to Theory
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in this short
video overview
(3:01).
11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
List mode: Normal (click on theory name to show detail) | Show All details | Clear details
Chapter 30—Muted Group Theory
- Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks identify words for sexual promiscuity as an example of masculine bias in the English language. Identify one other word, phrase, or conversational topic that also demonstrates such bias.
- Many students have a very personal reaction to this theory because it brings to mind their own life experiences. If you feel comfortable doing so, write about a time when you have either been muted because of your group membership, or when you have muted someone else. How does muted group theory help you make sense of this experience?
- Some students react strongly to Kramarae’s criticism of men. In your essay, address the controversial question: Do men mean to mute women? How would Orbe, Wood, and/or Kramarae answer that question similarly or differently than you do? Whose explanation, if any, do you find most accurate?
- The chapter considers the role of the internet in muting. Identify one site or app where you think muting of women is common. What aspects of the site or app's design (or affordances; see the context collapse chapter) might facilitate muting? How might the site or app's culture or history encourage muting? If muting were to be reduced or eliminated, what would need to change?
- Kramarae and Treichler's feminist dictionary was published in 1992. Write new entries for two terms for feminine experience that have emerged since then: mansplaining and #metoo. Then, see if you can create one new word or phrase that voices feminine experience.
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
- Switch to View by Theory, then select the desired theory/chapter from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Look in the list of available resources.
- To quickly find a theory by chapter number, use the Table of Contents and link from there. It will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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