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Chapter 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of
Gender: Competing Images of Men
Multiple Choice
1.
This branch of the men’s movement encourages men to develop the
emotional capacities that society approves of in women but discourages in
men.
A.
Mythopoetic men
B.
The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC)
C.
Free Men
D.
Profeminist men
E.
Postfeminist men
2.
Jake is at a party with a large group of men when his friend Dan makes a sexist joke
about the physical appearance of a woman they all know. Instead of laughing, Jake
tells Dan that he thinks the joke is inappropriate and that he’d prefer that Dan did not
talk about women that way in front of him. What type of identity has Jake performed
in this scenario?
A.
An offensive identity
B.
A men’s rights identity
C.
A traitorous identity
D.
A Free Men identity
E.
None of the above
3.
This men’s movement professes that most men are not violent and that men should
work together to change the few who are violent.
A.
White Ribbon Campaign
B.
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
C.
NOMAS
D.
Free Men
E.
None of the above
4.
Which of the following statements is true of men’s rights activists?
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A.
They aim to educate men about socialization that links masculinity to violence
and aggression to motivate them to reject violence.
B.
They voice public support for women’s rights and men’s personal development.
C.
They engage in interpersonal persuasion to convince friends and coworkers to
alter discriminatory attitudes and practices.
D.
They believe that violence against women is not just a women’s issue.
E.
They aim to restore the traditional roles of men and women, and with that
the privileges that men historically enjoyed.
5.
According to the principles of , men who condone, encourage, or ignore
violence are just as guilty as those who act violently.
A.
NOMAS
B.
Fathers 4 Justice
C.
White Ribbon Campaign
D.
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
E.
Mythopoetic men
6.
Which of the following movements is a multifaceted effort to stimulate a
national conversation about what it means to be a good man today?
A.
The Promise Keepers
B.
Mythopoetic men
C.
NOMAS
D.
The Good Men Project
E.
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
7.
Which of the following is true of NOMAS?
A.
It believes more colleges and universities should adopt men’s studies.
B.
It celebrates traditionally masculine values of courage and ambition.
C.
It condemns traditionally masculine values of aggression and emotional insensitivity.
D.
It attempts to help men understand how their emotional development has
been hindered by our culture’s view of masculinity.
E.
All of the above.
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8.
Which movement asked men to rededicate themselves to their families, spiritual
transformation, and political action?
A.
Million Man March
B.
Mythopoetic men
C.
Free Men
D.
White Ribbon Campaign
E.
Profeminists
9.
movements are those who work to support feminist movements in addition to
working to change the way masculinity is constructed in the United States.
A.
Free Men
B.
Masculinist
C.
Men’s equality
D.
Profeminist
E.
No men’s movements support feminism.
10.
Which of the following is/are true of the MVP?
A.
MVP was started after the Montreal Massacre in which 14 women were killed.
B.
MVP says that if men make a personal commitment to never commit violence,
violence will eventually stop.
C.
MVP says that men are socialized to be violent and aggressive.
D.
They are a masculinist group.
E.
All of the above.
11.
Topic or question should come from class business. See pages 8 to 10 of this manual
for details on this activity.
True/False
12.
Free Men believe that men are discriminated against, although not as much as women are.
13.
Profeminists endeavor to cultivate emotions that they feel have been suppressed
by masculine socialization.
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14.
Mythopoetic men argue that modern men experience emotional emptiness related to
yearning to be close to their fathers.
15.
Promise Keepers see reconnecting with God’s commandments as the path for men to
regain wholeness.
16.
Football coach Joe Ehrmann, who stresses to his team the value of building
relationships, loving one another, and accepting love, is enacting a traitorous
identity.
17.
Masculinist movements assert that men suffer from discrimination and that men need
to reclaim their rightful status as men.
18.
When men observe sexist or violent behavior aimed at women and do not intervene, they
are enacting bystander behavior.
19.
NOMAS, MVP, and mythopoetics all agree that the current construction of masculinity
can be harmful.
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20.
Men’s rights movements typically represent the rights of all men, which includes
standing up for the rights of gay men.
21.
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
22.
Mythopoetic movement
23.
Traitorous identity
24.
The Good Men Project
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25.
Men’s rights activists
26.
Identify the goals and the beliefs of the MVP, the WRC, and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.
Then discuss similarities and differences between the three. Within your answer,
discuss criticisms of WRC and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes and how MVP’s focus on
bystanders encourages personal agency.
27.
Describe what is meant by a traitorous identity. Then, either hypothetically or from your
own experience, describe a scenario in which someone performs a traitorous identity.
Why do you think this behavior is difficult for some people? Why is it important to
perform?
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28.
Men’s rights movements argue that a number of contemporary policies and practices are
discriminatory toward men; moreover, some men’s rights groups argue that
feminism is at least partially responsible for the implementation of these practices
and policies. Identify one contemporary policy or practice that men’s movements
have identified as discriminatory and explain whether or not you agree with that
classification.
29.
Topic or question should come from class business. See pages 8 to 10 of this manual for
details on this activity.