Homework

Directions: Answer the following questions with 1-2 complete sentences and in your own words (do not copy and paste from the text). Your responses should thoroughly and sufficiently answer the questions to receive full credit.

Double space your homework. If you use any source that is not the assigned reading(s), you must add the citation within your homework and the link or book title at the end of the assignment to avoid the consequences of plagiarism.

Lindemann

1. From a feminist point of view, why is it important to ask who a person is?

2. Explain the meaning of privilege and how Lindemann says the writer of "The Feminine Mystique" (Betty Friedan) wrote a book about privilege.

3. What does it mean to say that identities are social constructions? Give an example.

4. According to the reading, how are identities damaged (other than slander)?

5. According to the reading, explain how we can repair identities.

Discussion (350 words)

Have you ever given much thought to your identity? Do you think about how others perceive who you are as a person? What forms your identity?