Answer THREE (3) of the questions below.
Each response should be in the form of
Answer THREE (3) of the questions below.
Each response should be in the form of a well-developed paragraph using direct supporting evidence (quotes!) from the readings to support your claims.
Use parenthetical citation when quoting or paraphrasing. No Work Cited page is required.
Each response should be in the form of a well-developed paragraph using direct supporting evidence (quotes!) from the readings to support your claims.
Use parenthetical citation when quoting or paraphrasing. No Work Cited page is required.
Sandi Cooper argues that World War I gave rise to a heightened state interest in rebuilding families that took two different approaches. According to the Cooper reading, what were these approaches and what claims can be made for why a state would adopt one approach and not another? [see “Women in War and Peace” reading]
In what ways do current debates in the United States over birth control, reproduction, and women’s bodies echo those of the past as explored in the readings and lectures? What does this tell us about how far women have come in terms of controlling their own bodies? Be specific and make explicit references to pertinent sections from the readings. [see “Contextualizing Theory & Practice of Feminism, “Cold War, Neo-Colonialism, and Second-Wave Feminism” and lectures]
Describe at least two of the different approaches developing nations took in terms of family planning in Cold War era. Which nations adopted which policies and why? Did these policies work as intended? Why or why not? [see “Cold War, Neo-Colonialism, and Second-Wave Feminism”]
Simone de Beauvoir asks, “How can a human being in woman’s situation attain fulfillment? What roads are open to her? Which are blocked? How can independence be recovered in a state of dependency? What circumstances limit woman’s liberty and how can they be overcome?” Though she was writing in the 1940s are any of these questions still relevant today? If so, which ones and why? If not, explain your response.