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TEAM MIDTERM EXAM (total is worth 150 points). Pick ANY TWO (but only two)
questions and answer completely. Draw from Singer, Plato, Collins, Marx,
our assignments and team games, Webboard, and any other source.
Teams will have about 30 minutes to discuss their answers. They will
then present their answers to the class in about 5-6 minutes. Then,
the other teams will respond. Up to 100 points for the presentation
and up to 50 for team responses. There will be no time for teams to
discuss their responses, it must be done immediately after the presentation
(although you may be gie 2 minutes to collect your thoughts).
(NOTE: YOU MAY DISCUSS THIS ON WEBBOARD OR WITH YOUR TEAMS IF YOU WISH)
QUESTION ONE: GENDER JUSTICE
a) What is gender justice (ground answer in definitions of justice that
we have discussed, but link it to gender).
b) List the five biggest "gender injustices" that you can
think of (in order of magnitude).
1) Explain WHY they are "injustices"
2) Draw from our readings (marx, ideology, Tyler,
plato, religion, anything else) and justify on what
grounds (beyond simple opinion) these are injustices
c) After doing #1 and #2, ask whether these injustices and
the grounds for defending them as injustices apply to all
societies at all times, only the U.S., or to nobody in
particular. In other words, and the injustices "relative?"
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QUESTION TWO:
a) Compare and contrast ANY TWO (but only two) of the following views of
justice:
1) Singer (choose any one, but only one of his four types)
2) Christianity (either old or new testament, but not both)
3) Marx
4) Liberation Theology
5) Plato (select any one but only one view from Plato)
b) Then, apply each to this statement and either defend or attack it
as just (or unjust):
"Patriarchy is just, because it keeps society orderly, provides for
a class of dominant law-givers, and has been for eons functional for
societies. To challenge patriarchy, as feminists do, is unjust."
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QUESTION THREE:
We have discussed "rule-driven" justice and "outcome-driven" justice.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each. Give examples of each
that operate in our society/country/state today and explain the
strengthes of each using the first part of this question. Four examples
would be sufficient.
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QUESTION FOUR
Write a question of your own and answer it that reflects:
a) WebBoard
b) Texts
c) Lectures from our two class meetings
(Note: Question and answer must show how much you've learned and can
integrate)
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