1.Based on what is known about how parents typically communicate with children about sex and sexuality, offer at least two pieces of specific advice about how and why parents might be especially effective in preparing their child for future sexual relationships

2. Gloria’s daughter is about to be enrolled in a school based sexual education program. Although the program is being called a “comprehensive” sex education program, Gloria, who is a feminist dedicated to social justice, is concerned that the program will not provide information about many topics. Identify at least two possible concerns that Gloria might have about exposing her daughter to the school-based program.

3. Many women report that they enjoy sexualization and engage in self-sexualizing behaviors. What does the data say about how such behaviors affect women? Some have argued that self-sexualization is not truly empowering. What are some of the arguments made by those who hold this opinion?

4. Robbie, a 7-year-old, loves to play dress up with his mother’s clothing and makeup. He wrapped his head in a long yellow towel to mimic blond hair, clipped earrings to his earlobes, and polished his cheeks and lips with pink makeup. When Robbie’s dad sees this, he’s enraged, and he strikes Robbie in the face multiple times. Robbie’s mom tries to calm her husband, but the dad tells her that he wishes Robbie had never been born and that unless Robbie signs up for football, he’ll send him away to military school. Define and describe at least two different types of abuse Robbie has experienced and offer at least two specific predictions about how his father’s behaviors may affect Robbie’s well-being.

5. Identify at least three specific barriers to ending a relationship with a partner who engages in intimate terrorism.

6.Describe and explain at least three ways in which enhancing the status of women within broader structural or social systems can help reduce or prevent gender-based violence for girls and women.

7.Describe at least one biological, one cognitive, and three sociocultural explanations for why women are more likely than adult men to be diagnosed with major depression.

8. Danielle, who is pregnant, is worried about changes to her body shape and size, as well as whether she is eating any foods that compromise the health of her pregnancy. She is also worried about how her relationship with her partner will be affected once they have a baby to care for and are faced with the responsibility of parenthood. Identify the anxiety disorder diagnosis that would best fit for Danielle’s symptoms, and identify at least two ways in which her symptoms seem to be associated with gender socialization for ideal femininity.

9.Define anorexia nervosa, and identify at least two specific ways in which sociocultural expectations for girls and women are associated with the symptoms of anorexia nervosa.

10.Compare and contrast feminist therapists and traditional therapists by identifying at least two specific similarities and two important differences