How do male cheerleaders express orthodox masculinity?
a. They frequently use homophobic language and ridicule people they perceive to be gay.
b. They challenge others to throw a girl up in the air and catch her as she falls.
c. They express the idea that guys are better than girls.
d. All of the above.
Question 2For male cheerleaders, which of the following is a way that they express their masculinity, even in a strongly feminized terrain?
a. Lifting women over their heads.
b. Doing complex dance steps.
c. Being able to show flexibility in their bodies.
d. Cheering louder than women through megaphones.
Question 3Which of the following is NOT one of the basic tenets described in this article for describing American masculinity?
a. give em hell
b. be a big wheel
c. be a strong shoulder
d. be a sturdy oak
Question 4Anderson offers the concept of inclusive masculinity as a relatively new phenomenon that men who work in feminized terrain have adopted. Which of the following would describe inclusive masculinity?
a. It is based less on homophobia and antifemininity than orthodox masculinity.
b. It embraces and values gay teammates.
c. It embraces, and does not deny, the feminized nature of their sport.
d. All of the above.
Question 5According to research done prior to Anderson's on men who work in feminized arenas, men in these arenas bolstered their masculinity by
a. growing huge muscles and having toned bodies.
b. being sexual predators and attempting to conquer women in very physical ways.
c. expressing homophobic and antifeminine-acting attitudes.
d. pretending to be gay and ignoring the issue of masculinity altogether.
Question 6Age is an important part of the modeling business. According to this article, by about what age does a model's career terminate?
a. late teens
b. early forties
c. mid-twenties
d. mid-thirties