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Homework 1

All assignments for this course are listed on the day assigned, not the day due. Unless otherwise noted, assignments are due by blackboard by classtime

 


WORTH: 3% of your final semester grade

CAN THIS BE TURNED IN LATE?: NO

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE (5% penalty if you do not).

All files should be saved on your computer as: your last name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the first two letters of your first name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the assignment number. So if a student named Saddam Hussein were to submit assignment number 1, the file name would be:

hussein_sa_1.doc

THIS IS ASSIGNMENT 1

Don't stop until you see "end of assignment"

(S) indicates a "short answer question" and so single word or phrase will do.

(M) indicates a "middle-sized answer question" and so one or two sentences will do.

(L) indicates a "larger answer question" and so will require at least four sentences

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice questions numbers 8 & 9 worth significantly more than the other questions in the assignment.

 

1) Most of the managers at the Lusty Lady are men or women? (s) (2 pts)

2) The narrator of the film quips that “have finally figured out what to do with patriarchy.”  Considering the definition of patriarchy, how is it that the narrator can joke that the women in the strip club are challenging patriarchy? (m) (5 pts)

3) One of the women in the films also has a job in social work (a frequent choice of Psychology majors; see here). How does the woman compare her job in social work with her job at the Lusty Lady?  Be specific, use your own words, and provide examples. (m) (5 pts)

4) What workplace objections did the women have? (L) (12 pts)

5 ) What is an “agency shop” and why did the workers of the Lusty Lady want one? (L) (15 pts)

Extra Credit Assignment Worth Potentially 15 Pts

Read this article from the New York Times. Then, keeping in mind the issue of an "agency shop" from the documentary, describe in a paragraph of your own words how public sector unions might be impacted by the recent court decision affirming Republican Governor Scott Walker's efforts to limit their collective bargaining power. (By the way, most criminal justice professionals are public sector employees)

6) According to the documentary, how might management/owners use hiring decisions in an “open shop” to rid themselves of an union? (L) (6 pts)

7)) In labor conflicts, what’s a “lock out” and what form does the “lock out” take at the Lusty Lady? (m) (5 pts)

8)   How did the conflict between the narrator and her mother (both of whom considered themselves feminists) mirror the larger debate among feminists over the sex industry? (L) (20 pts)

9) Can we say the film differs from or reflects Grant's arguments that you read for this week? How? Be specific, use your own words, and provide examples. (m) (25 pts)

10) Is there aperson in the film that we might say embodies or reflects the "rescue" fantasy Grant describes and why? How? Be specific, use your own words, and provide examples.(m) (5 pts)

end of assignment