This is a short answer exam and each answer should be 200-400 words. I have atta

This is a short answer exam and each answer should be 200-400 words. I have attached the readings that were were assigned thus far. They are in PDF format and the 2nd and 3rd units include a glossary for terms (in Word format). Citing the readings will be imparative in the answers to these questions. We have also been reading from text called Precarious Worlds: Conteted Geographies of Social Reproduction by Meehan and Strauss (chapters 1-4 thus far) but this does not need to be referenced unless you would like. We have also been asked to source our fellow students from our discussion boards which I will be adding after this is returned to me. Thank you!
The following are the instructions from the professor…
Mid-Term Exam: Suggestions and Pointers
To be successful, I suggest that you:
· Give yourself plenty of time to
complete the exam to your satisfaction.
o Read the
exam and choose the questions you’ll answer.
o Outline/organize
your answers.
o Draft your
answers.
o Re-read
the question to be sure that your answer addresses each part of the
question.
o Use
spellcheck, grammar check, etc.
o Finalize
your answers.
 You will not be penalized for longer answers.
 Your answers should not duplicate one another; if you find yourself developing an idea
that seems to answer a different question better, move that piece of writing to your
answer for the other question.
Directions: This is your opportunity to synthesize what you have learned in class so far, and to
demonstrate that you can write well about it. I will be looking for thoughtful,
well-organized, well-argued and well-supported answers. Use good examples (don’t use the
same example in more than one answer), good analysis, and the appropriate use of the sources
you have at your disposal (readings, discussion questions, notes, notes from class discussions,
and limited use of additional sources you may wish to consult*). Ideas, grammar and spelling count.
* If you choose to use additional/outside sources, be certain to provide a complete citation for
that source, including internet/web sources. Use any standard format you prefer (APA, Chicago,
etc.) A complete citation permits me to easily locate the source you used. There is no need to
provide complete citations for assigned course materials: Just cite them using a standard format.
Your attachment must be a .doc, .dox, or .rtf. NO other formats, including .pdf, are
acceptable.
Each answer should be between 250 and 400 words. Each answer is worth 18 points.
1. What does it mean to say that gender is socially constructed? How do we know? What
does work have to do with the social construction of gender (be sure to address both
social reproduction and production) ? Use the terms gender(ed) division of labor and
gender identity in your answer.
2. Explain why place matters in any discussion of gender and work. (Place in this question
means geography as physical space/place. Do not use place as a metaphor to answer
this question.) Can people (workers or entrepreneurs) ever use these differences to their
advantage? Identify and discuss an example from class.
3. What is wrong with the trope/figure/idea/representation of the ‘working family’ presented
in contemporary Wisconsin politics, according to author David Seitz(“Protect Wisconsin
Families?”)?
4. How do gender and geography shape entrepreneurship? Identify and discuss at least two
examples.
5. The authors of the Foreword to Precarious Worlds argue that “[a] social reproduction
perspective begins by posing three significant challenges to prevailing assumptions about
human life and social organization” (PW, vii). Explain each of these in your own words
and give an example for one of them.
6. In the paragraph that begins the Introduction to Precarious Worlds, subtitled “New
frontiers in life’s work,” Strauss and Meehan introduce the ideas of “life’s work,”
precarious work and precarious life. Explain each of these concepts in your own words
and describe how they are related to one another.
7. In chapter 3 of Precarious Worlds we encounter Peter, who is negotiating masculinity,
home, and paid as well as unpaid work. What kinds of “masculine trouble in the
interpenetrating spheres of home and work” does Peter experience (PW, 69)? What
difference do the different spaces make? What difference does the economy he and his
family are living in, make?
8. How do entrepreneurial ventures impact households? Be sure to include geography,
gender, and work, as well as both social reproduction and production, in your answer.
9. What role can neighborhoods play in providing local social capital to entrepreneurial
ventures? An example from our reading is Natalie, who claimed “she could not move
away from her neighborhood” (Ekinsmyth, p. 117) Why was this the case? Identify and
discuss at least two additional examples.
10. What is wrong with “the implicit assumption that all entrepreneurs have equal access to
resources, participation, and support, as well as an equal chance of a successful outcome
(venture start-up)” (Brush et al., abstract)? In your answer, criticize this assumption from
at least three directions: geography, gender, and work.