1. According to Audre Lorde, what are the “masters tools” and why does she insist that they
can’t be used to end patriarchy? What do you think she would say are better tools to dismantle
patriarchal structures?
2. Describe some similarities between the essays The Yellow Wallpaper and The Problem That
Has No Name. What do these essays say about our historical understanding of gender and
family?
3. What does Lorber mean by “believing is seeing?” How does this apply to issues of sex and
gender?
4. Why does Hochschild assert that love is a commodity? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
7. Provide examples of Risman’s Gender as Social Structure theory (all three levels) as
portrayed in the film, On the Basis of Sex.