Question

identify the true and false statements about marilyn fryes use of the birdcage metaphor to explain gender oppression. true statement(s) each bar of the birdcage represents a specific component of gender oppression. one must look at the whole cage to understand gender oppression. women are trapped like birds in the birdcage. the mechanism used to leave the birdcage is controlled by outside forces. false statement(s)

Explanation:

• Marilyn Frye's birdcage metaphor: Each bar (individual form of gender oppression) is part of the whole (systemic oppression). One must view the whole cage (interconnectedness) to understand gender oppression. Women are trapped like birds (oppressed within the system). The cage itself (system of oppression) traps, not a mechanism controlled by outside forces (as per the metaphor's focus on the structure).

Answer:

True Statement(s):

• Each bar of the birdcage represents a specific component of gender oppression.
• One must look at the whole cage to understand gender oppression.
• Women are trapped like birds in the birdcage.

False Statement(s):

• The mechanism used to leave the birdcage is controlled by outside forces.