1. How would you evaluate the argument between Brandon and Gabriella? Are either or both of them being exploited? If so, how?

2. How does this discussion illustrate the concepts of power, ideology, and hegemony?

3. What oppressive structures of organization and communication are in evidence in the jobs held by Brandon and Gabriella? Do either Gabriella or Brandon participate in a system of “concertive control”?

4. Does a feminist approach serve to shed any additional light on the job held by Gabriella? Would different types of feminist theory reach different conclusions about the nature of her job?

5. How would a critical theorist work to achieve emancipation for Brandon and Gabriella? Would either of them want to be emancipated? How could either Brandon or Gabriella exercise resistance in their work?