competitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weakmimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)*successis highmoralstanding*society isan arena ofsexualcompetitiondoublestandardsworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')labour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/ier*womenareexploitedby menthe marketdictatesthe termsof strugglesociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetitionworking classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicstruggle forexistence(becomes...)classmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]*successis at leastone sexualpartnermimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)the struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakcommodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)greatersuccess is(relative)wealth*successisdomesticsecurityno selfwithoutconsumptionpoor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)women adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironysuccessissurvivalcompetitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weakmimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)*successis highmoralstanding*society isan arena ofsexualcompetitiondoublestandardsworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')labour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/ier*womenareexploitedby menthe marketdictatesthe termsof strugglesociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetitionworking classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicstruggle forexistence(becomes...)classmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]*successis at leastone sexualpartnermimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)the struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakcommodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)greatersuccess is(relative)wealth*successisdomesticsecurityno selfwithoutconsumptionpoor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)women adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironysuccessissurvival

Critical thinking: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. competition invigorates society; weeds out the weak
  2. mimicry leads to “assimilation to the surroundings,” (Caillois) "surroundings which become alien and annihilating" (AL)
  3. *success is high moral standing
  4. *society is an arena of sexual competition
  5. double standards
  6. working class [and women] blame their own people for their troubles ('irony')
  7. labour of working class is exploited for wealth by wealthy/ier
  8. *women are exploited by men
  9. the market dictates the terms of struggle
  10. society is an arena of economic competition
  11. working class adopt the same consumerist values which exploit them: *ironic
  12. struggle for existence (becomes...)
  13. class mimicry reduces authenticity (Lawson)
  14. *exploited do not see own situation / see from a narrowed street level [working class; esp. women]
  15. *success is at least one sexual partner
  16. mimicry is unthinking copying (Lawson)
  17. the struggle to keep up appearances (Veblen)
  18. *sexual competition weeds out the weak
  19. commodification of class: of middle class *AND* of working class - Bowery (Lawson)
  20. greater success is (relative) wealth
  21. *success is domestic security
  22. no self without consumption
  23. poor socio-economic conditions result from inequitable socio-­economic structures (Populists)
  24. women adopt same sexual values as exploitative men: irony
  25. success is survival