mimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)*society isan arena ofsexualcompetitionwomen adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironythe marketdictatesthe termsof struggle*successis at leastone sexualpartner*successis highmoralstandingstruggle forexistence(becomes...)*womenareexploitedby men*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]labour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/ierworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')poor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)*successisdomesticsecuritycompetitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weak*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakgreatersuccess is(relative)wealthclassmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)the struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)no selfwithoutconsumptionsociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetitionmimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)commodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)working classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicdoublestandardssuccessissurvivalmimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)*society isan arena ofsexualcompetitionwomen adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironythe marketdictatesthe termsof struggle*successis at leastone sexualpartner*successis highmoralstandingstruggle forexistence(becomes...)*womenareexploitedby men*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]labour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/ierworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')poor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)*successisdomesticsecuritycompetitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weak*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakgreatersuccess is(relative)wealthclassmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)the struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)no selfwithoutconsumptionsociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetitionmimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)commodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)working classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicdoublestandardssuccessissurvival

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