WST 3015 Exam; Questions and Answers 100%
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Liberal feminism Correct answer-Familiar to many due to its core American value in
regards to equality. Favors changes in laws, customs, and values to achieve equality. Promote
that men and women are quite smiliar as long as they are given equal access to opportunites.
Radical feminism Correct answer-Male control and dominance; women as a group are
oppressed by men as a group; oppression based on being a woman in one thing all over the
world have in common.
WOC/Woman feminism Correct answer-Began with criticism of White women's
movement for excluding WOC. Focuses on issues important in minority communities (poverty,
racism, jobs, health care, education). WOC view men slightly different too (men of color not the
oppressors, but as brothers who suffer the same effects of racism as they do). WOC are very
inclusive of men.
Cultural feminism Correct answer-Focuses on differences among men and women.
Female traits should be valued and honored but are DEVALUED in society. Asserts there truly
are gender differences that are either genetic or so socialized that we will never change it (and
probably shouldn't). E.g. importance unpaid work for the larger society.
Global feminism Correct answer-Prejudice and discrimination against women occurs and
is related across cultures. Connects global capitalism and the oppression of women. E.g.
sweatshop labor, sex trafficking, unequal access to health care/education, violence against
girls/women.
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Global north Correct answer-Europe and North America; developed countries.
Global south Correct answer-Africa, Central/Latin America, most of Asia; developing
countries; as they become more economically developed, they become included in the Global
North classification.
Intersectionality/Intersecting Correct answer-The different identities you possess
determine your relative social and political power. In many ways, women can have more in
common with the men in their lives than other women from different classes and regions. All
white, heterosexual, young women will have a different life experiences and political and social
power than a middle-aged black man. Identities are valued in hierarchical fashion all over the
world; light skin favored over dark skin; male favored over female; high SES favored over low
SES.
Globalization Correct answer-Refers to the transformation of local or regional
phenomena into global ones and describes the unification of people around the world into a
global community; includes both economic and cultural forces.
Four types of transnational feminist networks Correct answer-Networks that target the
neoliberal economic policy agenda or those policies that endorse free markets and economic
privatization.
Those that focus on the dangers of fundamentalisms and insist on women's human rights.
Women's peace groups that target conflict, war, and imperialism.
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Liberal feminism Correct answer-Familiar to many due to its core American value in
regards to equality. Favors changes in laws, customs, and values to achieve equality. Promote
that men and women are quite smiliar as long as they are given equal access to opportunites.
Radical feminism Correct answer-Male control and dominance; women as a group are
oppressed by men as a group; oppression based on being a woman in one thing all over the
world have in common.
WOC/Woman feminism Correct answer-Began with criticism of White women's
movement for excluding WOC. Focuses on issues important in minority communities (poverty,
racism, jobs, health care, education). WOC view men slightly different too (men of color not the
oppressors, but as brothers who suffer the same effects of racism as they do). WOC are very
inclusive of men.
Cultural feminism Correct answer-Focuses on differences among men and women.
Female traits should be valued and honored but are DEVALUED in society. Asserts there truly
are gender differences that are either genetic or so socialized that we will never change it (and
probably shouldn't). E.g. importance unpaid work for the larger society.
Global feminism Correct answer-Prejudice and discrimination against women occurs and
is related across cultures. Connects global capitalism and the oppression of women. E.g.
sweatshop labor, sex trafficking, unequal access to health care/education, violence against
girls/women.
, WST 3015 Exam; Questions and Answers 100%
Correct
Global north Correct answer-Europe and North America; developed countries.
Global south Correct answer-Africa, Central/Latin America, most of Asia; developing
countries; as they become more economically developed, they become included in the Global
North classification.
Intersectionality/Intersecting Correct answer-The different identities you possess
determine your relative social and political power. In many ways, women can have more in
common with the men in their lives than other women from different classes and regions. All
white, heterosexual, young women will have a different life experiences and political and social
power than a middle-aged black man. Identities are valued in hierarchical fashion all over the
world; light skin favored over dark skin; male favored over female; high SES favored over low
SES.
Globalization Correct answer-Refers to the transformation of local or regional
phenomena into global ones and describes the unification of people around the world into a
global community; includes both economic and cultural forces.
Four types of transnational feminist networks Correct answer-Networks that target the
neoliberal economic policy agenda or those policies that endorse free markets and economic
privatization.
Those that focus on the dangers of fundamentalisms and insist on women's human rights.
Women's peace groups that target conflict, war, and imperialism.
