Theory and Methods: Feminism

malestream -how feminists believe many see society - male-dominated and from their perspective only subordinated -how feminists see females as being treated in society, and is part of their political movement to change their position late 19th century -the 'first wave' of feminism, with the suffragettes' campaign for women's right to vote 1960s -the 'second wave' of feminism, which took on the world globally liberal -the type of feminist who believe women can achieve gender equality through reform and promoting equal rights (aka reformist or equal right feminists) laws and policies -a key way liberal feminists believe gender equality can be achieved, legitimizing the demand for reform about sexual discrimination in pay, employment and eduction cultural change -the shift liberal feminists want to evoke due to traditional prejudices and stereotypes create a barrier to equality, e.g. women seen as emotionally-driven, leading them to be left out of decision making roles gender -the term liberal feminists use to describe the culturally constructed differences of masculine and feminine identities, compared to biologically assigned sexes functionalist -the perspective that is critiqued by liberal feminists, as they see the roles of males and females being fixed in every society, when liberal feminists believe that gender different roles vary over cultures and time, e.g. instrumental and expressive roles