Feminism [15] 100% passed

Androgynous Androgynous means being neither male nor female nor both male and female. Feminism holds that human nature is androgynous. -This relates to the feminist idea of men and women being equal due to our human nature being equal. Sex vs Gender -sex is the biological criteria to signify whether an individual is male or female. There are 3 sexes male, female, and intersex. -gender is social construct and defined as the configurations of behaviour or activities involved in being masculine or feminine. Gender is a continuum and is not as simply defined as sex. -it is important to know the difference between sex and gender as there is too much confusion between the two. Cisgender -A term used for an individual whose gender identity and/or expression aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth. -Cisgender is an example of gender-inclusive language. Which is a fairly new concept that is influenced and supported by 3rd wave feminism. doing gender -Doing gender is when an individual conforms to interactions and activities associated with their gender, such as a female being submissive. -Feminists want to push us away from the pressures of doing gender. "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" We end up using male constructs to deconstruct male constructs. Which will never work because the master's tools (male constructs) will never dismantle the master's house (male constructs). -A viewpoint of radical feminism used to advocate for revolution over reform in terms of the partiarchy. Intersectionality -Intersectionality refers to the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as gender, sexuality, race, age, class, and ableness. -Anti-racist feminists believe in the intersectionality of feminism as women have differing levels of privilege and therefore differing experiences as a woman. For example life experiences of straight women are different than the life experiences of lesbian or bisexual women.