FEMINISM

Gender differences in society regarded for the first time as important in themselves -needing to be understood in their own terms During the 1960s and 1970s, the feminist movement sought to uncover -the influence of patriarchy not only in politics, public life and the economy, but in all aspects of social, personal and sexual existence Figes's Patriarchal Attitudes -drew attention not to the more familiar legal or social disadvantages suffered by women, but to the fact that patriarchal va...

feminism -a MOVEMENT to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression movement -a group of people acting with some degree of organization and continuity outside of institutional channels for the purpose of promoting change in the group, society, or the world sexism -attitudes, actions, and institutional practices that lower women because of their gender oppression -to be caught among forces and barriers that jointly restrain, restrict, or prevent motion or mobility (i.e. birdcage example)...

The first wave of feminism started when women ______. A.) demanded the right to vote B.) started attending college C.) advocated for birth control D.) were allowed to work - A.) demanded the right to vote The Declaration of Sentiments stressed the need for reforms in ______. A.) politics B.) divorce C.) education D.) wage equality - B.) divorce ______ differences typically refer to biological characteristics, such as reproductive organs and hormones. a.) Gender b.) Sex c.) Paternal...

What are the five feminist principles? - Sex and gender Patriarchy The personal is the political Equality feminism and difference feminism Intersectionality What is the definition of sex? - Biological differnces between men and women Assigned a sex at birth What does it mean to be an equality feminist? - Argue women's nature is socially constructed / determined by society and not biology Which feminist branches have debates concerning sex? - Difference feminism vs equality feminism T...

Introduction - - Feminism sees society as male dominated and it aims to describe, explain and change the position of women in society - it is also a political movement - The first wave of feminism appeared in the late 19th century with the suffragettes' campaign for the right to vote - the second wave was in the 1960s and it emerged on a global scale - Feminism criticises mainstream sociology for being malestream - seeing society only from the male perspective - There's different types o...

What are the core ideas and principles? - -Most of these core ideas and principles are associated with the second wave radical feminism. -Radical feminism introduced new ideas and concepts for discussing and challenging the role of women in society. -Although there has been discussion before it has mostly been arranged around the language of liberalism or socialism. 5 Key ideas - -Sex and gender. -Patriarchy. -The personal is political. -Equality and difference feminism. -Intersectiona...

first wave -(1830's - early1900's) -Women's right to vote, as well as fight for equal contract and property rights -Seneca Falls -Susan B Anthony second wave -(1960's-1980's) - Focused on the workplace, sexuality, family and reproductive rights/reproductive justice. - Betty Friedan - Margaret Sanger third wave -refers to several diverse strains of feminist activity and study, whose exact boundaries in the history of feminism are a subject of debate, but are generally marked as begi...

Goal of Liberal Feminism -Treating women the same as men/giving women the same rights as men Key Words of Liberal Feminism (6) -o Freedom o Equality o Choice o Rationality o Rights o Control What has Liberal Feminism achieved? (2) -Showed how thoughts about women and their biology, psychology, and thoughts about women in polotics and business were wrong, illogical and/or unfair Laid work for future feminist work Liberal feminism and personalization -Try to de-personalize it issues Wha...

Liberal Feminism -Is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. Liberal feminists argue that society holds the false belief that women are, by nature, less intellectually and physically capable than men; thus it tends to discriminate against women in the academy, the forum, and the marketplace. Liberal feminists believe that "female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal con...

Feminism - 1. The movement for social, political, and economic equality of women and men 2. Feminism means that women have the right to enough information to make informed choices about their lives 3. Believe that changes made to advance gender equality will result in benefits to both women and men Major Strains of Feminism 1. Liberal - Primary source of women's oppression is gender role socialization. Men's social roles afforded more social status and power which leads to political, soc...