Difference V Equality Flashcards
Liberal
EF
all humans are of equal moral worth
entitled to the same rights
Socialist
EF
believe in sexual and class equality
sexual equality is meaningless without class equality
equality must be seen in economic terms
Radical
most are EF: gender inequality is created by patriarchy
DF: women should not seek to replicate male beh and should be free to be women
Post-Modern
EF
the diff experiences of women are crucial in understanding the diff ways women are oppressed
Equality
most are
bio diff are not important
GD are socially constructed
Simone de Beauvoir
dismissed innate feminine traits
contraception, abortion allows women to compete with men
Difference
essentialism
BD determine gender diff
First Wave
women are intellectually equal, but there is gender specific characteristics
Charlotte Perkins GIlman
believe in innate feminine qualities and the social conditioning of society and GR
Carol Gilligan
sex determines beh
EF misinterpret diff which leads to women replicating men