Exam 1 Flashcards
What is an example of the actual self?
Include I am statements
I am a woman
I am Dominican
I am…
What is an example of the Ought self?
Includes I should be statements
I should be smarter
I should be prettier
I should be…
It is your moral center and more based on society
What is an example of the ideal self
Includes I want to be statements
I want to be smarter
I want to be prettier
I want to be…
What you want to be out of life
What are prospective norms?
They tell us what we should not do
What are prespective norms?
They tell us what we should do
What happens if the actual self falls short of self-guides?
Negative outcomes may occur
What happens if there are discrepancies between the ideal self and the actual self?
It will lead to dejection of emotions such as sadness and dissatisfaction
What happens if there are discrepancies between the ought self and the actual self?
There will be agitation emotions such as anxiety, fear and worry
What is your self concept?
It is a current description of who you are right now
What are your self guides?
They are not who you are right now but what you are pushing yourself towards
What is women centered psychology?
an approach to psychology that emphasizes the physical, psychological, and social experiences that are particularly characteristic of women.
What is feminism?
favors political, economic, and social equality of all people, regardless of gender, and therefore favors the legal and social changes necessary to achieve gender equality.
- belief that people are equal but we have to ensure that equality
What is Wave 1 of feminism?
• late 1800s and early 1900s in Britain, Canada, and the United States
• Fought for gender equality, particularly women’s suffrage
What is Wave 2?
• Began in the 1960s and extended into the 1990s.
• Wider range of issues: sexual freedom; reproductive rights, access to contraception, and abortion; pay equity; equal opportunity in education; and gender-based violence.
• Proposed the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution
What is wave 3 of feminism?
• 1990s
• Emphasized intersectionality and diversity among women rather than universality of female experience
• Favors the individual’s rights to define feminism, instead of everyone accepting a uniform ideology
What is Wave 4 of feminism?
Fueled by recent advances in online technology, blogs, and social media
• #MeToo movement is an example of activism
• Greater emphasis on intersectionality and critique and rejection of the gender binary
What are the four theoretical approaches to feminism?
Liberal feminist
Cultural feminist
Radical feminist
Women-of-color feminist
What is the focus of liberal feminists?
- gender equality; change laws and social construction of gender; gender similarities
- gender equality is the primary focus
- need to change the laws so everyone has the same rights
What is the focus of cultural feminism?
- focus on gender differences that favor women (e.g. more nurturing)
- “we’re not exactly the same, women are amazing, instead of worse
What is the focus of radical feminism?
- oppression of women is pervasive at all levels (not just laws and policies); massive social; change is necessary
- we need radical changes in order to enact changes. “This has to happen NOW”
What is the focus of women of color feminism?
- focus on intersectionality between gender and other social categories; changes needed from multiple perspectives
- men were the norm, and then white women were, so this doesn’t relate to them
What is the definition of gender?
The state of being male, female, both male and female, or neither male nor female
What is the definition of sex?
Physical or physiological characteristics of maleness and femaleness; sexual behaviors`
What is the definition of gender binary?
A system of conceptualizing gender as having two distinct and opposing groups or kinds
Ex: male and female