Feminism Flashcards
core ideas of feminism
Sex and gender
patriarchy
the personal is political
equality feminism
difference feminism
intersectionality
Gilman
explored impact of woman being mentally and physically trapped in home
womans true ability not yet revealed due to social conditioning
patriarchy artificial construct
gender roles given at young age
simone de beavoir
argued that sex and gender are different
gender is a social construct
equality feminist
men first sex women second sex
bell hooks
uses theory of intersectonality to argue experince of working class black women is very different to experiences faced by white women
wollstonecraft
liberal feminist
argued that each individual should be judged on talent and effort rather than biology
Engels
socialist feminism
argued that capitalism led to the decline in the status and power of women
Kate millet
patriarchy defines all relationships between men and women
subjugation of women both consciously and unconsciously
sex and gender
most feminists agree they are different
gender is a product of society most feminists see human nature as androgynous
patriarchy
a central feminist concept
rule of men
deep rooted in society
artificial construct and needs to be overthrown
liberal feminists on how to eradicate patriarchy
rooted in public world of education work and politics
radical feminists
argues that patriarchy is a complex system of power structures
socialist femanists
agree with radical feminist but fous on economic inequalities
first wave femanism
liberal feminists
second wave feminism
liberal feminism, radical feminism, socialist femnism
third wave feminism
trans femins,
difference feminism
belief that men and women are different so think that they both have differnt roles in society
beleive in essentialism - distinct differences
nature of men and women is natrual not socially constructed
carol giligan
argued that biological differnces between men and women lead to distinct differences in thier fundamental nature
trans feminism
gender + sex socially constructed
germain greer
transgender women are not women
trans sceptic
andrea dworkin
supports trans people
argues that gov should finance sex change
shiela jefferys
has asserted that feminism should only be for women born women
lib fems
extended classicla liberaisms ideas about human nature and freedom of the individual so that they expilicty included women
equality feminism
gender is just a learnt behaviour has no deeper meaning or connection to biology
beleive that human nature is natrually androgynous
intersectionality
originates from black feminists
overlapping layers of oppression such as ethnicity class and sexuality
socialist feminism
focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked
led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women
socialist feminism
focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked
led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women
socialist feminism
focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked
led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women
radical feminism
developed 1970s
women far from equal to men
patriarchy is oldest most deep-rooted form of oppression
all relationships between men and women are oppressive
equality can only be achieved through revolution in the personal sphere
postmodern feminism
feminism in last 20 years has become more complex and fragmented
more than one type of feminism
even term women is unclear
postmodern feminism
feminism in last 20 years has become more complex and fragmented
more than one type of feminism
even term women is unclear
