FEMINISM Flashcards

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First Wave Feminism

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(1850s-1940s) concentrated on removing formal forms of inequality, such as unequal voting rights

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Second Wave Feminism

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(1960s-1980s) recognised that the removal of legal and political inequalities had not removed other forms of injustice and unfair treatment of women, so attempted to politicise women’s personal lives as well

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Third Wave Feminism

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Third wave (1990s) was concerned with the experiences of different groups of women, recognising that traditionally, feminism tended to reflect the concerns and interests of white middle-class women

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core ideas HUMAN NATURE

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  • sex is biological differences
  • gender is cultural and economic differences
  • idea that women are naturally more caring and humane + cultural attitudes where women were expected to take up a housedkeeping role and men be the breadwinners
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liberal feminists on human nature

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  • accept the significance of sex differences but regard the superiority of men as an artifical construct created by patriarchal societies.
  • there is no reason why biological differences should be converted to gender differences
  • lib fems focus on the need for reform through legislation for equality
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radical feminists on human nature

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  • ## juliet mitchell said the male gender exists everywhere and should therefore be eradicated through cultural revolution
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