FEMINISM

Question 1

First Wave Feminism

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Second Wave Feminism

Answer 2

(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

Question 3

Third Wave Feminism

Answer 3

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

Question 4

core ideas HUMAN NATURE

Answer 4

• 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

Question 5

liberal feminists on human nature

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

radical feminists on human nature

Answer 6

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