Feminism Flashcards
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What type of theory is feminism?
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Conflict
2
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Define:
Glass Ceiling
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Women are less likely to recieve top paying jobs
3
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Name:
Three pieces of evidence for female inequality
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- Gender pay gap
- Women are responsible for the home
- Represented as submissive + naive
4
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Define:
First Wave Feminism
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- Suffragettes - fighting for female suffrage
- 1800s - 1900s
- Representation of the people acts - 1918 + 28
5
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Define:
Second Wave Feminism
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- Equal pay
- Civil rights + Gay rights
- 1960s + 70s
6
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Define:
Third Wave Feminism
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- Abortion rights
- Female empowerment
- 1990s
7
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Define:
Fourth Wave Feminism
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- # MeToo
- 21st Century
8
Q
Define:
Feminism
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A belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
9
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Name:
The three strands of feminism
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- Liberal
- Marxist
- Radical
10
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Name:
Liberal feminist key thinkers
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- Ann Oakley - 1974
- Sue Sharpe - 1970s +90s
11
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Name:
Marxist feminist key thinkers
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- Margret Benston - 1972
- Diane Feeley - 1972
12
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Name:
Radical feminist key thinker
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Ti-Grace Atkinson - 1968
13
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Name:
Key concepts of liberal feminism
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- Optimism for equality
- Campaigning for legal change
- Steady improvement in the loss of traditional values
14
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Name:
Key concepts of marxist feminism
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- Class and gender inequality are entwined
- Capitalism must be abolished to abolish the patriarchy
- Glass ceiling + gender pay gap
15
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Name:
Key concepts of radical feminism
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- Society is built on patriarchy
- Male dominated cultural products - ‘malestream’
- Women are socialised to accept a subordinate role
