feminism and environmentalism

Question 1

Deep ecology

Answer 1

Environmentalist perspective that views anthropocentrism as the fundamental cause of environmental degradation and advocates the cultivation of an environmental consciousness and a sense of oneness with the world that recognizes the unity of humans, plants, animals, and the Earth.

Question 2

Ecocentrism

Answer 2

View that nature has intrinsic value and should not be valued only in terms of its use for human beings

Question 3

Ecofeminism

Answer 3

combination of environmentalism and feminism that views male dominance as the basic cause of the degradation of the Earth

Question 4

Environmentalism

Answer 4

Perspective based on the idea that humanity needs to change its relationship to nature so as to protect the natural environment and ensure that it can sustain all forms of life.

Question 5

Feminism

Answer 5

Perspective that views society as patriarchal and seeks to achieve full independence and equality for women.

Question 6

Free-market environmentalism

Answer 6

Perspective that holds that guarantees of the rights of private property and a free-market economy are crucial to environmental protection

Question 7

Liberal Feminism

Answer 7

Version of feminism that advocates equal opportunities for women in such areas as education and employment as well as legal and political rights

Question 8

Liberation

Answer 8

Freeing the human potential that has been stifled by the organization and values of society.

Question 9

Patriarchy

Answer 9

System in which power is in the hands of men and many aspects of women’s lives are controlled by men

Question 10

Radical feminism

Answer 10

Version of feminism that views society as based on the oppression of women and seeks to liberate women through the fundamental transformation of social institutions, values, and personal relationships

Question 11

Social ecology

Answer 11

Perspective that views social, economic, and political relationships of hierarchy and domination as the cause of both human and environmental problems

Question 12

Reform environmentalism

Answer 12

perspective that views the solution to environmental problems primarily in terms of better science, technology, and environmental management

Question 13

Socialist feminism

Answer 13

Version of feminism that views women as oppressed by both the male-dominated character of society and the capitalist system. the liberation of women is connected to the transformation of capitalism into a more co-operative and egalitarian socialist system

Question 14

Sustainability

Answer 14

maintaining the integrity of ecosystems by ensuring that renewable resources are not being used at a rate that exceeds the ability of ecosystems to regenerate them

Question 15

Sustainable development

Answer 15

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future generations to meet their own needs