Feminism - Key thinkers - final Flashcards
What does Simone de Beauvoir believe about gender?
Gender differences are created by men in society. They are not natural.
What does Simone de Beauvoir believe the state does?
The state reinforces a culture that prevents women from expressing their true freedom and identity.
What does Simone de Beauvoir believe about society?
Social constraints prevent women from attaining self-realisation and true freedom.
What does Simone de Beauvoir believe about the economy?
Men’s domination of economic life restricts the life choices open to women.
What does bell hooks believe about human nature?
Women have multiple identities and therefore experience multiple forms of oppression.
What does bell hooks believe about the state?
It is dominated by white males and therefore reflects and reinforces their dominant position in society.
What does bell hooks believe about society?
It is full of complex relationships between different minorities that must be resolved by love between different minority cultures.
What does bell hooks believe about the economy?
The liberation of the poor is an economic as well as a social issue.
What does Sheila Rowbotham believe about women’s nature?
It is created by men.
What does Shelia Rowbotham believe about the state?
The state is a servant of capitalism.
What does Sheila Rowbotham believe about society?
The nature of society is economically determined, and it reflects the dominant position of both capitalists and men in general.
What does Sheila Rowbotham believe about the economy?
She is a Marxist and believes women are a low-paid reserve army of labour.
What does C. P. Gilman believe about human nature?
Biological differences are irrelevant; women can compete equally with men.
What does C. P. Gilman believe about women’s roles in society?
Society has always assigned inferior roles to women.
What did C. P. Gilman believe about the economy?
The domestic servitude of women allowed men to dominate the outside economic world.
