Feminist Perspective Flashcards
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What are the different waves of feminism
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- first wave feminism - early 1900 started with sufragetes
Second wave - 1960-1970 , more rights on divorce, abortion, end of sexist advertisement
Third wave 1990 onwards- focus on sexual and gender minorities and non white women
2
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What are some key feminists ideas
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- society is patriarchal
- women are fundamentally unequal to men
- Divorce reforms
Freeely available abortion and contraception
3
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What are the types of feminism
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- liberal feminism
- Marxist feminism
- radical feminists
- different feminism
4
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Define Liberal feminism
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- Concerned for campaigning against sex discrimination
- they arrive women oppression is gradual changing
- women are closer to equality
5
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What is a criticism for liberal feminism?
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Fail to challenge underlying issues and causes for woman’s oppression
6
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What is Marxist feminism
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- they believe that women oppression in the family is not men but capitalism
- women reproduce the labour force
- women absorb the anger that capitalism causes
7
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What do radical feminists say
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- every aspect of society is run by the patriarchy
- men are the enemy and the source for all oppression for women
- marriage is a key institution for oppression
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What is a criticism of radical feminists
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They don’t recognise any progress made by women
