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Feminist Philosophy Midterm Flashcards

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Entitlement

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Conception that a privileged man is owed something

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Himpathy

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erasing or blaming victims and targets of misogyny

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misogyny

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the “law enforcement branch of patriarchy”, dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women

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misogynist

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someone who overachieves in perpetuating misogyny

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sexism

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“theoretical/ideological” branch of patriarchy

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incel

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involuntary celibate

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herasure

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refusal to recognize the misogyny experienced by women and girls

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testimonial injustice

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when a person’s word is taken as less credible than it should be due to prejudice

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testimonial quieting

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audience failing to identify the speaker as a knower

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misogynoir

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an intersectional kind of prejudice faced by Black women in the U. S.

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andronormativity

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men’s bodies are seen as the default/standard

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Yentl syndrome

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women typically need to have male symptoms in order to receive appropriate medical treatment

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heartbeat bills

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laws seeking to ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected.

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AAA strategy

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recruit Republicans by stressing threats of 1) acid, 2) amnesty, and 3) abortion

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reproductive oppression

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restricting the rights of pregnant people through laws and policies.

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transmisogyny

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the intersection of misogyny and transphobia faced by trans women

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second shift

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refers to the extra month of at-home work women do each year.

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emotional labor

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anticipatory work that is often the job of women (ex. grocery lists, family calendars)

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double bind

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“damned if you do, damned if you don’t” struggle that women face when asking for help with domestic labor

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“leaning down”

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when typically white privileged women call on the labor of non-white, less wealthy women to do the work their husbands are not doing

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mansplaining

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a man who presumes to explain something incorrectly to a woman who has more expertise on the subject

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epistemic entitlement

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assuming that because one is more privileged, one has a greater authority to speak.

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testimonial smothering

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when a speaker self-censors because she is afraid she will not be taken seriously or because speaking could be unsafe for her

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gaslighting

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when a person makes someone else question their own sanity or rationality, denying their word has any meaning whatsoever

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vulva

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correct term for exterior female anatomy

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demonstrable niceness

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essential to political candidacy of powerful women, but seemingly inconsequential for powerful men.

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communality

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nurturing, prosocial quality. Women face higher expectations to be caring and no entitlement to make mistakes.

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prejudice

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preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. (internal)

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discrimination

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the act of prejudice

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implicit bias

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unconscious prejudice

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intersectionality

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comes at intersections of identity that form various privileges and oppressions

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biological sex

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assigned at birth and based on medical factors (genitals, hormones, reproductive organs, etc.)

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gender

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societal expectations that men be masculine and women be feminine

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sexism

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bias, stereotyping, or discrimination based on sex/gender

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gender identity

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whether someone is transgender or cisgender

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four dimensions of sexism and racism

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structural/systemic
institutional
interpersonal (from one group to another)
internalized

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feminism

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active resistance to sexism and oppression

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race

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a social construction (no human “subspecies”)

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racism

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bias based on skin color

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anti-racism

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active resistance to racism and oppression

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bias

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mental association

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Plato’s Athens

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restraint of women and girls in patriarchy

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liberalism

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governments are justified when they promote the liberty of the individual

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liberal feminism

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the political equality of men and women - prioritized individual and legal rights

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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  • opposed sexual dimorphism (men as rational/courageous, women as emotional/docile/flexible)
  • equal education for men and women
  • male traits are more valuable
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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organized Seneca Falls Convention, ignored non-white/non-European women

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Equal Rights Association - Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Frederick Douglass

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made to unify white women and African men, Stanton refused to allow Black men the right to vote before white women

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1960s - Second Wave Feminism

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-Women’s rights groups lobbied for political action
- Women’s liberation groups were smaller, radical and wanted to change the capitalist/elitist system

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Betty Friedan - Liberal Feminism

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  • Feminine Mystique (1963) mourned dissatisfaction of suburban housewives
  • Second Stage (1980s)
    emphasized androgynous approach
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Affirmative Action

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in feminism, when female job/school applicants are chosen over equally qualified males

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Radical Feminism

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true gender equality requires a radical reordering of society
- rejected traditional sex-gender system

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consciousness raising

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when women talk about and share their experiences of patriarchal oppression

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Radical Libertarian Feminism

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believed the feminine gender is limiting and women should be androgynous

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Radical Cultural Feminism

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affirm womanhood, femininity, and its associated virtues.
- it is better to be feminine
- men should become more like women

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Lesbian Separatist Feminism

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women should have as few dealings with men as possible

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feminist queer theory

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questioning gender and sexuality, a third wave of feminism

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“political lesbian”

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not attracted to women, but wants to have sex with them

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“mothering”

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nurturing and caring for another person

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surrogate motherhood

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contractual agreement in which a third party bears a child that a couple will rear

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socialism

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the view that governments are justified when they promote “equality” rather than “liberty” as the basic ideal

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historical materialism

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“In order for people to make history, they must first make a living.”

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mode of production

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  • capitalism, socialism, feudalism, etc.
  • any particular mode of production is a basic determinant of who we are and how we think
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class consciousness

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when people become conscious of themselves as classes and develop enough power to topple the system.

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false consciousness

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causes exploited people to believe they are free to act and speak as much as their employers

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Classical Marxist Feminists

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believe that classism is the fundamental cause of women’s oppression

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Socialist Feminists

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understand women’s oppression systematically (class, race, etc.)

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Two-System Theory of Women’s Oppression

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believes capitalism is the primary cause of women’s oppression, while patriarchy is secondary

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Interactive System of Women’s Oppression

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believes capitalism and patriarchy work together to oppress women

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sexual division of labor

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so long as housework is “women’s work”, women will be oppressed

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femininization of poverty

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most of the world’s poor are women and children. Women and children make up the majority of sweatshop workers.

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Socialist Feminism

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women’s work is still unpaid, underpaid, and devalued worldwide

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gender pay gap

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  • women in low-paid, female dominated jobs
  • high percentage of women work part-time
  • outright wage discrimination
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Glass Ceiling

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invisible barrier that prevents women from moving up professionally

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“Pin Money”

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the thought that if you pay a woman, she uses it for “luxuries” since men’s wages are used to support a family

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Professional Beauty Qualification (PBQ)

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the idea that one has to be a certain level of aesthetic beauty to succeed in an occupation.

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living wage

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wage sufficient to meet the survival needs of a family

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global sweatshops

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multinational corporations exploit predominantly female workers in developing countries

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