Feminist theory - bell hooks Flashcards
What is feminism in the mind of bell hooks?
The struggle to end patriarchy and the oppression of women
Patriachy
A society dominated by men
bell hooks would see a text that includes characters fighting for equality or to end a patriarchal society as what?
Feminist
bell hooks believes that feminism isn’t just a lifestyle choice, but is a…
political commitment
bell hooks says that you need to be what to be a feminist?
Politically active
True/False: bell hooks says that women are discriminated against in the same way
False, not all women are discriminated against in the same way or to the same extent
bell hooks believes that there are levels of what that we need to understand to be able to truly appreciate what it’s like for all women?
oppression and discrimination
bell hooks believes that there are levels of oppression and discrimination that we need to understand to be able to…
truly appreciate what it’s like for all women
bell hooks says that she thinks women are _____________ against and are often _________ within most cultures in society
discriminated, oppressed
bell hooks says that discrimination and oppression against women is very closely tied to what?
Things like ethnicity and class
bell hooks suggested that women with less money are oppressed less/more than women with more money
more
bell hooks would suggest that the women in the WaterAid advert are oppressed more patriarchally than…
women in more western countries`
