General Theory:

Question 1

developments:

Answer 1

it developed out of dissatisfaction with other types of feminism

within the media there’s been much celebration of white MC young women and this doesn’t reflect the pressing needs of the majority of women and EM

Question 2

Black feminist concept of intersectionality:

Answer 2

the idea that oppressions cross over and compound each other

thus black feminists have been able to point out the failings of the wider feminist movement i.e. failure to show the extreme differences in how women live their lives

Question 3

Abott et al (2005)

Answer 3

argues previous strands of feminism have:
been ETHNOCENTRIC
perpetuated a ‘VICTIM IDEOLOGY’
practised THEORETICAL RACISM
(expected black women to write about their own experiences rather than contributing to the development of feminist theory)