LA 4- Feminist/Critical Social Theories

Question 1

Critical Social Theory

Answer 1

• Powers that bee within social context
• What is going on in SOCIETY, creating POWER and INEQUITIES
• Purpose=EMANCIPATION (being free)
• Evolved as it ignores the feminist perspective

Question 2

Feminist Theory

Answer 2

• Strength, People, Action
• CHANGE for equal rights r/t gender
• Also associated w/ INEQUALITIES
• GENDER focused (LGBTQ, women)
• PATRIARCHAL approach
• Brings up different issues than CST (gender, CST doesn’t encompass all)
• Female Empowerment

Question 3

Liberalism

Answer 3

political philosophy and worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Being free (same as critical social theory_

Question 4

Socialism

Answer 4

• range of economic, social systems characterized by social ownership (common ownership)
• democratic control of the means of production and political ideologies/theories/movements aim at their establishment

Question 5

Radical Feminism

Answer 5

• Abolishment of male supremacy
• Philosophy emphasizes patriarchal roots of inequality (men vs women)
• Dividing rights, privileges and power by gender
• This view results from the oppression of women and privileging men