lecture 1 Flashcards
1
Q
gender
A
- often misused
- distinguishes biology from sociology
2
Q
what is gender and how did it come to be
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- social context
- socialization
3
Q
what is feminisms role in the study of gender
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-an intellectual + political movement with different strands, but with related + overlapping concerns
4
Q
what is feminisms role in ir
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- inevitability of theory
- critical theory
- blurring of fields + disciplines
- problems, actors + phenomena overlooked by existing ir theories
5
Q
common paradigms
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- realsim
- liberalism
- social
- constructivism
- marxism
6
Q
ontology
A
-branch of philosophy concerned with nature of reality
7
Q
epistemology
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- branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations of knowledge
8
Q
what are some epistemological positions
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- rationalism
- empiricism
- standpoint
- discourse analysis
- revelation
9
Q
what is the ubiquitous topic
A
gender + the public/private dichotomy
