LESSON 3( FEMINISM) Flashcards
refers to an extended period of
feminist activity during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century in the United Kingdom and the United States.
FIRSTWAVE
refers to the period of activity in
the early 1960s and lasting through the late 1990s
SECONDWAVE
began in the early 1990s, arising
as a response to perceived failures of the second wave and also as a response to the backlash against initiatives and movements created by the second wave.
THIRD WAVE
a phase of feminism began
around 2013 and is characterized by a focus on the empowerment of women and the use of internet tools.
FOURTH WAVE
A range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, personal and social rights for women.
FEMINISM
refers to a belief in traditional gender
role stereotypes and the inherent inequality between men and women.
SEXISM
male or female
Biological attributes
SEX
refers to socially constructedroles,behaviors, expressions, and identities of girls, boys, and other gender diverse people.
GENDER
commonly referred as straight.
heteromantic
attracted to opposite sex
HETERO SEXUAL
sexually attracted to
people of one’s own sex.
HOMO SEXUAL
examines how women’s location in, and
experience of, social situations differ from men’s.
E.g. – girls/women are generally expected to dress in typically
feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing.
GENDER DIFFERENCES
theories posit that women’s oppression
and inequality are a result of capitalism, patriarchy, and racism.
TRUCTURAL OPPRESSION
a system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination that
favor male-female sexuality and relationships
HETEROSEXISM
recognizes that women’s location in, and
experience of social situations are not only different but also unequal
to men’s;
GENDER INEQUALITY
focused onproviding men and women with the same equal opportunities and resources.
GENDER EQUALITY