Patriarchy And Feminism Flashcards
Most societies in the world are patriarchal, meaning that men tend to dominate social structures and domestic relationships. Men hold most of the positions of power in government and in the workplace, men create the ?, and men are seen as the “head of the household”.
Laws.
In a ? society, the historical events that are considered worth remembering are generally men’s stories and achievements rather than women’s.
Patriarchal.
It’s an “accepted truth”, in ? societies, that men are stronger than women, and that men and women have different attitudes which make them better suited to their different roles in public and private life. Men are seen as more rational whereas women are thought of as more emotional.
Patriarchal.
The “? ?” is a term used to encompass a range of different beliefs and ideologies that share the aim of improving rights and opportunities for women.
Feminist movement.
One of the best-known early ? texts was written by ? ? in 1792 called “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”, setting out an argument for educating both women and men to the same standard.
Feminist.
Mary Wollstonecraft.
Feminism is the name given to a wide range of beliefs that seek freedom for women. It used to be known as the “? ? ?” because of its emphasis on removing the restrictions that a patriarchal society placed on women and allowing them the same freedom that men enjoy.
Women’s liberation movement.
“?-? ?” is the name given to the movement that worked primarily for women’s rights to vote and began in the late 19th Century.
First-wave feminism.
“Second-wave feminism” began in the 60s and took on wider issues, including issues surrounding women’s sexual health and reproduction, such as contraception and abortion, as well as the issues of domestic violence and rape, and equality in the ?
Workplace.
“Third-wave feminism” refers to the movement that began in the 90s, continuing to present day, calling into question the whole notion of gender roles as well as aiming to be inclusive of women of all ethnicities, sexualities and backgrounds, as a reaction to the challenge that earlier versions of feminism concentrated too much on the voices of affluent ? white women in ? society.
Heterosexual.
Western.
Women weren’t allowed to vote on an equal footing with men until ? Reliable birth control wasn’t readily available until the early 60s. Before the contraceptive pill, most women were married in their early 20s and were expected to stay at home and raise a family. Abortion was illegal until 1967. It was only in the 70s that women were legally entitled to be paid the same as men for the same work.
1928.
In France, a married woman could only be employed to work outside the home if she had her husband’s permission, and this restriction wasn’t lifted until ?
1965.
Feminism isn’t a ? ?, it’s a broad term encompassing many different strands.
Single ideology.
Liberal feminism’s the name given to feminism that seeks equality for women by campaigning for changes in the law, for example by staging protests against rape or for equal ?
Pay.
Radical feminism takes the view that women can’t be liberated within a capitalist patriarchal society, and it advocates a total uprooting and rebuilding of ?
Society.
? feminism sees women’s struggle for freedom through the lens of Marxism, so women’s oppression’s understood as a symptom of the oppression that occurs when there’s private ownership of the means of production (factories or farms).
Marxist.
