Feminism

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core ideas of feminism

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Sex and gender
patriarchy

the personal is political

equality feminism
difference feminism
intersectionality

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Gilman

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explored impact of woman being mentally and physically trapped in home

womans true ability not yet revealed due to social conditioning

patriarchy artificial construct

gender roles given at young age

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simone de beavoir

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argued that sex and gender are different

gender is a social construct

equality feminist

men first sex women second sex

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bell hooks

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uses theory of intersectonality to argue experince of working class black women is very different to experiences faced by white women

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wollstonecraft

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liberal feminist

argued that each individual should be judged on talent and effort rather than biology

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Engels

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socialist feminism

argued that capitalism led to the decline in the status and power of women

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Kate millet

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patriarchy defines all relationships between men and women
subjugation of women both consciously and unconsciously

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sex and gender

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most feminists agree they are different

gender is a product of society most feminists see human nature as androgynous

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patriarchy

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a central feminist concept

rule of men

deep rooted in society

artificial construct and needs to be overthrown

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liberal feminists on how to eradicate patriarchy

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rooted in public world of education work and politics

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radical feminists

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argues that patriarchy is a complex system of power structures

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socialist femanists

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agree with radical feminist but fous on economic inequalities

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first wave femanism

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liberal feminists

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second wave feminism

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liberal feminism, radical feminism, socialist femnism

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third wave feminism

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trans femins,

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difference feminism

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belief that men and women are different so think that they both have differnt roles in society

beleive in essentialism - distinct differences

nature of men and women is natrual not socially constructed

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carol giligan

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argued that biological differnces between men and women lead to distinct differences in thier fundamental nature

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trans feminism

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gender + sex socially constructed

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germain greer

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transgender women are not women

trans sceptic

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andrea dworkin

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supports trans people

argues that gov should finance sex change

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shiela jefferys

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has asserted that feminism should only be for women born women

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lib fems

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extended classicla liberaisms ideas about human nature and freedom of the individual so that they expilicty included women

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equality feminism

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gender is just a learnt behaviour has no deeper meaning or connection to biology

beleive that human nature is natrually androgynous

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intersectionality

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originates from black feminists

overlapping layers of oppression such as ethnicity class and sexuality

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socialist feminism

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focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked

led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women

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socialist feminism

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focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked

led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women

Question 25

socialist feminism

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focuses on economic routes of patriarchy argues that capitalism and patriarchy are interlinked

led to the creation of the nuclear family and the decline in status and power of women

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radical feminism

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developed 1970s

women far from equal to men

patriarchy is oldest most deep-rooted form of oppression

all relationships between men and women are oppressive

equality can only be achieved through revolution in the personal sphere

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postmodern feminism

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feminism in last 20 years has become more complex and fragmented

more than one type of feminism

even term women is unclear

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postmodern feminism

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feminism in last 20 years has become more complex and fragmented

more than one type of feminism

even term women is unclear