exam II chapters 8 and 9 Flashcards
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1st wave had two branches
conservative and radical branch
conservative branch from the first wave fought
for suffrage (vote)
19th amendment
women can vote
radical branch of the first wave fought for
reform all institutions in society
right to raise children, inherit property, own property
1st wave began in and lasted in
1840s-1920.
jumpstart to the women’s right movement
first women’s right convention in 1848 in NY
three ladies begin in the movement:
sojourner truth, Elizabeth Katie Stanton, Susan B. Anothony
second wave
1960s-1970s
very radical
fighting for equal rights
Betty Freeman
third wave
loosely defined, sexual harassment
Anette Hill, Susan Fluddi, Carol Gilligan
the normative question
is there cultural or social equality
the descriptive question
is there biological equality
sexual dimorphism
two sexes of a species look very different, with one sex rally being much bigger than the other
consequence of dimorphism
the bigger sex usually dominates the smaller sex
Women tend to think this way
ethics of care
ethics of care
caring, loyalty, compassion, relationship, friends
men tend to think this way
ethics of justice
ethics of justice
rules of conduct, justice, and fairness
Patriarchy
gender discrimination
classical feminism
persons first, gender second
represented by Simone de Beauvoir
classical feminism
androgynism
the consequence of classical feminism - the common upbringing for children
monandrogynism
- everyone in society ought to share all the best characteristics of both genders
- idea of sharing duties
polyandrogynism
the idea that gender roles should be left as open as possible; no demand that duties be shared
psychosexual neutralitynetruality
sex roles are purely a matter of upbringing (nurture)
difference feminism
focuses on fundamental differences between men and women