hooks

Question 1

What is the limitation of defining feminism as women being social equals of men, according to hooks?

Answer 1

It fails to address race and class.

Question 2

What is liberal feminism, according to bell hooks?

Answer 2

A type of feminism that focuses on gender equality and reform; feminism of the ruling class, reinforcing capitalist and materialist values. It poses sexism as the basis of all the other kinds of oppression and the main cause of social injustice, leading to a war between sexes.

Question 3

What is radical feminism, according to bell hooks?

Answer 3

A type of feminism that fights systemic patriarchal processes and structures that perpetuate sexism and oppression; recognizes intersection between gender, race, and class that contribute to women’s oppression. It poses that sexism is not the basis of all other kinds of oppression, but challenging sexist oppression is a crucial step to eradicating all forms of oppression.

Question 4

What are the challenges to the claim that abolishing the family is needed to combat sexist socialization, according to bell hooks?

Answer 4

1. definition of family is more open and not limited to blood relations
2. the primary unit for socialization will always exist