MIDTERM Flashcards
(78 cards)
Define Androcentric
focused or centred on men.
define Intersectional(ity)
the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
define transdisciplinary
relating to more than one branch of knowledge
liberals believe in the human capacity to ______ and to be _________
reason; rational
Name 3 key beliefs of liberalism
individual liberty
freedom of choice
everyone should have equal rights and opportunities
With which branch of feminist thought is Mary Wollstonecraft associated? What was she thinking about?
liberal feminism; women’s role in society - rights, rationality, and opportunity only applied to men
Name 3 basic tenets of 20th century liberal feminism
- sameness of men and women (notions of difference are due to gender roles)
- meritocracy and equal opportunity (everyone should have opportunity to earn money/status by a job well done)
- all rational beings should have freedom of choice
“glass ceiling” is associated with which branch of feminist thought
liberal
what was the goal of second wave liberal feminism
inclusion of women in existing institutions
liberal feminists advocate for __________ rather than _________ of patriarchal systems and institutions
reform; abolition
What are a two criticisms of liberal feminism
based heavily on meritocracy not intersectional (white, middle class)
When/at what point does Engels argue women’s oppression began?
when state systems enforced private property
According to Marxist feminists, what is the root of women’s oppression?
capitalism
in socialist feminism, there is no ________ without _________, and no _________ without __________.
no women’s liberation without socialism, and no socialism without women’s liberation
What is the source of women’s oppression according to socialist feminism?
patriarchal capitalism (duel systems)
According to socialist feminists, Capitalist patriarchy oppresses ____ ______ differently from _______ ______.
women workers; men workers
What did Marxist and Socialist feminists lobby for?
a wage for housework
What are 3 concerns of socialist feminists?
value of unpaid labour in the home
division of unpaid labour in the home
equalization of child-rearing responsibilities
When did radical feminism begin to grow?
during the 2nd wave
According to radical feminists, the state and the family emerge from what?
patriarchy
According to radical feminists, what is the source of women’s oppression?
patriarchy
What are two key concepts or tenets of radical feminism?
the personal is political
consciousness raising
Which branch of feminist thought argues that women were the first oppressed group?
radical feminism
What is a goal of radical feminism?
to create a gynocentric culture