post-modern feminism Flashcards
(4 cards)
What does post modernism mean?
reject forms of thinking which have become limited by their confiment to traditional ways of viewing world.
Terms of feminism- rejecting fixed ideas of other theories like radical and socialist, women or position is complex with many explanations and solutions.
What does Post modern feminism propose?
Women must be given freedom to make choices for selves. May entail choosing traditional housewife or or competing on equal bias. Same is true of sexuality. Women must choose nature of their relationship w men or other women w-out resorting to traditional feminist attitudes. Each women must liberate self in own way.
What are the themes within 3rd feminism?
intersectionality, sometimes describes as post-structuralism suggesting that traditional structures of society have broken down and so cannot be used to explain the problem of women.
What do post-modern feminists reject?
reject traditional forms of thinking. Introduces political correctness and suggests that gender stereotypes are perpetuated by vocabulary.
Women must be able to make own choices as each has unique experience.