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Introduction - - Feminism sees society as male dominated and it aims to describe, explain and change the position of women in society - it is also a political movement - The first wave of feminism appeared in the late 19th century with the suffragettes' campaign for the right to vote - the second wave was in the 1960s and it emerged on a global scale - Feminism criticises mainstream sociology for being malestream - seeing society only from the male perspective - There's different types o...

What are the core ideas and principles? - -Most of these core ideas and principles are associated with the second wave radical feminism. -Radical feminism introduced new ideas and concepts for discussing and challenging the role of women in society. -Although there has been discussion before it has mostly been arranged around the language of liberalism or socialism. 5 Key ideas - -Sex and gender. -Patriarchy. -The personal is political. -Equality and difference feminism. -Intersectiona...

first wave -(1830's - early1900's) -Women's right to vote, as well as fight for equal contract and property rights -Seneca Falls -Susan B Anthony second wave -(1960's-1980's) - Focused on the workplace, sexuality, family and reproductive rights/reproductive justice. - Betty Friedan - Margaret Sanger third wave -refers to several diverse strains of feminist activity and study, whose exact boundaries in the history of feminism are a subject of debate, but are generally marked as begi...

Goal of Liberal Feminism -Treating women the same as men/giving women the same rights as men Key Words of Liberal Feminism (6) -o Freedom o Equality o Choice o Rationality o Rights o Control What has Liberal Feminism achieved? (2) -Showed how thoughts about women and their biology, psychology, and thoughts about women in polotics and business were wrong, illogical and/or unfair Laid work for future feminist work Liberal feminism and personalization -Try to de-personalize it issues Wha...

Liberal Feminism -Is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. Liberal feminists argue that society holds the false belief that women are, by nature, less intellectually and physically capable than men; thus it tends to discriminate against women in the academy, the forum, and the marketplace. Liberal feminists believe that "female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal con...

Feminism - 1. The movement for social, political, and economic equality of women and men 2. Feminism means that women have the right to enough information to make informed choices about their lives 3. Believe that changes made to advance gender equality will result in benefits to both women and men Major Strains of Feminism 1. Liberal - Primary source of women's oppression is gender role socialization. Men's social roles afforded more social status and power which leads to political, soc...

Principles -- The personal is political - Personal & social identities are interdependent - Commitment to social change - Counseling relationship is egalitarian - Women & girls experiences and ways of knowing are honored - Definitions of distress & "mental illness" are reformulated - There is an integrated analysis of oppression Key Concepts -- Problems are viewed in a sociopolitcal & cultural context - Acknowledging psychological oppression imposed through sociopolitical status of wom...

What is feminist theory? - a wide ranging system of ideas about social life and human experiences developed from a woman centered perspective. [woman centered because it examines the situations and experiences of women, tried to describe the social world from the standpoint of women] First wave feminism - comte coined the term sociology, marx weber and durkheim dominated sociology at this time but there were women doing feminist work at this time also, trying to establish a feminist perspec...

Sex -the biological distinction between females and males Gender -the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female Essentialism -An emphasis on the fundamental nature of the biological differences between men and women Androgyny -displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics Patriarchy -A form of social organization in which males dominate females Private sphere -aspects of life which are of concern of the ind...

Liberal feminism - to create a world in which people are judged for their individual characteristics without regard to sex. - Liberal feminists do tend to work through the system more than radfems or marxfems; - liberal feminists believe that many social problems can be meaningfully addressed through the government, which will gradually bring about social change - libfems are the most likely feminists to form groups like NOW and the Feminist Majority, groups which try to advance a wide ran...