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The Public / Private Divide -The "public" refers to activities that take place within a public sphere, that can involve or affect everybody, such as politics, pressure groups, public debate, employment etc. The "private" on the other hand refers to private activities which solely affect individuals alone, such as housekeeping affairs, and family life. While those such as Liberal Feminists have seen the private divide as "non political", and thus not to be interfered with as it could af...

4 different types of Feminism -Liberal, Marxist, Islamic and Radical Liberal Feminism -Type of Feminism which say there has been a march of progress, Functionalism agree. Religion can help this process. Marxist Feminism -Type of Feminism which says religion supports Capitalism as it divides men from women. Radical Feminism -Type of Feminism which says religion only benefits men, promoting patriarchy. Islamic Feminism -Type of Feminism which say that Western feminists are misguided and et...

Feminism - Broadly defined, feminism is an ideology and political project based on the belief that men and women are treated unequally socially, politically, and economically. • It aims to identify and abolish the sources of women's oppression in all spheres of life. • There is not one feminism, but rather many feminisms. • The different strands of feminism all agree that women, as a social class, are oppressed by virtue of their gender. • The term gender is one of the most fundam...

To what extent do feminists disagree about the role of the state? - more divided than united themes - personal is political state's role in destroying patriarchy 6 structures personal is political united - Personal is political arguably unites feminists as all want women to have equal access to public sphere divided over role of state in private vs public spheres liberals - · Liberals such as Betty Frieden want to keep government in public sphere to maintain privacy excluding abuse and...

Before I start, I want to sort one thing out. Feminists are not angry women who hate men. Feminists do not believe women are better than men, or that women deserve special privileges. Feminists do not believe that women are the victims. - In fact, in order to be considered a feminist, you only need to be on board with one idea: All humans, male and female, should have equal political, economic and social rights. Feminism is: and in bold, The belief that all men and women should have equal r...

Sex - biological constitution as female or male gender - our cultural programming as feminine or masculine. varies within cultures "On ne nait pas femme, on le devient" Simone De Bouvet - One is not born a woman one becomes one Homophobia: - Fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against, homosexuals Hetrosexalist - presumption that everyone is heterosexual, and naturally superior Nature vs Nurture - extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (i.e...

First published Fri Sep 3, 2004; substantive revision Mon Aug 21, 2017 Feminist philosophy of language has come a long way in a very short time period. Initially, most work in the area was critical, calling for changes either to language itself or to philosophy of language. More recently, however, the dynamic has changed, with the advent of several major positive research programmes within philosophy of language. In this entry, we first discuss the critiques that constitute the first phase ...

All feminists recognise the existence of the patriarchy - Socialist feminists think this would create the biggest dent in the so called patriarchy of male dominance. Simone De Beauvoir noted how men dominated economic life, limiting the life choice of women men use the home to recover from being exploited at the workplace women then keep the house tidy, serving the male. Liberal feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - would prioritise equality before the law and not the economy...

feminism -a MOVEMENT to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression movement -a group of people acting with some degree of organization and continuity outside of institutional channels for the purpose of promoting change in the group, society, or the world sexism -attitudes, actions, and institutional practices that lower women because of their gender oppression -to be caught among forces and barriers that jointly restrain, restrict, or prevent motion or mobility (i.e. birdcage example)...

The first wave of feminism started when women ______. A.) demanded the right to vote B.) started attending college C.) advocated for birth control D.) were allowed to work - A.) demanded the right to vote The Declaration of Sentiments stressed the need for reforms in ______. A.) politics B.) divorce C.) education D.) wage equality - B.) divorce ______ differences typically refer to biological characteristics, such as reproductive organs and hormones. a.) Gender b.) Sex c.) Paternal...