Reformist - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Liberal feminism - -Early first wave feminism (in 19th and early 20th century) was deeply influenced by liberal ideas in general, and Mary Wollstonecraft in particular. With her view being that both men and women are rational and women acting 'childish' in her society was the effect of social expectation placed on to them. -Liberals were the first to offer equal rights to women -Many second wave feminists (1960-70) took their inspiration from liberal ideas. Perhaps the most famous is Bet...

The War of Schleswig-Holstein (1864) -small war against Denmark to annex small region of Prussia Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' idea that the group who controls society is the oppressor and the group being controlled is the oppressed; abolish private property so no one group can be in control 00:09 01:28 Anarchism -best government = no government at all -against any form of political organization -"A single deed is better propaganda than a thou...

Who is founder of Han? - Answer Liu Bang Another name for Liu Bang is... - Answer Han Gaozu What is state Confucianism? - Answer State Confucianism is the integration of Confucian doctrine with legalist institutions. What is civil service examination? - Answer A test to administer to candidates for positions in the bureaucracy. Who is Liu Bang? - Answer He was the founder of the Han dynasty had peasant origin. title of Han Gaozu. Who is Han Wudi? - Answer Great...

Which group in the United States in the early twentieth century pressed for reforms to correct the abuses of capitalist industrialization? The Progressives Which of the following was a value associated with middle-class culture in the nineteenth-century Britain? Hard Work How did Britain's geography affect its Industrial Revolution? Coal and iron ore deposits were abundant and close to each other Which of the following played a greater role in industrial development in Russia than in the ...

Liberal Feminism - -Explains oppression of women in terms of of unequal access to existing political, economic, and social institutions -Concerned with women's rights being equal to those of men and that women have equal access to opportunities -Criticized because it accepts existing institutions rather than trying to change them Socialist Feminism - -Sees oppression of women in terms of their subordinate positions in the patriarchal and capitalist systems -Focus on collective change and...

Liberal feminism - -Early first wave feminism (in 19th and early 20th century) was deeply influenced by liberal ideas in general, and Mary Wollstonecraft in particular. With her view being that both men and women are rational and women acting 'childish' in her society was the effect of social expectation placed on to them. -Liberals were the first to offer equal rights to women -Many second wave feminists (1960-70) took their inspiration from liberal ideas. Perhaps the most famous is Bet...

Beliefs/Values -○ Reformist not revolutionary ○ Equality of women can achieved through legal means and social reform Ex: write more bills and elect the right people ○ Men and women are essentially the same, with the same capabilities, and the same rights ○ Women should not have to stick to prescribed gender roles ○ Women deserve equal education. Without it, equality can not be achieved. All must must be educated as to the value of gender equality. The oppression of women we, end ...

Beliefs/Values -○ Reformist not revolutionary ○ Equality of women can achieved through legal means and social reform Ex: write more bills and elect the right people ○ Men and women are essentially the same, with the same capabilities, and the same rights ○ Women should not have to stick to prescribed gender roles ○ Women deserve equal education. Without it, equality can not be achieved. All must must be educated as to the value of gender equality. The oppression of women we, end ...

Liberal Feminism - -Explains oppression of women in terms of of unequal access to existing political, economic, and social institutions -Concerned with women's rights being equal to those of men and that women have equal access to opportunities -Criticized because it accepts existing institutions rather than trying to change them Socialist Feminism - -Sees oppression of women in terms of their subordinate positions in the patriarchal and capitalist systems -Focus on collective change and...

Perspective - Tends to see society as divided by gender where women are exploited - patriarchal society Ultimate aim is to end men's domination and get rid of society of women's exploitation. Emphasises the difference between women and believe oppression of women exists but not seen in the same way. Criticises that there is mainstream sociology which is male-dominated Liberal / reformist feminism - Concerned with human and civil rights / freedom of individual - should have equal rights ...