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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...

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...

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...

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...

Feminist Politics: Where We Stand (Hooks) - A perspective that acknowledges the oppression of women within a patriarchal society and struggles towards the elimination of sexist oppression and domination for all human beings Women's Health From a Feminist Perspective (Low, Bailey) - Much of medicine is androcentric, instead, women's health needs to take into consideration not only differing biologies, but societal issues as well Feminist Model of Care (Low, Bailey) - 1. Being with women, ...

Liberal feminism- Oakley - SEX & GENDER Oakley distinguishes between sex and gender: Sex- your biological makeup. Gender- what you socially regard yourself to be. THE ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT Liberal feminists recognise the successive progress towards gender equality: Changes in socialisation and culture - Gradually leading to more rational attitudes towards gender. Political action to introduce anti-discriminatory laws and policies - Bringing progress to society in which gender is no longe...

Feminism -the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men Feminism key concepts -- It is a conflict theory which suggests that there is a patriarchal oppression towards women in society - That sociology is male stream where male thinkers only focus on the issue's men face in society - It has evolved to deal with the contemporary issues and the intersectionality of women Intersectionality -the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, c...

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 ...

SECTION 1: Overview of feminism - Name the strands Briefly describe each State the approximate wave - - LIBERAL feminism - supporting reform (1st wave). - RADICAL feminism - supporting revolution (2nd and 3rd wave). - SOCIALIST feminism - the most extreme and are Marxists (2nd wave) - POSTMODERN feminism (3rd wave). The main strands are liberal and radical. Socialist and postmodern are also strands to use where you can. So, mainly contrast liberal and radical. Include socialist and p...