Outline and asses the feminist explanations of gender inequalities (40) Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and the different groups think it is down to different reasons. Liberal feminists think it is because it is down to gender role socialisation. Marxist feminists believe it is down to capitalism. Radical feminists think women are not equal to men because of relationships within the home‚ and black feminist think they are unequal not just because they are women‚ but also because
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radical feminists different? Liberal feminist and radical feminist contrast sharply in certain of their fundamental views‚ Liberal feminists thinking are a more reasoned intellectual perspective than the radical feminists’ position‚ which has both emotion and political centering in its logical expressions. Their focus is on widespread cultural awakening rather than a scholarly debate. Liberal feminists believe that there has been an improvement in the position of women and radical feminists believe
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opportunities‚ successes and lack thereof – and should‚ as such‚ not be treated as mutually exclusive entities (Cocarla‚ “Feminist Popular Culture Theory”). That may seem like a lot to break down‚ but considering the historical context is helpful. By that point in time – namely the 1980s and 1990s – women had already seen the first and second waves of feminism come and go (Cocarla‚ “Feminist Popular Culture Theory”). While it is difficult to deny that both waves focused on
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since women today supposedly benefit from “freedom” and choice” – but on the other hand‚ the progress of feminists is being erased and inequality is still prevalent (McRobbie‚ 260). In class‚ post-feminism was also seen as being defined by a cessation of the need for feminism; some would posit that females are already equal to males and the work of feminists is complete (Cocarla‚ “Feminist Popular Culture Theory”). There is clearly a contradiction here with what McRobbie believes. So‚ which is it
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to the world of art is for pioneering feminist art work. Schapiro was a leader of the feminist art movement and in many of her painting she would put “girly”‚ pink‚ or craft elements to represent not women in general‚ but the femininity represented by these additions. For example‚ in the 1970’s she painted a hand fan‚ typically a small woman’s object‚ and made it heroic in nature by painting it six feet by twelve. Nancy Azara‚ a founder of the New York Feminist Art Institute told ARTnews that “Her
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Furthermore‚ these systems of oppression do not operate independently. Instead‚ these systems work simultaneously and are very much interdependent. The gender pay gap as a perfect example of this codependence. In the article‚ “7 Reasons why Class is a Feminist Issue” author Erin Mckelle describes how in our capitalistic society money is power. Interestingly‚
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Don’t Get Me Started On: Anti-Feminists I have the misfortune of hearing phrases such as “inequality doesn’t exist!” or “I don’t need feminism because……” It pains me to hear these things because all they are are misinformed opinions or sexist statements. To start with‚ the dictionary definition of Feminism is as follows‚ “The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.” Straight away‚ this demolishes any argument that feminism a sexist movement. Equality is not a hard
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The Feminist Movement & The Civil Rights Movement Lauren Greene SYG2000 Tuesday/Thursday 5:00 pm December 9‚ 2012 Social Movements Impact Western Culture For centuries‚ large groups of individuals have come together to oppose prevailing ideas‚ challenge conformity and promote great change in beliefs‚ government policy and overall social reform. Whether it is an instinctual component of human existence or a way of survival as learned from previous generations‚ social reform
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largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women. Feminists differ over the sources of inequality‚ how to attain equality‚ and the extent to which gender and sexual identities should be questioned and critiqued." Besides the controversy idea from the opposite gender about feminism there is also some disagreement between women in their opinion about feminism. Camille Paglia‚ the author of "Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminists Know" shows us how feminism can lead us to a consequence that
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Breaking these laws would mean doing something like stealing‚ killing‚ or cheating. As cultures evolved‚ and beliefs changed‚ written‚ social‚ and ethical laws often conflicted with each other and created conflicts in society‚ as described by the play Antigone by Sophocles. In this play‚ there is a clear conflict between the written law made by the king‚ and the higher law‚ dictated by the religious beliefs of the time. When Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ decrees that the body of Polyneices should be left
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