Feminist gender theory Biological and psychological approaches to gender have been extensively criticized by feminist researchers for their essentialist explanations of gender. According to feminist approaches‚ gender is socially and culturally defined‚ in that it is related to social‚ economic and cultural status‚ and power in society (Richardson‚ 2008). From a feminist point of view‚ female development is shaped and maintained by the socio-cultural context of patriarchy (Impett‚ Schooler‚ & Tolman
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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 then – have
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Assess the usefulness of feminist contributions to our understanding of society today. (33 marks) Feminism is a conflict theory which views society as male dominated and it seeks to describe‚ explain and change the position of women in society. Feminism is therefore a theory of women’s subordination and also a political movement. There are different types of feminism‚ which I will be evaluating in this essay; Liberal‚ Radical‚ Marxist‚ Black and Postmodernist feminist. Feminists criticise mainstream
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The Potential of Emotions in Feminist Epistemology: Developing Jaggar’s Account By Tina Strasbourg University of Calgary Abstract In this paper I analyze the potential of Allison Jaggar’s suggestion that emotions in general‚ and outlaw emotions in particular‚ be incorporated into feminist epistemology. Jaggar advocates a standpoint theory of emotions‚ and suggests that the emotions of the oppressed in particular are helpful rather than inimical to acquiring knowledge
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Feminist Geography Since its conception‚ geography has been involved in the development of races and genders‚ mapping the boundaries that separate and exclude the world of privilege from the other. The imposing eyes that facilitated this domination have recently been challenged to quash their perpetuation of racial difference‚ and although existing more obscurely‚ to challenge the sexist legacy remaining in geography. “As part of geography‚ feminist approaches within our
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Feminist Criminology: How useful is it in its analysis of female crime? MSc Criminology and Forensic Psychology Feminist criminology emerged out of the realisation that criminology has from its inception centred on men and the crimes they commit. Although it can be argued female criminality was researched by Lombroso‚ as far back as 1800’s‚ female crime‚ it’s causes and the impact in which it had on society was largely ignored by the criminological futurity. Those Criminologist who did
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Nanette Salomon‚ a very well known feminist writer‚ wrote the article‚ “Judging Artemisia: A Baroque Woman in Modern Art History.” The article opens up with a discussion about the 2001-2 exhibition of Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Father and Daughter Painters in Baroque Italy. The author explains that three things are unusual here: the fact that two famous artists were presented at the same time‚ that they were related as father and daughter‚ and the fact that the woman was better known than
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Feminist Perspectives on Power First published Wed Oct 19‚ 2005; substantive revision Wed Mar 9‚ 2011 Although any general definition of feminism would no doubt be controversial‚ it seems undeniable that much work in feminist theory is devoted to the tasks of critiquing women ’s subordination‚ analyzing the intersections between sexism and other forms of subordination such as racism‚ heterosexism‚ and class oppression‚ and envisioning the possibilities for both individual and collective resistance
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Feminism and Feminist Therapy: Lessons From the Past and Hopes for the Future Kathy M. Evans‚ Elizabeth A. Kincade‚ Aretha F. Marbley‚ and Susan R. Seem Feminist therapy incorporates the psychology of women (e.g.‚ J. B. Miller‚ 1976)‚ developmental research (e.g.‚ C. Gilligan‚ 1982)‚ cognitive-behavioral techniques (J. Worell & P. Remer‚ 1992)‚ multicultural awareness (L. Comas- Diaz & B. Greene‚ 1994)‚ and social activism (L. S. Brown‚ 1994) in a coherent theoretical and therapeutic
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and Scholarship 3/11/2012 Legally Blonde: Feminist Film Theory Feminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film‚ and how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States‚ feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories‚ that arose during this movement‚ to the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are‚ but not limited to‚ sexism‚ female stereotypes
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