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    That?: Men’s Fears of Determined Feminists in the 19th and 20th Century In the 19th and early 2oth century‚ women in The United States were considered as the inferior gender to men. Men believed women were not intellectually strong enough to keep up with society’s discussions and political disputes. Females during this time period were forced to stay home and be “Mother Women”‚ rather than freely work or act as they wished (Chopin 16-17). In the mid 19th century women found the courage to speak their

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    Enloe: Feminist Curiosity

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    exercise feminist curiosity It is time to raise the awareness that the peculiar situation and conditions of women cannot be taken for granted anymore. Women’s experiences need to be given public attention. Using the women as weeders scenario as an example‚ a feminist curious person would begin to ask why is it that it is only women who weed. Though not very explicitly‚ the little child who asked the Dad about why is it that it is only women who do the weeding is an example of feminist curiosity

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    The role of religion in shaping civilization From the beginning of human race or Homo sapiens‚ they were run by curiosity. Human were started to live together but didn’t know what was right or wrong‚ used to do things whatever wanted like killing each other‚ mass adultery with inter and intra species‚ eating whatever wanted. So there were many questions‚ curious Homo sapiens all over the world didn’t know the answers. After 10‚000 BC by the invention of agriculture human race started to live together

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    Auteur Theory: Translated from the French‚ auteur simply means "author". There have been varied perceptions regarding this theory‚ its importance and effectiveness. Auteur theory is essentially “a method of evaluating films based on the director’s involvement and input”. The concept of ‘Auteur’ was first introduced by François Truffaut in 1954 in A Certain Tendency in French Cinema.(1) In this work he claimed that film is a great medium for expressing the personal ideas of the director. He suggested

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    Intersectionality as a concept was introduced to feminist theory in order to deal with the various forms of interrelated classes such as disability‚ race/ethnicity‚ religion‚ gender and social class (Shaw‚ Chan and McMahon‚ 2012:83). Furthermore‚ intersectionality was defined by Kimberle Crenshaw (1999) in trying to understand the various oppressions of race/ethnicity‚ gender and social class as experienced by African women. Wendell (1996:70) is of the opinion that living with a disability is not

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    Intersectionality is a feminist framework that strives to illuminate the relevance of social location in relation with practices of discrimination and inequality. Basu states the roots of intersectionality originate from the issues of non-inclusive feminism—the beginning of women’s rights in the Western world only included white‚ middle class women while continuing to oppress these marginalized groups (Basu‚ 1995). Through systems of discrimination such as racism and colonialism‚ certain people face

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    specific gender is supposed to follow. A few examples‚ among many‚ would be that women cook and clean‚ raise children‚ are flirts‚ are not as strong as men‚ and do not like things that may make them look masculine. Men like sports‚ are always in charge‚ are lazy and messy‚ do not cook and clean‚ and do not like things that may make them look feminine. Gender stereotypes can be a big problem for both men and women in our society. In countries like America‚ if a person breaks a gender rule then they

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    Feminist Language Planning: Has it been worthwhile? Anne Pauwels University of Wollongong 1 Feminism and language There is no doubt that feminism has been and continues to be one of the main social movements of this century. Its impact is felt in many societies around the world and in many spheres of life. The women ’s or feminist movement strives‚ amongst other things‚ for the elimination of gender discrimination and for the greater recognition of women ’s contributions to society

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    the 21st century is where it is blossoming. The Feminist movement has affected some changes in the political world. Mary Wollstonecraft was the advocate of women’s rights. In 1792‚ she published ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects’. Apparently it was one of the earliest works

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    Black women’s activism of the 1960s and early 1970s primarily stemmed from an awareness of intersectionality‚ which recognized the connections between oppression based on class‚ race‚ and gender. A number of issues were taken care of by this action‚ such as healthcare‚ inequality in education‚ poverty‚ racial violence‚ and police brutality. Leading individuals and groups stressed the importance of a more comprehensive social justice strategy that took gender and racial equality into account. In contrast

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