During the early 1970s‚ a heightened awareness about incest and sexual abuse developed within radical feminism and eventually produced robust movements to end violence against women and children as well as to end pornography‚ which radical feminists saw as anti-woman propaganda and a source of sexual violence. This collided with but did not merge with the demands of a growing conservative movement to police sex more rigorously and also incited opposition within the feminist movement as some activists
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at North Carolina Wesleyan College defined it as the act of unwanted sexual contact‚ or the use of inappropriate language towards one another. Significantly the definition provided is considered to be correct‚ but when researching the topic Catharine Mackinnon gives her readers a broader definition. In her book Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination‚ she describes it as "the unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power." There
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Gender equality‚ also known as sex equality‚ sexual equality or equality of the genders‚ refers to the view that men and women should receive equal treatment‚ and should not be discriminated against based on gender‚ unless there is a sound biological reason for different treatment. This is the objective of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ which seeks to create equality in law and in social situations‚ such as in democratic activities and securing equal pay for equal work
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York: William Morrow. • Longino‚ H.‚ 1980‚ "Pornography‚ Oppression‚ and Freedom: A Closer Look" in Laura Lederer (ed.)‚ Take Back The Night‚ New York: William Morrow. • Lovelace‚ L. (with McGrady‚ M.)‚ 1980‚ Ordeal‚ Secaucus‚ N.J.: Citadel Press. • MacKinnon‚ C.‚ 1984‚ Brief‚ Amicus Curiae‚ American Booksellers Association Inc. et al. v. William H. Hudnut III‚ US District Court‚ Southern District of Indiana‚ Indianapolis Division. • -----‚ 1992‚ "Pornography‚ Civil Rights and Speech" in Catherine Itzin
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between master and slave. For example‚ in the work of legal theorist Catharine MacKinnon‚ domination is closely bound up with her understanding of gender difference. According to MacKinnon‚ gender difference is simply the reified effect of domination. As she puts it‚ “difference is the velvet glove on the iron fist of domination. The problem is not that differences are not valued; the problem is that they are defined by power” (MacKinnon 1989‚ 219). If gender difference is itself a function of domination
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Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending equal political‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist advocates or supports the rights and equality of women. Feminist theory‚ which emerged from feminist movements‚ aims to understand the nature of gender inequality by examining women’s social roles and lived experience; it has developed
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their personality. The added scene at the end of the movie that portrayed Hal running like a cheetah chasing after Catharine’s taxi to give back her notebook was very emotional and it allowed the audience to really understand his true feelings for Catharine and it woke her up from that paranoia that Hal was trying to use her and later on when Hal gets a
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The changing concepts of sex‚ love and family Love‚ sexuality and family are three interrelated concepts that have had dramatic changes over the millennia. From the bestial‚ yet necessary act of sexual intercourse‚ through the complicated and often not understood feeling of love we end up with the smallest social unit that comprises society – the family. The interpretations of love‚ sex and the structure of family have always varied through the centuries‚ but no matter how‚ they have always
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Holmes sets both free! But for stealing a jewel and a goose? In my opinion‚ Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision by letting Ryder and Catharine free. That means‚ Sherlock Holmes also broke the law! Sherlock should have never let them go‚ because no one never knows if Ryder and Catharine will commit another crime or not. If Ryder and Catharine do commit a crime again‚ then the siblings might do something ever bigger than before! In the first place‚ Sherlock Holmes should have thrown Ryder
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Kearsley v. City of St. Catharines Ontario Human Rights Commission‚ April 2002 1. Summarize the facts of this case. Tony Kearsley applies for a position as a firefighter with the City of St. Catharines and was accepted on condition that he were to pass a medical examination by a doctor specified by the city. However‚ during the medical exam the doctor discovered that Kearsley had an atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) and refused to pass him. Kearsley took it upon himself to consult
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