politicians concern which is clearly shown in the system of feminist theories. As a result‚ there is variety of theories to explain for oppressions‚ justice and equality for women all over the world called feminist theories. Each of idea forward feminism tries to comprehend those things by theorizing the "human agency"‚ which is defined as the capacity of human beings "to act independently and make own free choices" when engage in social structure (ref). It can be seen that two important terms
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became an official “movement” in the late 19th century. For decades‚ women and men have come together to dismantle oppressive legislature and eventually‚ societal norms. As feminism and gender equality progressed‚ it came to be known as various “waves” of the movement given the time period and particular focus at the time. Feminism has evolved from focusing on voting and civil rights in the 19th century to the modern‚ 2nd wave and contemporary issues such as “intersectionality”‚ breaking down oppressive
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Question 1 Essay Name: Yijing Shen(Vicky) Institution: Arts and business Course: Arts 1062 Tutor: Rodney Wallis Date: 21/9/2014 Question 1: In her essay “Mildred Pierce and the second World War” Linda Williams argues that the film “reflects and represents the contradictions of its historical moment” (p.21). She develops this point over the following pages and writes on p.25: [like] the wartime and post-war gothics‚ Mildred Pierce is better able to reflect the problems encountered
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relation between feminism and pornography The struggle of the sexes that many have put to heart is a timeless work. An article by Aura Schussler “The relationship between feminism and pornography” appears in the The Scientific Journal of Humanistic Studies in 2012. The article underlines that in the parameters of Western culture‚ pornography turns the balance of power in favor of the masculine‚ leading women to fall under patriarchal dominance. Schussler shows the position feminism is naturally
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1. Why have some feminists criticised the idea of gender equality? The idea of gender equality is that both sexes enjoy equal rights‚ entitlements and opportunities within society; however factions within feminism argue this encourages women to almost ‘man-like’ and distracts from the deep differences between men and women. Many feminists argue that women have been segregated into private roles such as child rearing and domestic work‚ this is due to cultural influences and not biological. Thus
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leading the movement has resulted in a cause solely concentrated on the challenges they find pressing. Minority feminist groups have felt marginalized from the progression of feminism‚ and often go undocumented for building a premise of racially tolerant political action groups. The phrase “multiracial feminism” is defined as feminism based on the examination of dominance through understanding social constructs of race‚ ethnicity‚ tradition‚ and culture (Thompson‚ 33). Moreover‚ each
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postamble 3 (1) 2007 Defending Feminism in Africa Simidele Dosekun Introduction In this essay‚ I argue against the popular notion that feminism or feminists are ‘unAfrican’‚ and instead argue for why feminism has a necessary role to play on the African continent today. The claim or argument that ‘feminism is not African’ is certainly not new. It is a claim to which I have been explicitly or implicitly subjected by other Africans as I have come to consciousness as a feminist‚ while still
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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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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 word to understand. It means‚ in this case‚ men
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“The problem with gender is it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are”‚ which was once said by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.In other words this quote is saying that the world promotes people to cover up their true selves to be the “right” figure for the certain gender .In the documentary Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes by Byron Hurt it speaks out about how in music videos male have the more dominant power and girls are just seen as props or sex objects‚and females are called
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