Westwood College CJ-131-Criminology Assignment 2: Key Term: Liberal Feminist Theory Submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Liberal Feminist Theory The United states had been said to be free and equal‚ however rights around the 1960 ’s were not so equally dived. Women had been treated unfairly compared to men‚ and they have grown tired of the situation. There was a lot of movements going around‚ and they developed theories and
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Previous to the emergence of feminist theories in the 1960’s and 70’s the criminal justice system and studies surrounding it were developed under the assumption that males were the predominate perpetrators and victims of crime- particularly in cases regarding interpersonal violence. Whilst this was and still is true‚ the number of women being involved in interpersonal crimes is increasing‚ causing a new wave of interest as to what circumstances a woman finds herself involved in a criminal situation;
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Feminist views on society; Feminists believe that society is male dominated (patriarchal). Feminists want women and men to have equal rights and powers as there is inequality between the two sexes. They look at society on a macro scale so the ideas are generalised to the whole of society. Feminists also believe that society is based on disagreement and conflict between the sexes as women believe they have been disadvantaged in society. Liberal feminists believe that men and women are becoming
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suppose we should get all of the "bad" stuff out of the way first‚ and this next tip is extremely important! Are you traveling to Jamaica or the Czech Republic or any other exotic place? Do you know how their health system works? This is something no one wants to think about before leaving for a wonderful holiday‚ but accidents and illness do happen. While on a trip to Jamaica I was told of a young boy who’d broken his leg while cliff diving. The poor young man wasn’t prepared for the need to be treated
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“I would argue that feminist film studies is not only still alive and well‚ but has‚ in fact‚ become much more heterogeneous‚ dynamic‚ and open in its scope‚ encompassing not just film analysis but also television and new media studies…” says Karen Hollinger from Feminist Film Studies (Hollinger 19). Film’s have definitely grown and expanded from the years pass. Women are now starting to be given roles other than those to please the male eye such as the girlfriend‚ secretary‚ receptionist‚ or mother
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The film “Working Girl” illustrates the feministic fight and struggles of women in the work force in the 1980s to the present‚ every contradiction relates to the main problems that women face. The two main women characters in “Working Girl” represent the two types of stereotypes of women that establish themselves in the corporate world‚ Kathrine Parker and Tess McGill. Despite the film being an inspirational feministic story‚ the writer Kevin Wade created a love plot between the main character‚ Tess
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The Feminist Movement The feminist movement is a movement that started in 1848. The article "Law Day keynote speaker‚ Rights‚ and Responsibilities" states‚ "at the Seneca Falls Convention when hundreds of individuals decided to stand up and fight for what is right." The movement went through extremely difficult challenges when it first started‚ like cultural and social resistance‚ legal discrimination‚ limited political rights‚ economic inequality‚ lack of educational opportunities‚ internal division
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being littered with feminist tropes‚ Jane Campion’s The Piano is not a feminist film. Source Their opinion vs. mine Reliability Interview Magazine‚ Jane Campion by Katherine Dieckmann‚ (January 1992) As the director she hold s a omni-conscious view‚ aware of all possibilities of interpretations. Thus she both agrees and disagrees with me. She is a very reputable considering she both write an directed the film I am studying On The Issues Magazine‚ Is The Piano A Feminist Film? "Yes" by Rebecco
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Girls and Achievement Girls are now appearing to have a higher ability to succeed in education than boys in today’s schooling system. There are many issues concerning this area and these have been supported by a range of theorists using key studies and concepts to establish this further. The impact of feminism on the female population has gradually increased since the 1960’s when feminist sociologists highlighted the idea of an education system filled with gender inequalities. These sociologists
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Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male
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