Grace Petro Prof. Grigsby SOCY222501 29 January 2015 Response Paper Unit 2 Feminist issues are not and never will be “one size fits all.” What is important to the masses cannot be defined by the few of a common identity; the current hegemony of white feminists 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
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Outline and asses the feminist explanations of gender inequalities (40) Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and the different groups think it is down to different reasons. Liberal feminists think it is because it is down to gender role socialisation. Marxist feminists believe it is down to capitalism. Radical feminists think women are not equal to men because of relationships within the home‚ and black feminist think they are unequal not just because they are women‚ but also because
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In the article‚ “Political Economy Discourses of Globalization and Feminist Politics” by Suzanne Bergeron‚ examines globalization by applying a feminist political economy perspective among other perspectives‚ to critique and formulate resistance to global capital. Hence‚ according to Bergeron the feminist political economy perspective‚ focuses on‚ “the relationship between gender relation and the globalization of capital has emphasized the conflictual interactions among multinational corporations
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“KILL BILL” AS A FEMINIST STATEMENT Feminism ‚ in general terms‚ is a movement for women’s empowerment. It comprises a wide range of social‚ cultural and political movements and is concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Feminist movement has generated feminist theory which puts feminist ideas into theoretical background. It aims at understanding the nature of inequality and focuses on gender politics ‚ power relations and sexuality. It explores a broad scope
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Choose 2 theories from Semester 1 and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the theories’ application. In this essay two theories will be examined in regards to their advantages and disadvantages‚ when applied. For this‚ Feminism and Post-Colonialism will be used‚ as both theories unite in their aim to deconstruct the dominant ideologies and stereotypes in a patriarchal and imperialistic ‘white European male ’ dominated society‚ thus overthrowing centuries of colonization‚ subordination
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Written Assignment: Article Review Date: November 20th‚ 2013 Class: History 202 By: Alyssa Unrau Laury Oaks article “What are Pro-Life Feminists Doing on Campus?” from 2009‚ gives us a clear definition of what a “pro-life feminist” is but not why “it is”. Her writing brings light and awareness to a version of feminism. Many do not realize there are a few different types of feminisms out there and surprisingly not all of them are advocates for the pro-choice movements
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radical feminists different? Liberal feminist and radical feminist contrast sharply in certain of their fundamental views‚ Liberal feminists thinking are a more reasoned intellectual perspective than the radical feminists’ position‚ which has both emotion and political centering in its logical expressions. Their focus is on widespread cultural awakening rather than a scholarly debate. Liberal feminists believe that there has been an improvement in the position of women and radical feminists believe
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The Feminist Movement & The Civil Rights Movement Lauren Greene SYG2000 Tuesday/Thursday 5:00 pm December 9‚ 2012 Social Movements Impact Western Culture For centuries‚ large groups of individuals have come together to oppose prevailing ideas‚ challenge conformity and promote great change in beliefs‚ government policy and overall social reform. Whether it is an instinctual component of human existence or a way of survival as learned from previous generations‚ social reform
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Shallow Act of Feminism Leads Women into Dangers "Feminism is a diverse‚ competing‚ and often opposing collection of social theories‚ political movements‚ and moral philosophies‚ largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women. Feminists differ over the sources of inequality‚ how to attain equality‚ and the extent to which gender and sexual identities should be questioned and critiqued." Besides the controversy idea from the opposite gender about feminism there is also some disagreement
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Furthermore‚ these systems of oppression do not operate independently. Instead‚ these systems work simultaneously and are very much interdependent. The gender pay gap as a perfect example of this codependence. In the article‚ “7 Reasons why Class is a Feminist Issue” author Erin Mckelle describes how in our capitalistic society money is power. Interestingly‚
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