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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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    Chapter 9 Question 2 Trace the origin of the law of blasphemy and explain the relevance or otherwise of this law Introduction Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing open disrespect of God through display of inappropriate behavior towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs and beliefs. The word "blasphemy" came via Middle English blasfemen‚ from which the English term "blame" came into existence (Wikipedia.com n.d). Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community

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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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    Feminist critics invented the word “gynocritics‚” which was “developed shoulder-to-shoulder with the Female Aesthetic‚ attempted to resolve some of these problems‚ by agreeing that women’s literature lay as the central concern for feminist criticism‚ but rejected the concept of an essential female identity and style” (Showalter 1981‚ 185). In other words‚ critics have started to accept and admire feminist literature. On the other hand‚ readers have also started perceive feminist literature

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    Critical Analysis of Feminist Theories Concerning the Representation of Women in Advertising. There are many forms of feminisms which often contradict each other and focus their efforts on issues which reflect their local concerns (Skeggs‚ 2004). Zoonen (1994) states that there are at least two notable themes which reoccur within feminist media theory‚ these are stereotypes and gender socialisation‚ and ideology. These issues will be addressed with reference to several feminist theories to determine how

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    The Second Wave of Feminism arose in the 1960s and lasted through the 1980s where it ended with the intra-feminism disputes of the feminist sex wars over issues such as pornography‚ which ushered in the third wave of feminism in the early 1990s. However‚ second wave feminism rose in conjunction with the rise of hegemonic feminism as minorities were limited in the public sphere and thus were not recognized by the ruling class. The second wave broadened the debate of gender equality to a wide range

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    In Utero Beyonce once said that girls run the world‚ and Beyonce is never wrong. She means‚ generally‚ in patriarchal cultures‚ females play important roles in society‚ but their work is looked down upon or covered up by the patriarchy. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ it seems that being a woman is not necessarily the optimal gender to be. Often times in Things Fall Apart‚ one sees that females and femininity‚ in general‚ are associated with weakness‚ and they are lesser than men. In‚ The Role

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    changes into the world. Feminism comes in many parts and different types. Throughout time‚ it slowly developed in three waves and is currently on its fourth. While feminism has made its mark in the past‚ 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

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    How far do you agree that ‘Snow Child’ is a story that supports a feminist view point? As a feminist author Carter criticises the position of women. Carter uses the theme of status and marriage to expose the true nature of patriarchal society. Carter herself was a feminist which influenced the way she wrote the story and the ideas involved in the story. The anthology was published in 1979 which was a time period where men had more power than women‚ which still happens today. Carter shows the

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    didn’t realized that feminist criticism also fit for Trailer Frozen when I wrote my essay. Throughout reading the first and second body paragraph‚ I found that feminist criticism might be the one of the best criticism which is matching Frozen. The story which happened in Princess Anna and Princess Elsa shown women had a low social status in the past several centuries‚ but they never give up to find the true identities. In the movie Halloween‚ I know why you choose the feminist criticism. As the film

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