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Susan Faludi |
Backlash 1980 argues that woman who desire careers were portrayed in certain ways: unhappy, because they don't have a family |
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Sex Vs. Gender |
sex: biological based category, based on genetics and hormones. Gender: what you choose; set of behaviours that are learned and performed. what we do not how we are, culture to culture. |
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Concrete Ceiling |
leads to low numbers of minority woman in management positions; dual burden of racism and sexism in organizations. |
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First wave feminism |
(1848-1920s) environment: urban industrialism, liberal, and socialist politics. Goals: suffrage( the right to vote) ban on alcohol, open up opportunities. *Liberal feminism* Middle class white single woman |
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Radical Feminism |
Alternative name: dominance feminism use the law to help woman take control of their own bodies. sees oppress male dominance the main problem. Bodily anatomy. |
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Patriarchy |
male dominance but not about men. it can be bad not just for woman but for men . it is a system |
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Discuss Wolf's contributions to feminism. What does she argue? how are myths used against woman? |
Backlash: the media created the beauty myth to make sure woman are insecure. The unrealistic beauty standards that woman are faced with. (Heroin chic) used to distract woman with body image...to keep them in there place. |
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Feminisms |
there is not just one definition of feminism. everyone has there own definition that they acquire to. *promotes the full equality of women and men changing the structures that keep woman in lower power. IS changeable |
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Gender oppression is class oppression |
Marxism- asserts woman's oppression is based on the sexual division of labor |
