Kiana Terry
Professor Segars
12-1-15
Juvenile Justice 3650-01
Feminist Approach to Female Juvenile Delinquency
According to Karl Marx, “historical change was caused by a series of class struggles between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'”. It is believed that Feminism rose from the mind of Mr. Marx and has been adapted and improved by many women trailblazers through the centuries. Merriam-Webster's definition of Feminism is, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities,” but is that all that feminism is? I believe that it is much broader than that. Feminism is a social theory based on the oppression of women throughout history. Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of gender, politics, power relations, …show more content…
Because the same opportunities are not offered to women, and women get paid a lower salary than men in most cases, woman commit crimes to keep afloat. Women often commit crimes because the men that they are with are into criminal activity or are forcing them to do so as well. On the grounds of male supremacy, women in this society do not get the same job opportunities as their male counterparts or are forced into free labor such as sex slaves or factory workers. Although Davis is right about the fact that poor and working class women get exploited, she forgets to mention that all women get exploited. Female oppression does not just happen to the poor and working class women of the world, it happens to all women.
Women have always been seen as inferior human beings compared to men. Throughout history, women have always been treated as less than. They were always at home making sure home is taken care of and waiting to satisfy their man’s sexual needs (Coole,15). Men believing that sex and taking care of home is all that women are good for since the beginning of time, has set the foundation to how women are treated in societies around the world till this …show more content…
Pornography and rape are the main tools used to oppress women and make them feel as if they are less than and seen as nothing more than sexual objects to men. Sex is used as a control mechanism towards women. Women do not get raped because of sexual desire, but because the man wants to make sure she knows who is in power. In pornography woman are put into submissive situations for the amusement of men. In most cases, pornography is never really geared towards a woman's satisfaction but in fact, what men consider “sexy”. “Pornography...is a form of discrimination and aggression the way sexual harassment is. And people have difficulty in getting a mental handle on this due only to the fact that they've frankly been brainwashed by the notion that {pornography} is speech (Mackinnon,1).” Dworkin and Mackinnon have a point when they say rape and pornography are violent social constructs used to oppress women and girls. What their theories lack is the fact that rape and porn are not the one and only violent tool used in male supremacy. Domestic violence and child abuse are forms of male supremacy used to oppress
Professor Segars
12-1-15
Juvenile Justice 3650-01
Feminist Approach to Female Juvenile Delinquency
According to Karl Marx, “historical change was caused by a series of class struggles between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'”. It is believed that Feminism rose from the mind of Mr. Marx and has been adapted and improved by many women trailblazers through the centuries. Merriam-Webster's definition of Feminism is, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities,” but is that all that feminism is? I believe that it is much broader than that. Feminism is a social theory based on the oppression of women throughout history. Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of gender, politics, power relations, …show more content…
Because the same opportunities are not offered to women, and women get paid a lower salary than men in most cases, woman commit crimes to keep afloat. Women often commit crimes because the men that they are with are into criminal activity or are forcing them to do so as well. On the grounds of male supremacy, women in this society do not get the same job opportunities as their male counterparts or are forced into free labor such as sex slaves or factory workers. Although Davis is right about the fact that poor and working class women get exploited, she forgets to mention that all women get exploited. Female oppression does not just happen to the poor and working class women of the world, it happens to all women.
Women have always been seen as inferior human beings compared to men. Throughout history, women have always been treated as less than. They were always at home making sure home is taken care of and waiting to satisfy their man’s sexual needs (Coole,15). Men believing that sex and taking care of home is all that women are good for since the beginning of time, has set the foundation to how women are treated in societies around the world till this …show more content…
Pornography and rape are the main tools used to oppress women and make them feel as if they are less than and seen as nothing more than sexual objects to men. Sex is used as a control mechanism towards women. Women do not get raped because of sexual desire, but because the man wants to make sure she knows who is in power. In pornography woman are put into submissive situations for the amusement of men. In most cases, pornography is never really geared towards a woman's satisfaction but in fact, what men consider “sexy”. “Pornography...is a form of discrimination and aggression the way sexual harassment is. And people have difficulty in getting a mental handle on this due only to the fact that they've frankly been brainwashed by the notion that {pornography} is speech (Mackinnon,1).” Dworkin and Mackinnon have a point when they say rape and pornography are violent social constructs used to oppress women and girls. What their theories lack is the fact that rape and porn are not the one and only violent tool used in male supremacy. Domestic violence and child abuse are forms of male supremacy used to oppress