Feminist theory

were the turbulent times in American history. Under the influence of the civil rights movement, the feminist movement came to a climax, from the social edge to the social center. The feminist movement is a social movement aimed at securing equal rights for women and giving women the same status as men. Since women, like men, are rational people, they should have the same rights as men. Feminists have found that, despite the obvious results of women's efforts to achieve equality in the…

Contrary to the social comparison theory, which states that individuals typically seek to make social comparisons that will help them view themselves in a more favorable light, women continually compare their own bodies with unrealistic thin images (Myers et al., 2012). Levi-AriLev-Ari et…

Equality in every shape and size When the feminist movement began to arise in society in the 1970’s it, almost simultaneously, created a different ramification of feminism as well. This ramification of feminism, called Essentialism, manifested itself in, for example, the belief that women were not only supposed to be equal to their male counterparts, but that women were the better sex and superior to men. Therefore, essential feminists believed that women should live up to that potential and…

should not be the only feminism seen in our world. Many different women exist; therefore, many versions of feminism exist. When reading Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools”, Combahee River Collective’s “A Black Feminist Statement”, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant’s “An Open Letter to White Liberal Feminists”, the idea that multiple versions and conceptions of feminism exist becomes undeniable. Lorde writes that women should revel in differences and use them as a source of power instead of merely…

question of why intersectionality is imperative to feminist discourse and praxis. Feminism, in simple terms, refers to collective desire to end the oppression of women. Because oppression takes various forms and affects those who are victim to it in a number of different though often intersecting ways, feminism can therefore be termed a multifaceted set of movements working towards multiple aims and ends. In terms of intersectionality, feminist discourse faces the task of acknowledging and…

Feminism is a conflict theory and a combination of social, political and cultural movements that is concerned with the discrimination against women and gender inequalities. The ‘waves’ of feminism refer to the feminist activity in a certain time period. The first wave emerged in the mid-19th century to early 20th century. Basic women rights such as the right to vote were the main focus. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was the supporter of the women’s suffrage movement when it emerged in Great…

Introduction: Feminist sociology is a way in which sociologists are able to look at the world in a way in which other sociological theories do not thoroughly explore. They do so by looking at the world from the female perspective. The novel Oryx and Crake (2009) can be critiqued using feminist sociology, focusing primarily on the socialist feminist theory. The effect that the capitalist society has on the opportunities of the female characters within this novel will be addressed, as well as the…

story we identify the marriage life of two couples that are passing through out a difficult phase of their marriage. One of the approaches of the feminist theorist remark the idea that “all feminist activity, including feminist theory and literary criticism, has an ultimate goal to change the world by prompting gender equality”. The main goal of the feminist movement to promote gender equality that is illustrate in the story “the storm”. The women characters represented a devoted wife and mother…

secular liberal feminism, which has at times been exploited to serve imperial projects and to promulgate Western ideas at the expense of local, non-liberal ones. Ultimately, for this essay I will explore Mahmood’s critique, the application of her non-theory of agency, and her ethnographic presentation. First, without a doubt, this book is…

the former) is one that has been asked for a generation now. In its wake has emerged philosophies and theories which have profoundly challenged, if not altered, the shape and direction of Feminism, much to the ongoing dismay of many of its advocates. While the often-contentious discourse around these “two leading currents of our time” (17) did not begin with the debate that ultimately became Feminist Contentions, this work highlights many of the issues critics and proponents have between them.…