Feminist therapy

Jorshinelle T. Sonza rightly debunks Dorothy Driver’s claim that Gordimer’s texts are “male centred” and do not give any depth to women (106). Unlike Things Fall Apart, Gordimer does not marginalize women. In fact, by depicting Hannah as a human rights activist, Gordimer is empowering women. At the same time, Gordimer is also valorising Black women over the White. Sonza says, Hannah is “flawed in her activism. It is Aila who undertakes the revolutionary struggle with intensity.” (107) But again…

One of the many themes that is explored in feminism is patriarchy. Walby (1990, p.20) argued that “Patriarchy was a system of interrelated social structures which allowed men to exploit women”. The concept of patriarchy is in the centre of many feminist theories. It allows for theorist such as Sylvia Walby to attempt to explain the stratification of power and privilege by gender. Sylvia Walby published her book Theorising Patriarchy in 1990. In this book Walby looks at four diverse perspectives…

were machine operators, mechanics, steel workers and most importantly independent of men. They would never go back to only being housewives again. The second wave of feminism was started in part by the publication of a book. This book titled “The Feminist Mystique” was penned by Betty Friedan and opened the eyes of many educated and oppressed women. (Linda Napikoski,2015) Betty herself was a mother of three, from a privileged upper middle class, the book examined the fact that women had no…

In book V, yes, Socrates suggests that men and women should be treated alike with respect to guardianship part of a larger argument in the Republic about the equality of the sexes. However, there is more to it. In order for women to be a part of this guardian class, to fulfill the same roles as men in society, women would need to gain the same knowledge/education, as men. A queen philosopher? But wait? Are women allowed to gain an education? No, women are forbidden to gain an education, can you…

Feminist theory as it relates to domestic violence highlights femininity vs masculinity and authority disparity in heterosexual relationships. It concentrations on the public messages that punishes a male’s use of viciousness and violence throughout life, and the forbidden gender roles that determines how men and women should behave in their intimate relationships. “Violence against women includes all verbal, physical, and sexual assaults which violate a woman’s physical body, sense of self and…

up as a result of the social upheavals that existed in the US during these years. Black feminists by the 1970s felt that the women’s movement led by such feminist organizations as the National Organization for Women (NOW); was too dominated by white middle-class women. They argued that these organizations could not represent the needs of poor and black women effectively. They argued that the predominant feminist organizations catered for middle-class white women, and as such were dominated by…

a cure for the strong societal practice of sexism. Socialist feminism, even though less extreme, calls for a major social change as well. This focuses on putting an end to capitalism through a socialist reformation. The primary view of socialist feminists are economic and political equality, which are considered the reason men have more power than women. Finally, cultural…

Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” was written in a unique literary style known as epistolary or letter form. The style was widespread in European literature in the eighteenth century. Contrary to the perceptive narrators common most narratives, walker lets the reader to understand the inner self of a poor black woman. The epistolary method is used throughout the story. Walker seemingly subverts the customary male-dominated literary conventions and affirms her authority as an author by using…

people learn about feminist politics through the patriarchal…

Key Concept Explanation: Intersectional Feminism The most influential concept I have learned and revisited throughout all my WGSS courses is the meaning and implications of intersectional feminism. Intersectional feminism is the idea that while all women may face oppression, each woman’s oppression is unique as it is constructed by the interplays of social categorizations such as class, race, and culture. While the meaning of intersectional feminism has always been prominent in my personal life…