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Patriarchy |
a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded form it |
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Gender essentialism |
men and women inherently different |
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Sexism |
women are inherently different from men - results in systematic barring of women from positions of power based on sex/gender (man cannot suffer from it - designed to privilege them) |
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androcentrism |
the cultural valuation of maleness/masculinity over femaleness/femininity (always better be man) |
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gender prejudice |
ascribing certain traits to a person based on gender (men can suffer) |
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liberal feminism |
Want to REFORM present structures - social, economic, legal means First wave Steinem, Frieden, Clinton Basic individual HR and freedoms Sameness - inalienable rights Society only thing holding women back Women shouldn't have to stick to prescribed gender roles Equal education Men -understand benefit CHOICE Problems: capitalism based on inequality, men want to maintain power, androcentric, few women speaking for all |
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radical feminism |
Second wave Revolution Patriarchy cannot be extracted from current system - built on it Oppression of women - rooted in historically established patriarchal relations - reproductive roles - legal and class systems rose out of it Roles no longer exist Women's oppression 1st and most fundamental Gender socially constructed from sex Men wont be willing to give up power Women cannot prescribe to gender roles- androgynous, end bio family, no children Not all women think fundamental form |
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cultural feminism |
Women and men different - celebrate women's inherent qualities - nurturing 2nd wave Revolution Lesbian feminism - don't seek from men Combat androcentrism Matriarchy Motherhood special Advocate adherence to gender roles Heterosexual sex bad |
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Sameness approach |
all women alike, no inherent difference between men and women - treat equally combat sexism liberal feminism |
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difference approach |
women different from men and each other- differences should be recognized and celebrated combats androcentrism cultural feminism |
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feminist sex wars |
1980s anti-porn sex-positive |
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anti-porn feminism |
porn violent against women eroticized female submission - men relate sex and violence, unrealistic expectations of women's bodies harms women censored/illegal sex work imposed on women BDSM practices reinforce violent male dominance more legal protections |
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sex-positive |
porn not censored - get over sexual hang-ups imposed by patriarchy internalization of madonna-whore complex sex work liberating BDSM challenge male dominance less legal restrictions |
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the problem that has no name |
idealized happy-suburban-housewife image women only option - not happy - not sure why make most of potential - join workforce |
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compulsory heterosexuality |
hetero is assumed and enforced by patriarchal society - then viewed as natural inclination or obligation by both sexes anyone who differs is weird |
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lesbian continuum |
female sexual bonding - only way women experience women identification women can relate to women on gradient of levels range through each women's life of women identified experiences - not just genitals |
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lesbian existence |
resistance to the institution individual choice - not forced, outside of influence |
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social constructionism |
traits we ascribe (men's and women's nature) not natural but constructed by society |
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enlightened sexism |
response to perceived threat of gender regime women have made plenty of progress - ok to resurrect sexist stereotypes MTV spring break - bimbos, shop DOUGLAS distract women from true power collective reaction of patriarchy, unconscious sexual v. sexualized overstate women's gains - render feminism obsolete having it all with no costs - costs of jobs, dating women no support in US |
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embedded sexism |
women's achievements or desire for achievements are part of cultural landscape false sense of security |
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oppression |
state of being subject to unjust treatment or control |
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double-bind |
situations in which options are reduced to very few and all of them expose one to penalty, censure or deprivation damned if u do damned if u dont |
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birdcage metaphor |
distinguish between microscopic and macroscopic, only see one ring if look close - whole cage if far door-opening - not individual event - system of oppression studying oppressive structure |
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sex |
socially agreed upon criteria for being male or female - genitalia at birth or chromosomes |
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sex category |
assumed sex of the actor, regardless of actual sex, based on body or behaviors socially required identificatory displays that proclaim ones membership in a category |
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Gender |
degree to which an actor is masculine or feminine - societal expectations appropriate for sex category social interaction - doesn't exist in vacuum confirmed or denied by those who observe you |
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1st wave |
late nineteenth century, early twentieth open opportunities for women white middle class |
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2nd wave |
60s-90s radical sexual, reproductive rights |
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3rd wave |
self identified 1990s different relationship to political agenda deny feminist open to sexuality not really more progressive - don't question women on anything |
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intersectional/anti racist |
response to prior feminisms thought that all women's experiences universal - white women everyones concerns intersectionality: intersection between forms or systems of oppression, domination, discrimination gender not most urgent form |
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harem |
Arab household - women sectioned off a group of women that belong to a man women are restricted by space and come part of it - blend into walls - wear same pattern size 6 - male domination restrict women in public sphere, ideal female beauty - young, brainless, condemns mature |
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coalition |
an alliance for combined action |
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mestiza |
a woman of mixed race, especially the offspringof a Spaniard and an American Indian |
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Borderlands |
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Trans |
umbrella term covering a rage of identities thattransgress socially defined gender norms |
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Trans * |
often used to indicate that you are referring tothe larger group nature of the term |
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transgender |
a person who lives as a member of a gender otherthan that expected based on sex assigned at birth |
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Gender non-conforming |
a term used to describe people whose genderexpression is different from conventional expectations of masculinity andfemininity (nature or by choice) |
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Genderqueer |
a gender identity label often used by people whodo not identify with the binary of man/woman. Or as an umbrella term for manygender non-conforming or non-binary identities (agender, bigender, genderfluid)genderqueer people may think of themselves as one or many of the following, andthey may define these terms differently: may combine aspects man and women andother identities (bigender, pangender) not having a gender or identifying witha gender (genderless, agender) moving between (genderfluid) their gender orother-gendered includes those who do not have a name to their gender having anoverlap of or blurred lines between, gender identity and sexual and romanticorientation |
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Marilyn Frye |
difference between suffering and oppression press- mold, immobilize, reduce double bind barriers make choices birdcage door opening = women less capable, women deserving of mockery, true needs don't matter "rung" = micro-aggression = forms of unintended discrimination (hold purse) |
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Susan Douglas |
problems with enlightened sexism and embedded sexism illusion of having it all with no costs enlightened sexism feminist in outward appearance |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
declaration rights and sentiments liberal 1st wave beginning All men and women are created equal; that theyare endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among theseare life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness more revolution legal man hating |
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gloria steinem |
living the revolution liberal |
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betty Friedan |
feminine mystique 2nd wave problem that has no name androcentric, white middle class straight women women join work force liberal |
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clinton |
liberal recognition - womens problems not saved access to education, health care, jobs lists violations in world talk about many races but she is white |
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watson |
emphasize women and men treated equally, he forshe movement, men not invited to participate but need to be, all people benefit |
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adiene rich |
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