Feminism 16 GRADED A+
Feminism -✔✔✔the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men
Feminism key concepts -✔✔✔- It is a conflict theory which suggests that there is a patriarchal
oppression towards women in society
- That sociology is male stream where male thinkers only focus on the issue's men face in society
- It has evolved to deal with the contemporary issues and the intersectionality of women
Intersectionality -✔✔✔the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and
gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and
interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
1st wave of feminism -✔✔✔political equality (the suffragettes and suffragists)
2nd wave of feminism -✔✔✔Group of women now trying to receive equal rights with men and
reproductive rights along with social and economic equality, women's liberation movement(Ann Oakley)
Liberal Feminism -✔✔✔Form of feminist theory that believes that gender inequality is produced by
unequal access to civil rights and certain social resources, such as education and employment, based on
sex. Liberal feminists tend to seek solutions through changes in legislation that ensure that the rights of
individuals are protected.
Marxist Feminism -✔✔✔type of feminism that focuses on challenging capitalism as a route to freeing
women from oppression, the patriarchy and inequality
Feminism -✔✔✔the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men
Feminism key concepts -✔✔✔- It is a conflict theory which suggests that there is a patriarchal
oppression towards women in society
- That sociology is male stream where male thinkers only focus on the issue's men face in society
- It has evolved to deal with the contemporary issues and the intersectionality of women
Intersectionality -✔✔✔the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and
gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and
interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
1st wave of feminism -✔✔✔political equality (the suffragettes and suffragists)
2nd wave of feminism -✔✔✔Group of women now trying to receive equal rights with men and
reproductive rights along with social and economic equality, women's liberation movement(Ann Oakley)
Liberal Feminism -✔✔✔Form of feminist theory that believes that gender inequality is produced by
unequal access to civil rights and certain social resources, such as education and employment, based on
sex. Liberal feminists tend to seek solutions through changes in legislation that ensure that the rights of
individuals are protected.
Marxist Feminism -✔✔✔type of feminism that focuses on challenging capitalism as a route to freeing
women from oppression, the patriarchy and inequality
