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The systematic mistreatment of a group of people by the society
What is Oppression?
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This 19th- early 20th Century movement consisted of white women fighting for property and voting rights, and to participate more in the work force.
What is 1st Wave Feminism? Completely ignores minority women; black women in America had already been working often times more than their husbands. *Susan B. Anthony and Women's suffrage
100
True or False: Women have equal representation in senate
False: Women make up 17% of senate, yet are 51% of our nations population Only 34 women have ever served as governers compared to 2,319 men
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A special advantage or right possessed by an individual or group.
What is Privilege?
200
This early 1990's movement is still present today. It realizes that women are of many colors, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and cultural backgrounds.
What is Third wave feminism? Attempts to deconstruct the universal female identity that over-emphasized the experiences of upper-middle-class white women. (What was previously constructed in second wave) *bell hooks approach
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True or False: No countries have ever had a female in a presidential position
False 67 countries in the world have had female prime ministers or presidents
300
A social system in which males are the primary authority figures central to social organization, occupying roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property...
What is Patriarchy? It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination.
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This early 1960's- early 1980's movement broadened the debate to a wide range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, de facto inequalities, and official legal inequalities.
What is Second wave feminism? Main effort was to pass ERA (Equal rights amendment); was defeated by anti-feminist arguing that with this amendment, women would be drafted into the military. *Betty Friedan "Women's Liberation"
300
True or False: When regarding feminism, the US has come a long way compared to other countries
False US is 90th in the world in terms of women in national legislatures. Cuba, China, Iraq and Afghanistan have more women in government than the US WE choose our leaders from just a 6% pool of our population: they are male, white, married heterosexual, over 35, college eduacted, professional degree
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The idea that people experience oppressions and privileges in overlapping ways, not as separate and distinct entities that can be teased apart and viewed individually.
What are intersectionalities? It is impossible to separate out these experiences of oppression.
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_________ liberation theory started in the 1960s holds that men are hurt by the male gender role and patriarchy and that men's lives are alienating, unhealthy and impoverished. They are often sympathetic to feminism and seek to emancipate men in the same manner by which women continue to seek liberation through the feminist movement.
What is the Men's Liberation Movement: 1960's? Believe men are overworked, trained to kill or be killed, brutalized and subjected to blame and shame. Give attention to the damage, isolation and suffering inflicted on boys and men through their socialization into manhood. http://youtu.be/hc45-ptHMxo
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True or False: American teenagers consume 10 hrs and 45 minutes of media per day
True 31 hours watching tv, 17 hours listening to music, 3 hours watching movies, 4 hours reading magazines and 10 hours online.
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The Social, Political, and Economic equality of all genders.
What is Feminism? http://rosalarian.tumblr.com/post/78124344560/feminism-is-having-a-wardrobe-malfunction-does
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This time period was characterized by secular intellectual reasoning and a flowering of philosophical writing.
What is the Age of Enlightenment? Many philosophers during this time defended the rights of women.
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True or False: In 9 states and DC, domestic abuse survivors can be denied helath care coverage because domestic abuse is considered a pre-existing condition
True
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