Weeks 1 + 2
This period of feminist activism occurred during the 'second wave'
What is the Women's Liberation Movement?
Advantages people have by virtue of their status or position in society
What are privileges?
The process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable in society
What is socialization?
A process through which one sees the body separate from its context
What is objectification?
This group organized to protest the government during the AIDS epidemic
What is ACT UP?
When women come together to discuss their lives and realize they were not alone in their experiences
What is consciousness-raising?
Organizations that enable and encourage particular sets of behavioral practices and social processes
What are institutions?
Describes how categories and ideas are created by people and society
What is social construction?
Prejudice favoring lighter skin
What is colorism?
A way of thinking that opposes institutionalized discourse
What is counter-discourse?
Radical feminists accuse them of "wanting a piece of the pie"
What are liberal feminists?
The idea that we experience systems of oppression simulatneously
What is intersectionality?
The belief that someone's personality is a result of their biology rather than cultural upbringing
What is biological essentialism?
The enforcement of gender norms on a person suspected of not adequately performing their assigned gender
What is gender policing?
This group played a major role in defining lesbian separatism
Who are The Furies? (will also accept Radicalesbians)
A system where power and authority are in the hands of adult men
What is patriarchy?
Institutionalized patterns of knowledge that often legitimize power
What is discourse?
This term is used to describe 'lower ranked' differences in hierarchal societies
What is 'the Other'?
How women’s perceived worth is more tied to their physical appearance than men
What is the double standard of beauty?
The Sranan Tongo word for women who sleep with other women while also maintaining relationships with men
What is mati?
Taking men's perspectives as the default for humanity
What is androcentrism?
Stereotypical caricatures that are used to justify systems of oppression
What are controlling images?
Who is Margaret Mead?
The appropriation of feminist language to sell products
What is feminist consumerism?
He invented the term 'homosexuality'
Who is Karl Kertbeny?