SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Structural Inequality, Intersectionality, Class Conflict
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Feminist theory: a perspective that emphasizes the centrality of gender in analyzing and explaining the social world. Argues that a female perspective is absent but necessary. Liberal feminism: a derivation of feminist theory focused on structural inequality. Like most sociologists, liberal feminists examine structural differences in society. A metaphor for explaining the inability of many women to advance past a certain point in their careers or other life goals. Promotional barriers blocking women"s upward mobility within an organization of field. Radical feminism: the form of feminist theory attributing inequality to male dominace over all social and economic life. Is concerned with problem solving sociology as a tool. Black feminism: a form of feminism highlighting the multiple disadvantages of gender, class, and race that shape the experience of non-white women. Rejects the idea of a broad female experience. Rejects the idea of a broad experience of oppression for women. Emphasizes the legacy of slavery and segregation on black women.
