GNDR 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gender Binary, Gender Studies, Queer Theory

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Gender Studies
• Course: GNDR 1000
• Professor: Natalie Duchesne

Document Summary

Discuss the historical and present day connections between feminism and gender. The relationship between gender studies and feminism can be seen in its common goals to related to the analysis and exploration of gender and sex constructions and challenging power relations in past and present history. Think critically about what feminism and gender studies are and how they function in the world. Feminism and gender studies function to creative improved quality of life for minority groups. Child-care system in canada, need for affordable and subsidized childcare the ramp that provides equal access to the workforce for mothers . Feminism- the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Women"s studies- links gender to race, sexuality, class, and nation in order to define identity as a complex social phenomenon. Gender studies- devoted to gender identity and gendered representation as central categories of analysis.