POLS 280 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wartime Elections Act, Second-Wave Feminism, John Stuart Mill
13 Feb 2018
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Sex: physical characteristics and differences between men and women. Gender: cultural and social meanings attached to male and female, behavioral, cultural and psychological traits, gender is constructed, masculine and feminine have different meanings and behaviors in different cultures and different time periods. Both a movement and an ideology that advocates the legal, political, economic and social equality of the sexes. Critique - it argues for women only, when it in fact argues for the equality of both men and women. A condition of societies or its parts where men have disproportionate power. Must acknowledge that power isn(cid:495)t equally shared among all men and control, officially or unofficially. Focused on process and application of rules. Example: voting rights, freedom to run for office. Focus on equal opportunity and leveling the playing field. Example: its easier for men to run for office. Late 19th century to early 20th century. Legal inequalities, particularly property laws and the vote.
