WGS101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 2: Reproductive Rights, Classical Liberalism, Mary Wollstonecraft

43 views3 pages

Document Summary

Historical ideas and theories about women and gender. It is important to read about the old ideas because they represent the beliefs of the thinkers who developed them and also the widely held believes at those times. Children who are learning the language of their communities are also learning about social roles, expectation, and beliefs. A need to distinguish between descriptive (how human beings have generally done things) prescriptive (consider how things should be done) aspects of the way concepts and de nitions are used. Humans are intensely imaginative and creative animals with innovative capacities to change, adapt, and learn. Consider how language is used this may actually inhibit change or conceal aspects of something to be understood. Anthropologists assumed that it is justi ed to study a culture by interviewing only men. They believed that women"s lives are determined by nature rather than culture and that women do the same thing in every society: the waves" of feminism.

Get access

Grade+
$40 USD/m
Billed monthly
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
10 Verified Answers
Class+
$30 USD/m
Billed monthly
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
7 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions