GWS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bell Hooks, Feminist Theory, Disney Princess

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWS 100
• Professor: Barnes

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Mainstream american pink pressure: recap on gender and feminism. The difference between what men and women are good at. Reproductive equipment (does not correlate with the inequality) Prof. is calling the kilt a skirt. Meaning+ codes + the differential levels of power that society assigns to sexed bodies = gender. Gender is different from one society to the next. Gender identity: are produced in people in the same way that diamonds are made from carbon. The disney princess: made in 2000 by andy mooney. 2: make a shit ton of money, the product line, why did my daughter want to be snow white, what re the effects of going fromhow did little girlhood in. How close they can come to individual physical perfection. Being pleasing to others: girly girl culture, not pay attention to, they do, skils, talents, they know, full range of emotions. To learn more and get onenote, visit www. onenote. com.