PSYC 3603- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 21 pages long!)
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Defining psychology of women: the area of feminism in the 2nd wave in the 1960s. Consists of feminist research, theories, education and practice aimed toward understanding and improving the lives of girls and women. We are now into the 3rd wave of feminism. Increasing our understanding of young girls and women and help improve their lives. Intersectionality: gender (looking at power more than the actual genders) , race & class the diversity of women"s to interact experiences influence behaviour, which contributes to. Gender differences in power results in gender being a status and power variable. Gender is socially constructed rather than biologically determined. Many of the issues women encounter (e. g. , depression) are caused by external or situational forces rather than something about them. For this week: patriarchy of world wide beliefs (source: status of women canada, 2017) Liberal feminism: motivated first 1st wave-the goal is the gender equality in the public sphere.
