POL 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Second-Wave Feminism, False Dilemma, Reproductive Rights
3 Mar 2020
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Feminism: ideology and political project based on the belief that men and wome are treated unequally socially, politically, and economically. Aims to identify and abolish sources of women"s oppression in all spheres of life. Gender: characteristics of men and women that are socially constructed, not biologically. Patriarchy: institutionalized system of male domination and power, which subordinates and marginalizes women. Maintained by motherhood, compulsory heterosexuality, notions of femininity, traditio nuclear family. Public/private dichotomy: concept that distinguishes public or political concerns from private/personal matters. Emerged in north america and britain in mid-1800s. First wave feminism (late 19th and early 20th century century): suffrage. Women began to demand equal and civil rights. Married women had no property rights or the right to vote. Women were barred from going to college or university, entering medicine or law professions. Women granted the right to vote in 1921.
