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What was the primary focus of the first wave of feminism?

  • Equality in education and political rights (correct)
  • Digital activism and global women’s rights
  • Opposition to capitalism and neoliberalism
  • Intersectionality and cultural critique

Which feminism wave is characterized by the slogan 'the personal is political'?

  • Global Feminism
  • Socialist Feminism
  • Radical Feminism (correct)
  • Liberal Feminism

What does postcolonial feminism primarily critique?

  • The political rights denied to women
  • The dominance of Euro-American feminist perspectives (correct)
  • The lack of economic opportunities for women
  • Capitalism as a root of women's oppression

Which wave of feminism emphasizes the relationship between capitalism and patriarchy?

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What is a central aspect of global feminism?

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How does the theory of oppression relate to intersectionality?

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Which feminist wave is defined by the terms of neoliberalism and structural adjustment?

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What significant difference exists between the first and fourth waves of feminism?

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What is one of the primary focuses of womanism?

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What does lifestyle feminism emphasize regarding individual women?

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What is a primary characteristic of hegemonic masculinity?

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How does female genital mutilation (FGM) perpetuate patriarchal structures?

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What is one consequence of settler colonialism on Indigenous women?

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What do feminist theories of patriarchy argue about men's roles?

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What does the concept of plurality of masculinities refer to?

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What is one way social change is pursued through the lens of womanism?

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What does the 'Essence of Femininity' concept primarily emphasize?

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Which hormones are primarily associated with defining masculinity and femininity in the 21st century?

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What does IAAF and IOC sex testing typically involve?

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What is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) characterized by?

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Which medical intervention involves the removal of reproductive organs?

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Caster Semenya's public humiliation relates to which of the following issues?

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Which example represents a culture with recognized third genders?

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What challenge do individuals with ambiguous genitalia at birth often face?

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What does intersectionality primarily examine in relation to identity?

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What is a significant critique of intersectionality mentioned in the content?

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What does the term 'axes of oppression' refer to in the context of intersectionality?

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Which of the following statements reflects Sojourner Truth's contribution to intersectionality?

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In what context does the term 'profound invisibility of law' relate to intersectionality?

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What is one of the main struggles highlighted in the criticism of intersectionality?

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Which area experiences the lowest representation of women among leaders in the content provided?

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What statistic is presented regarding global literacy among women?

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What is the estimated percentage of the global population that carries intersex traits?

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What assumption do doctors often make when managing 'sex assignments' in genital reconstruction surgeries?

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Which of the following best describes Aristotle’s view on women?

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What did Gustave Le Bon suggest about women's intelligence?

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What concept does Euro-American Dualism represent in the context of gender?

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What ethical concerns are raised by intelligence testing, according to the content?

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In craniometric studies, what measurement is often misconceived to suggest superiority?

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What was Paul Broca's flawed conclusion regarding brain size?

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What does the term 'passing' refer to in the trans community?

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Which of the following statements best reflects the concept of 'gender continuum'?

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What is a significant fear that many individuals face related to their gender identity?

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What characterizes stereotypes according to the content provided?

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Which classification type is NOT mentioned as part of the typing process?

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What can transitioning look like for trans individuals?

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Which of the following best describes transphobia?

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How do stereotypes function in the context of stereotyping?

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Flashcards

Equality

A state where all people within a society have the same status, including civil rights, freedoms, and access to resources.

Womanism

A focus on the specific experiences of Black women within power structures, advocating for social change and better gender politics.

Lifestyle Feminism

A belief that feminism can be adapted to individual lifestyles without necessarily challenging societal norms.

FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

The removal or alteration of female genitalia, often justified by patriarchal beliefs, aiming to control female sexuality.

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Settler Colonialism

A system that aims to erase Indigenous people through violence, land theft, and forced assimilation.

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Hegemonic Masculinity

The dominant and idealized form of masculinity in a society, often based on white, heterosexual, and powerful expectations.

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Plurality of Masculinities

The existence of multiple forms of masculinity, where some are considered superior to others.

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Hierarchy of Masculinity

The ranking of different forms of masculinity, with hegemonic masculinity at the top.

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Intersectionality

A lens that analyzes how different social identities, like race, gender, class, and ability, overlap and influence a person's experiences with society and power structures.

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Intersectional Oppression

The belief that different forms of oppression and discrimination are interconnected and reinforce each other.

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Institutionalized Inequality

The idea that power structures and institutions often favor certain identities based on factors like race, gender, class, and ability, leading to exclusion and privilege for others.

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Beyond Identity Politics

A critique of the argument that intersectionality only focuses on identity politics, emphasizing instead its role in exposing how power structures utilize identity to create advantages and disadvantages.

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Beyond Theory

A critique aimed at intersectionality for being theoretical, demonstrating instead its practical application in analyzing and challenging systemic inequalities.

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Beyond Bullying

A critique that labels intersectionality as a form of 'bullying' or 'privilege checking', highlighting instead its purpose in revealing and recognizing the complex realities of intersecting identities and privilege.

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Sojourner Truth

The pioneering figure who utilized the concept of intersectionality through her famous speech "Ain't I a Woman?", challenging essentialist ideas about womanhood and highlighting the multiple layers of oppression faced by Black women.

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Power Structures

The systematic underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence across various domains such as politics, business, and labor.

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1st Wave Feminism

A wave of feminist thought focused on gaining political rights for women, primarily through suffrage, emphasizing equal access to education, safe work environments, and political participation.

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2nd Wave Feminism

A wave of feminist thought that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, emphasizing personal experiences, challenging patriarchal structures in society, and advocating for women's control over their bodies and sexuality.

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Socialist Feminism

A wave of feminist thought that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, emphasizing the connection between women's oppression and capitalism, arguing that economic systems contribute to gender inequality.

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Postcolonial Feminism

A wave of feminist thought that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s, challenging Eurocentric feminism and highlighting the experiences of women from diverse cultures and backgrounds, particularly in the context of colonialism and imperialism.

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Global Feminism

A contemporary wave of feminist thought that engages in transnational women's activism, emphasizing global solidarity, intersectionality, and addressing global issues like climate change, gender-based violence, and economic justice.

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Feminist Theory

A framework for understanding and explaining how social structures and power dynamics influence the lives of individuals, particularly focusing on gender inequality.

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Feminist Praxis

The process of putting feminist theory into action, involving engagement, activism, and practical application of feminist principles to address real-world issues.

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Born in the Wrong Body

The feeling of being born into a body that doesn't align with one's gender identity.

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Transitioning

The process of achieving a sense of self-alignment with one's gender identity, often involving medical interventions and social transitions.

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Passing

The degree to which a trans person is perceived as the gender they identify with, often impacting social interactions.

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Typing

The classification of people based on shared traits, often oversimplified and leading to prejudice.

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Stereotypes

Rigid and inaccurate ideas about groups of people, based on limited or exaggerated attributes.

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Stereotyping

Applying stereotypes to individuals, leading to prejudice and discrimination.

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Gender Continuum

A spectrum of feelings and expressions of gender, recognizing that gender is not limited to male or female.

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Fear of Humiliation

The greatest fear experienced by many individuals, leading to the importance of inclusivity and respect.

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Essence of Femininity

The belief that certain biological characteristics, like the uterus, are inherently feminine and define women's identities, experiences, and roles.

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Sex Hormones as Messengers

A concept that argues that sex hormones, specifically estrogen and progesterone, are the primary determinants of masculinity and femininity.

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Sex Testing in Sports

Practices intended to ensure athletes comply with sex categories based on biological criteria, often involving invasive procedures like genital inspections and genetic analysis.

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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)

A condition where individuals with XY chromosomes lack functional androgen receptors, leading to female physical characteristics despite male sex chromosomes.

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Medical Interventions for Gender

Medical procedures that alter bodily features to align with perceived gender norms. This includes removal or modification of genitalia, hormones, or other bodily parts.

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Intersex and Medical Intervention

A situation where individuals with ambiguous genitalia at birth face medical interventions to assign a sex. This highlights the limitations of binary sex categories and the impact of medical practices on intersex individuals.

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Gender Diversity Across Cultures

The idea that multiple genders exist beyond the traditional binary, with recognition of third genders, multiple genders, and gender fluidity.

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Intersex

The condition of having a physical sex that doesn't fit into the typical male or female categories. This challenges binary notions of sex and often results in medical interventions to conform to the binary.

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Euro-American Dualism

The belief that male and female are fundamentally opposite and distinct, often rooted in Western European thought.

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Intersex Traits

Physical characteristics that don't fit typical male or female categories, showing the complexity of biological sex.

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European Anthropometry

The measurement of the human body, often used to justify claims of male superiority.

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Intelligence Testing

The practice of using IQ tests to justify claims of female inferiority.

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Craniometric Studies

The measurement of skulls, often used to support racist and sexist theories of superiority.

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Aristotle's Views on Women

Aristotle's view that women are inferior to men, based on flawed biological assumptions.

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Gustave Le Bon

A prominent sociologist and misogynist who argued for women's intellectual inferiority.

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Paul Broca

A French surgeon who mistakenly connected height to brain size, leading to false conclusions.

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Study Notes

Feminism

  • A movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.
  • A movement for ending gender-based oppression and all forms of related patterns of domination and subjugation.
  • The foundation of equality and justice. Both men and women can be sexist.
  • Originated in France in the 1880s.
  • Comes in various forms, including sexual oppression.

Key Attributes

  • An analytical lens for understanding the world, focusing on gender.
  • Includes social categories like race and geographic location.
  • Questions assumptions such as "biology as destiny."
  • Includes gender justice for transgender, genderqueer, and intersex people.

Patriarchy

  • A system primarily shaped by men, favoring a privileged position for men.
  • Encourages domination, oppression, and exploitation of women.
  • This includes violence against women.
  • Women can also enact patriarchy when it benefits them.

Matriarchy

  • The opposite of patriarchy, often found in Indigenous and African communities.
  • Women hold power and influence within communities.

Institutional Sexism

  • Sexism ingrained in institutions, socially conditioning acceptance of the system.

Power

  • The probability one actor within a social relationship can carry out their will despite resistance.
  • The human ability to act in concert.
  • Feminism views power in three ways: resource distribution, domination, and empowerment.

Hegemonic Masculinity

  • A hierarchy where white men hold greater power, particularly over other men of color.
  • A pattern of practice allowing male dominance.

Gender Justice

  • A movement addressing interconnected movements, focusing on all genders.

Womanism

  • A focus on how Black women experience power, oppression, and status within the social hierarchy.

Lifestyle Feminism

  • Feminism can be adapted to existing lifestyles, without necessarily challenging societal structures.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

  • The practice of clitoral mutilation to remove sexual pleasure.

Settler Colonialism

  • A system that erases Indigenous people through violence, land removal, and forced assimilation.
  • This system combines patriarchy and colonialism to harm women and children. Women lose equal power and leadership roles.

Sex vs. Gender

  • Sex: Biological characteristics
  • Gender: Societal and cultural constructs

Sex Role Theory

  • Focuses on the process by which individuals learn societal norms and expectations regarding gender.
  • It involves various agents like family, school, religion, peers and mass media.

Problematic Aspects of Sex Role Theory

  • Presents a homogeneous view of culture.
  • Assumes individuals passively receive norms.
  • Assumes learning occurs in a single direction, (either toward or away from norms)

Transgender, Gender-Fluid, and Non-Binary Concepts

  • Rikki Arundel’s TedTalk emphasizes that gender is more complex than biological sex.
  • Gender is composed of both bonding and sexual activity.
  • Gender identity is complex and includes more than just biological sex. Gender, unlike sex, is not inherent. It's a social construct.

Stereotypes

  • Oversimplified views reducing a person to a few traits that are often exaggerated.

Stereotyping

  • Applying stereotypes, creating fixed and unchangeable categories.

Ethnocentrism

  • Judging other cultures using one's own cultural norms.
  • Frequently results in biased perspectives that tend to favor the dominant culture.

Cultural Imperialism

  • Imposing one culture's norms onto others, often associated with colonialism.
  • Asserts the inferiority of colonized cultures compared to the dominant culture.

Gender and Race Interaction

  • Racialized women are often disadvantaged in employment, housing, legal systems, and education.
  • They experience violence and discrimination.
  • Facing challenges related to self-esteem, citizenship, immigration, and domestic work.

Colonialism's Impact

  • Forced assimilation and discrimination have significantly harmed Indigenous peoples.
  • Colonialism redefined Indigenous peoples' humanity.

Cognitive Imperialism

  • A strategy that convinces colonized people that their resistance is futile.

Restorative Justice

  • A collective process where perpetrators take responsibility; survivors' agency is emphasized.

Reconciliation

  • A broad, decolonizing process involving cultural regeneration and political resurgence.

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