Types of Feminism and Important Concepts

These flashcards cover key concepts and types of feminism as discussed in the lecture, focusing on definitions and interrelations within feminist theories.

Liberal Feminism

Focuses on similarities between women and men and links inequality to legal rights gaps, advocating for policy and law reform.

Radical Feminism

Emphasizes differences and critiques androcentrism and compulsory heterosexuality, linking oppression to patriarchy.

Socialist Feminism

Focuses on economic inequalities, linking oppression to capitalism and advocating for pay equity and valuing domestic work.

Cultural Feminism

Honors 'feminine' qualities and links oppression to the devaluation of feminine traits while critiquing essentialism and traditional roles.

Women of Colour / Black Feminism

Centers racism and sexism together, linking oppression to racism and advocating for grassroots activism and equal access.

Queer Feminism

Questions the gender/sex binary by focusing on categorical differences of gender.

Power (3 dimensions)

Includes decision-making power (who makes rules), agenda-setting power (what is discussed), and ideological power (shaping perceptions of normalcy).

Intersectionality

Describes how social identities intersect with broader systems to produce patterns of privilege and marginalization.

Hostile sexism

Involves overtly negative attitudes towards women who challenge traditional roles.

Benevolent sexism

Involves subjectively positive but paternalistic beliefs that justify women's inequality.

Cissexism

Treats only cisgender identities as legitimate and enforces the sex/gender binary.

WEIRD bias

Refers to the over-reliance on Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic samples in psychological research.

Waves of Feminism

Includes four waves: 1st (suffrage/property), 2nd (social equality & rights), 3rd (intersectionality/diversity), 4th (digital activism & anti-violence).