love, sex, and marriage

feminist theory

attempts to understand gender equality and how it affects individuals and groups in society

1st wave feminism

started in the 1830s => issues related to slavery and women’s right to vote, 1865 => 13th amendment abolished slavery, 1920 => 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote

2nd wave feminism

 linked to the civil rights movements in the 1950s, but hit its stride in 1966-1979. Focused on antidiscrimination and equality of opportunity

3rd wave feminism

1990s-2010. Inclusive, beyond thinking in dualities (gender fluidity) rethinking gender/race/class together

start of radical feminism?

1970s

eros

desire, passionate, romantic love

philia

friendship. Aristotle considered this the supreme form of friendship

agape

a general love for the qualities of others, unconditional love

storge

natural affection, love between parents and children. Familial, instinctual, enduring

philautia

self-love, can be positive or negative connotations

xenia

hospitality or guest-friendship

ludus

description of love behavior, flirting

mania

description of love behavior, intense kind of love or obsession that can sometimes be harmful

fatalism

the idea that something can’t be changed, metaphysical belief