Feminist Theory

“Feminism” is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all about. I’ve listed them in chronological order so it’s easier to see the development of feminist theory. Feminism refers to a diverse variety of beliefs, ideas, movements, and agendas for action. Feminism women’s rights. Feminism refers to a different distinction of opinions, ideas, actions, and programs for action. -Feminist

Paragraph 1: Introduction: Example: “There are four sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality: Functionalist, Conflict, Feminist, and Symbolic Interctionalist. I believe the Feminist explanation is most persuasive for a few reasons.”

Paragraph 2: Reason you find Feminist Theory is more persuasive: I feel it’s more persuasive because “Feminism” is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. EXPLAIN: Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all about. I’ve listed them in chronological order so it’s easier to see the development of feminism

Paragraph 3: Feminist theory writers: Socialist feminist theory analyzed the connection between the oppression of women and other oppression in society, such as racism and economic injustice. Socialists had fought for decades to create a more equal society that did not exploit the poor and powerless in the ways capitalism did. Like Marxism, socialist feminism recognized the oppressive structure of capitalist society. Like radical feminism, socialist feminism recognized the fundamental oppression of women in patriarchal society. However, socialist feminists did not recognize gender and only gender as the exclusive basis of all oppression. Socialist feminists wanted to integrate the recognition of sex discrimination with their work to achieve justice and equality for women, working classes, the poor and all humanity. Among the activist groups that at some point defined themselves as socialist feminists

Paragraph 4: Why this persuaded you: Which rights are included under “women’s rights” has varied through time and across cultures. Even today, there is some disagreement about what constitute women’s rights. Does a woman have a right to control family size? To equality of treatment in the workplace? To equality of access to military assignments? Usually, “women’s rights” refers to whether women have equality with the rights of men where women and men’s capacities are the same. Sometimes, “women’s rights” includes protection of women where women are subject to special circumstances (such as maternity leave for child-bearing) or more susceptible to mistreatment (traffic in women, rape).