WOMENST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Consumerism, Married People, Listerine
12 Mar 2014
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Consumerism (bridget"s in the novel, and people in world who buy book and see the movie) Audience: young reading, not reading for their life ideal. Generation after the second wave of feminism. ( post-feminists / third wave feminist ) Protagonist: female, white, middle class, almost always straight. Plot in the struggle to negotiate her relationship into the institution of marriage. The chick : independent, successful but also rendered less by her society because she is not skinny enough, not married, no kids, doesn"t have the best clothes etc. Not all women have the same experiences. Not all women are positioned equally on global hierarchies. All women have different access based on status. Gender living in a sexed body, defined as a female or male (cultural) Meaning of living in a sexed body, factor on how societies distribute power. Control/access to institutions sanctioned by the state. Ability to define reality and convince others to accept your definition.
