SOCIOL 2S06 Study Guide - Final Guide: Second-Wave Feminism, Third-Wave Feminism, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
22 Apr 2016
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Feminist theory is a wide-ranging system of ideas about social life and human experience developed from a women centered perspective. It is woman-centered in two ways: 1. Examines the situation and experiences of women in society: 2. Describes the social world from the viewpoint of women. ** feminist theory is also interdisciplinary theory draws upon a variety of disciples other than sociology such as psychology, political science, and cultural studies. The historical development of feminist theory and feminist activism is often understood in three waves: the first wave of feminism (1830s to 1920s): First wave feminism began as an offshoot of the anti-slavery movement and focused securing political rights for women, especially the right to vote there is considerable overlap between the first wave of feminism and the beginnings of sociology. In (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:885)(cid:882) that auguste comte coined the term (cid:498)sociology(cid:499), and it. Between those years, three white european males (karl marx, was in 1920 that max weber died.
