01:830:338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Penis Envy, Karen Horney, Intersectionality
Document Summary
Girls lack glorious penis hate mommy penis envy. Understand horney"s, jung"s, & chodorow"s neoanalytic theories of gender/male- female differences; also understand issue(s)/problems. Attributes male inferiority to power, and achievement orientation to inability to bear children. Animus - unconscious masculine side of a woman. Anima - unconscious feminine side of a male. Outdated and lacking in scientific evidence for horney too. Mother child bond is the root for gender differences. Girls connect with mom= focus on relationships. Boys separate from mom - focus on independence. Do not account for sexual orientation, race, class etc. Intersectionality:social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given group most consider the intersection of our identity, not just our class or race. Not all women are the same white vs black and mexican. Often disadvantaged by multiple sources of oppression: their race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and other identity markers.
