POLS 1402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Terrell Carver, Feminist Theory, Femininity
13 Mar 2018
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Feminist ir is the only theory to prioritize the study of women and engage in debates of the meaning of gender. There are different meanings for gender in feminist ir: Ex. ) gender is not a synonym for women (terrell carver) At the start of the ir feminist theory, gender was understood to be about social construction of biological sex differences. Throwing like a girl this quote is used to show how femininity is associated with weakness or inferiority. Society has made a system of hierarchy (in regards to masculinity and femininity. There are so many definitions of feminism but the overall definition of feminism is: Rooted in the analysis of global subordination of women (economically, socially, politically, and physically. ) Development of new methods of research and forms of knowledge. Revised and rewritten histories, where women"s experiences, roles, and status were more visible and women were included in history.
