SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Liberal Feminism, Cultural Feminism, Feminist Theory
19 Apr 2013
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Feminist theory is a wide ranging system of ideas about social life and human experience developed from women centered perspective. This theory is women centered in two ways: firstly because it examines situations and expr of women in society, secondly because it described the social world from the view point of women. This theory differs from other socio theories as it is interdisciplinary it draws upon a variety of disciplines other than socio. It draws from socio, psych, polis ci, and cultural studies: feminist socio are trying to deepen socio by bringing in ideas from other disciplines. They distinguish between two things; gender and sex. Sex is a biological concept and refers to physical differences between males and females. Gender is a social concept and refers to culturally learnt behaviour associated with masculinity and femininity. Competition is considered within our culture as being masculine. Cooperation is considered within our culture as being feminine.
