INTL 1101 Lecture Notes - World Health Organization, Second-Wave Feminism, Sex Tourism
21 Jun 2014
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Science and reasoning are inherently male traits to be promoted. Emotion and rationality are inherently female traits to be discouraged/disregarded. Anarchy, war, power, self-interest (masculine conceptualization of the role of the state) Study of international affairs draws heavily on male experiences (?) Due to the fact that we have attached these traits to reality, theories tend to reinforce a specific gender. How you view the world reinforces these inequalities. Women expected to protect and maintain relationships (a product of their social roles) Men focus on end gains, women on diplomacy. Differences exist (women more capable in interpersonal relationships) Society influences how you are supposed to/expected to act, feel, choose, etc. Society and the otherness defines differences between all people, the. Other defines yourself/understand ourselves based on others competition. Less access to healthcare; girls die more often. By ignoring women and issues of gender, other theories cause harm to women by ignoring their role in the global market place.
