WGST 1808 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Internalized Oppression, Double Standard, Machismo

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1808
• Professor: Debra Graham

Document Summary

Grounded in a belief that our social world is structured by sex and gender and with an aim for equity because to a great extent factors of sex and gender determine the possibilities and quality of one"s life. In some sense is for social justice and equality and equity. Feminists are ugly, man haters, old white women, all the same, we are past feminism. The way popular culture tells us what beauty is, beauty is believed to be external (think. Barbie) it"s impossible to meet the qualifications of that outward beauty is. The criticism that feminists are ugly is clearly hurtful. Cosmo- first progressive magazine to make it okay for women to talk about sexuality. However always told women they don"t quite meet the cut of beautiful, or not quite good enough. The writing of women magazines says you need to be more this and this. Whereas men"s is like hey buddy this can help you.