PHIL 227 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Liberal Feminism, Cultural Feminism, Intersectionality
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Phil 227 feminist theories quiz 1 study guide. Definitions: dichotomy: the division between two things with the means of representing them as 2 entirely different things and with no blurring of the lines . In the case of sex dichotomy that women and men are completely different people and to separate a person as to being one or the other, which no intersectionality. The categorizing of gender attributes to social norm gender roles of being feminine or masculine, or of being a girl or boy. In society, the sex/gender dichotomy means that there are 2 and only 2 socially and legally recognized gender roles, man and woman : patriarchy: the unjust hierarchal social concept/system in which males hold primary power. Government structures such as political leaders are usually deemed to be men, as well as the power and legal advantages women have over men based on how the institution is built.
