Women's Studies 1020E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bell Hooks, Hegemonic Masculinity, White Supremacy
18 Nov 2016
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Definition a hierarchical system of social organization that is rooted in essentialized ideas about gender. Patriarchy underscores and influences the social systems that organize our lives. Definition the scope of women"s studies has expanded to include other marginalized groups (i. e. marginalized on the basis of race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, ability/disability). Refers to how our particular combination of identity categories work to organize our experiences. Examples: hooks mentioned that early feminist movements had their consciousness raised about male domination when they were working in anti-classist, anti-racist settings w/ men. They failed to acknowledge that black women would never achieve the same equality at theme because it would not maintain white supremacy. Why we need intersectionality in feminism by mayura iyer. She explains how intersectionality is crucial to understanding feminism, and has been absent from mainstream feminism. To separate racial and socioeconomic experiences from those of womanhood ignores critical aspects of her life.
