Women's Studies 1020E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf, Bell Hooks

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Miranda Green- Barteet

Document Summary

The doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. An organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. Women"s studies is associated with feminism as a way to understand self and society. Concerns the equality and justice for all women. Seeks to eliminate systems of inequality and injustice in all aspects of women"s lives. Works to provide a positive stance toward women and womanhood. Works to end oppression based on misogyny (hatred of women) Hatred or dislike of women or girls. A movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. Sexist thinking and sexist action is the problem bell hooks, feminism is for. Emphasizes that everyone has been socialized to accept sexist thought and action. Women can be just as sexist as men. To understand feminism, we must understand sexism. Idea that there could be as many versions of feminism as women.