Women's Studies 1021F/G Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Lesbian, Homosexuality, Asian People
20 Nov 2018
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1950s- constraints of what was considered proper sexual activity. Birth control, increased pressure for people to have sex. Want social norms to be as fair as possible. Intersection: 1. a place where two or more roads meet 2. any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting. Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Intersectionality: the interrelatedness of social categories (gender, race, class) as they create integrated systems of discrimination. Anne lister (1791-1840) was a propertied, lesbian at a time when few women owned property and few queers were out; she is considered the. First modern lesbian because she had self-awareness of her sexuality. Anne was sent to an all girls boarding school because she was a tom boys and.
