WS100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Louise Mckinney, Patricia Hill Collins, Ageism
6 Dec 2017
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Gender: refers to how we are socialized into particular male or female roles in society. Patriarchy: a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is the head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. Third-wave feminism: early 1990s, encompasses several diverse strains of feminist activity and study, a(cid:374) (cid:862)i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) > purpose includes redefining what it is to be a feminist. Transnational feminism: refers to both a contemporary feminist paradigm and the corresponding activist movement: both the theories and activist practices are concerned with how globalization and capitalism affect people across nations, races, genders, classes, and sexualities. Compulsory heterosexuality: the idea that heterosexuality is assumed and enforced by a patriarchal society: this refers to the idea that heterosexuality can be adopted by people regardless of their personal sexual preferences. Privilege: advantages people have by virtue of their status or position in society.
