PSYCH 231 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Feminist Movement, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
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Liberal- goal of gender equality, can achieve goal by passing laws to guarantee this equality. Cultural- emphasizes qualities stronger in women than in men, believes society needs to be reconstructed. Radical- (cid:405)omen"s oppression lies deep (cid:405)ithin societal problems, believes are society needs to change drastically. Women-of-color - believes we need to pay more attention to background of women and their individual experiences. Feminism- a movement to end sexism and sexist oppression. Psychological nature of being a women is very different from the psychological nature of a man (essential differences) 1st wave- suffrage movement, fought for the right to vote(1845- 2nd wave- sexual revolution, focused on violence against women and access to birth control(1960-1980) 3rd wave- postmodernism, deconstructed gender and stereotypes (1990-present) Asked participants to write down 100 words as quick as possible. Men generated a greater variety of words; concluded that men have greater intellectual abilities than women. Gender identity- how you, in your head, think about yourself.
