WOMS201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Victim Blaming, Economic Democracy, Reproductive Rights
29 May 2018
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Key Terms: (5 will be chosen):
Feminism – concept / movement focused on equality and justice for all people, comes in many
different forms, is inclusive and affirming of women.
o Example: The Woe’s Marhes that e hae reetl here oe hae ee
coming together to fight for their rights.
Intersectionality – different factors and identities that make up a person and how these
identities interact with each other, the world around you, and how these identities impact how
you experience privilege or oppression.
o Example: Being a black woman – two identities – being black and being a woman –
Gender Police – Judging other people (shaming one another, etc.) based on the ideas of that
person is not adequately performing the sex that was assigned to them at birth
o Example: A boy should not play with dolls – other children who have been taught this
idea may call the boy a girl, and he may no longer want to play with dolls.
CEDAW – The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is
an international bill of rights for women
o Example
Consensual sex – type of sex that is negotiated through communication where individuals
express their feelings ad desires ad are ale to liste to ad respet oe aother’s feeligs
and desires.
o Example: When two people have a discussion where they mutually agree to have sex
based off of the respect they have for how they feel about each other.
Enlightened Sexism – idea that insists that it is okay to resurrect sexist stereotypes of girls and
women because "equality has been achieved"
o Example: Certain shows portray women in positions of power (which makes women
think that they have achieved equality), however they also reinforce stereotypes. –
Eaple: Mirada Baile i Gre’s Aato – strong, African American women in
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power; she is the chief of surgery but they also portray her through the angry black
woman stereotype.
Virginity – very subjective term so it is hard to define and there is no medical definition of
virginity;
o Example:
Queer – a term of empowerment used to describe a person who identifies as fluid and outside
of the gender and sexuality binaries.
o Example: A person who may identify as queer could be someone who is androgynous or
asexual because they are not within the binaries that society has constructed.
Liberal feminist activism – feminists who are working from within the system who advocated
for changes to the current system
o Example:
Radical feminist activism – feminists who have attempted to transform the system instead of
adapting / making changes to the current system
o Example:
Personal is Political – the idea that personal beliefs have broader social, political, and
economic causes and consequences
o Example:
Collective Action – the pooling of resources and the coordination of effort and activity by a
group of people (often a large one) to achieve common goals
o Example:
Feminist Integrity –
o Example:
Cooperative Nonconformity – refusing to be controlled by improper laws or social standards,
yet choosing to abide by them for the sake of others and with an eye to changing these
structures
o Example:
Economic Freedom – The freedom to own property, to make a profit, and to make choices
about what to produce, buy, and sell
o Example
Economic Democracy –
o Example:
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Document Summary
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