MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Bell Hooks, Y Chromosome, Biceps
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Chapter #8: feminist analysis: feminism: an overview. Feminism political project that explores the diverse ways men and women are socially empowered or disempowered. Bell hooks defines in feminism is for everybody feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. Sexism- discrimination based upon a person"s sex. Feminism seeks to reveal and eradicate socially ingrained systems of sexism that harm all individuals in some way. Many contributors to a sexist social system: confusion b/w sex and gender. Sex- the innate, biological differentiation b/w men and women: anatomy, reproduction, hormone production. Gender- culturally constructed differences b/w men and women: tastes, roles, activities. To view women as nurturing and motherly is gendered quality. Sex refers to categories male and female. Gender refers to categories of masculine and feminine. Ex) y chromosome is a male trait, aggressiveness is masculine. Essentialism- the belief that gender distinctions are innate and natural: patriarchy.
