PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Forces, Radical Feminism, Operational Definition

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Psychology of women chapter one: introduction: the topic of pregnancy and rape are missing from topics related to women in the index of a recent introductory. Central concepts in the psychology of women: sex and gender are crucial to the psychology of women. Liberal feminism emphasizes the goal of gender equality, giving women and men the same rights and opportunities. Women-of-colour feminism points out that the other three types of feminism overemphasize gender: feminism must pay attention to other human dimensions such as ethnicity and social class, feminism isn"t simply one unified point of view. Instead, feminists have created a variety of perspectives on gender relationships and on the ideal pathways for achieving better lives for women. By de-emphasizing gender roles and strengthening equal rights laws, they say, gender similarities will increase still further: social constructionism provides a useful perspective for understanding gender. A brief history of the psychology of women.