Liberal feminism, a white, racist bourgeois movement?

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

Oboulo.com selection criteria

$ 12.95 Add to cart

Summary :

Introduction.
The roots and aims of feminism.
1. The attitude of the western women towards feminism.
2. The second wave of feminism of the 1960's
The limitations of liberal feminism in its binary opposition.
How liberal feminism can be considered as a rich, bourgeois, and elitist movement.
How Marxist and socialist feminist complete and dismiss the liberal theory.
Liberal feminism as a white and racist movement.
The narrow-minded vision of liberal feminism as a source of oppression to women.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

Women have always been considered as the 'weak sex', in opposition to the 'strong sex' represented by men. Hence, they have always suffered from being oppressed and subordinated to men. Yet in order to be no longer discriminated against a condition which they did not chose, women managed to develop a social movement which aim is to stand up against all the inequalities they faced. Such an initiative was very challenging since society had the false belief that women were by nature less intellectually capable than men. Thus, feminism can be defined as a social movement dedicated to ending subordination of woman. However, it is a broad term which can be regarded and understood in function of different philosophies. 'liberal feminism' is one of the first mainstreams. Its initial aim was to liberate women from their limited housewife life. This movement focuses on rational arguments to educate the public and emphasizes the irrationality of discrimination.