radicl
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- Created on: 07-06-13 14:20
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- Radical Feminism
- Origins
- arose from debates within the Womens Movement in early 1970s
- Womens Movement: loose association of campaigning and self education groups created by 2nd wave feminism of 1960s
- arguments about patriarchy and relation with men - propelled many women towards political SEPERATISM
- SEPERATISM
- Principle applied by minority groups (gender, ethnic, religious)
- These groups REJECT the REFORMIST APPROACH
- Where individuals wish to gain entry to mainstream society on equal terms
- In contrast they argue that mainstream society isn't worth joining as its irredeemably corrupt/unreformable
- Only solution: create their OWN SOCIETY
- In contrast they argue that mainstream society isn't worth joining as its irredeemably corrupt/unreformable
- Where individuals wish to gain entry to mainstream society on equal terms
- insistence of WOMEN ONLY organisations
- arguing for complete exclusion of men from campaigns on womens issues even as supporters on demonstrations organised in support of womens issues
- SEPERATISM
- arose from debates within the Womens Movement in early 1970s
- Many radical feminists took inspiration from SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR – book – ‘The Second Sex’
- Argued that gender dominates women’s lives
- The stereotypical ‘male’ image is portrayed as desirable social norm – implies that the ‘female’ is a deviation
- Supported by other writers such as
- Argued that gender dominates women’s lives
- Origins
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