Feminism Key Words

1. a form of feminism that aspires to the goal of sexual equality, whether this is defined in terms of formal rights, the control of resources, or personal power (8, 8)
8. a social and cultural distinction between males and females, as opposed to sex, which refers to the biological and therefore iradicable differences between men and women (6)
9. literally, rule by the father; often used more generally to describe the dominance of men and subordination of women in society at large (10)

2. A form of feminism that is grounded in the belief that sexual differences are irrelevant to personal worth, and calls for equal rights for men and women in the public sphere (7, 8)
3. a belief in the central importance of the human indiviual as opposed to social groups or collective bodies (13)
4. human imperfection, especially communication - discourse may disclose or illustrate power relations (9)
5. the form of feminism that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, and was characterized by a more radical concern with 'womens liberation', including, and perhaps especially, in the private sphere (6, 4, 8)
6. an intellectual tradition, related to postmodernism, that emphasizes that all ideas and concepts are expressed in language that itself is enmeshed in complex relations of power (17)
7. the possession of both male and female characteristics; used to imply that human beings are sexless 'persons' in the sense that sex is irrelevant to their social role or political status (9)
10. A form of feminism that emphasizes an engagement with a woman-centred culture and life-style, and is typically repelled by the corrupting and aggressive male world of political activism (8, 8)

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