Details Title: Womens Studies Description: Womens Studies 101 Total Flash Cards: 22 Created: 03/03/2007 09:35:11		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Women's & Gender Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term womens studies Definition A two pronged project: it has created courses within a discipline, such as women in literature or sociology of women which incorporates the experiences of the women into the subject matter. The second pronged creates interdisciplinary and lines of inquiry. Women Studies is an example of an interdisciplinary course. Term interactive learning Definition A process that challenges students intellectually and emotionally. Discussions emphasis on experiences as well theories Term dominat message Definition a human experince that equals male experince Term gender Definition The socially constructed behaviors and characteristics that is associated with each sex. a social catergory Term sex Definition Describes the physiological identities of women and men Term sexism Definition Behaviors, attitudes, and institutions based on assumption of male superiority Term sexism Definition Behaviors, attitudes, and institutions based on assumption of male superiority Term patriarchy Definition power of the fathers- Describes a society in which older men are in the position of power Term canon Definition Definition of great literature was based on standards that white male authors generated Term gender studies Definition The ways that ideas about the social relations of women and men structure our politics and culture and the way we all experience our world. Term feminism Definition The belief that women have been historically subordinate to men, as well as the commitment to working for freedom for women in all aspects of social life. Term gynarchies Definition Societies that are govern by women that cooperation and respect human freedoms Term Nineteenth Amendment Definition granting women the right to vote- Term First wave of feminism Definition Time between 1848- 1959, includes granting the rights to vote Term womens liberation Definition refers to second wave of feminism- world free of domination and subordination Term the personal is political Definition the experiences, feelings, and possibilities of our personal lives were not just a matter of personal preferences and choices but were limited, molded, and defined by the broader political and social setting Term womanism Definition refers to woman of color feminism Term intersectionality Definition The idea that distinct of racism, sexism, and class oppression interact simultaneously in the lives of women of color in the U.S. Term macho Definition having or showing characteristics conventionally regarded as typically male, especially physical strength and courage, aggressiveness, and lack of emotional response Term ego-feminism Definition a feminist who emphasizes a women’s role in confronting environmental issues Term global feminism Definition the movement that works throughout the world in defending women's rights as human rights, expands education to girls, champions women's sexual and reproductive freedom and supports the women's access to economic independence Term feminisms Definition the diversity within feminism