the the intersections between radical left history in politics and feminism in the 20th century. It introduces Claudia Jones as one of the renowned activist during that time as she used her own political radicalization and leadership to emulate the theories and metaphors of Karl Marx. This biography plays a significant role in contributing a piece of writing in regards to Black communist woman‚ and the influence of McCarthyism in eliminating their existence. Furthermore‚ it depicts Marxist feminism
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thing?’ The theory which will be looked at in this study is feminism and its key theories. There are many forms of feminist theory‚ however the ones that will be looked at will be liberal feminism‚ radical feminism and socialist feminism. Coakley & Pike (2009) describe feminist theory as the understanding of gender & gender relation‚ with regards to social life and gender equity and the need for social development and progress for women. Socialist theory consists of many different theories. They all
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(Broom‚ 1982; Broom & Smith‚ 1979). Broom’s research was focused on the consultant’s roles enacted for senior management by public relations experts. In the same year‚ Katz and Kahn (1978) introduced roles as a central concept in organizational theory. A role can be seen as “the expected behavior associated with a social position”. Broom and Smith (1979) conceptualized four theoretical roles: the expert prescriber‚ the communication facilitator‚ the problem-solving process facilitator and the communication
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"What are the main theories which we have studied so far and how have they affected how you view television?"-This is the question which this paper is supposed to answer. Obviously there is not enough time or space in which to discuss every theory which we have touched on. As a compromise I decided to write about a topic to which almost every theory that we have discussed can be applied: MTV and the "Madonna Phenomenon". As E. Ann Kaplan stated in her article on feminist criticism‚ Madonna is
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gender. “Like Marxists‚ Feminists take a critical view of the family and see that family as an institution that benefits men more than women and children” (Webb‚ R. ‘et al’‚ 2008‚ pg.43.). The development of feminism has led to attention being focused on the subordinate position of women in many societies. Feminists believe that women need to fight for their rights and free themselves from patriarchy. Feminist sociologists have been mainly responsible for developing theories of gender inequality‚
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male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been dominated by academic men studying criminal men’. A major concern for feminist writers on this subject is that for many the world is seen as a masculine one‚ despite facts clearly proving that it is made up of feminine and masculine attributes‚ they see this as a clear example of gender blindness (Walklate 2004: 22). This essay will discuss the historic assumptions of the female criminal‚ theories of gender blindness
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Reflection Critical Transnational Feminist Praxis‚ a book by Amanda Lock Swarr and Richa Nagar‚ investigates the theory and practice of transnational feminist approaches to scholarship and activism. In chapter 6‚ Still Playing With Fire‚ Sangtin Writers collectively discuss about the struggles that Sangtin Kisaan Mazdoor Sangathan (Sangtin Peasants and Workers Organization also known as SKMS) face in India and‚ at the same time‚ revealing larger themes concerning feminist activism. While focusing on intersectionality
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is a strand of feminist thought‚ which highlights the manifold disadvantages of gender‚ class and race that shape the experiences of nonwhite women. Black feminist organizations emerged during the 1970s and they had to face manifold difficulties from both the white feminist and Black Nationalist political organizations they were confronting with. Black feminists had rejected the idea of a single unified gender oppression that faced evenly by all women‚ and argued that early feminist analysis reflected
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other words‚ feminism is not just for women. Based on the "Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics‚" Bell Hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Her vision of a functioning community appeals to all those committed to
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are many different kinds of feminism. Feminists disagree about what sexism consists in‚ and what exactly ought to be done about it; they disagree about what it means to be a woman or a man and what social and political implications gender has or should have. Nonetheless‚ motivated by the quest for social justice‚ feminist inquiry provides a wide range of perspectives on social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and political phenomena. Important topics for feminist theory and politics include: the body‚ class
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