Feminist theory

Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society.

state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making

Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of power and privilege are held by women. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege, and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to anthropology and feminism differ in some respects.

radical perspective within feminism

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Anarcha-feminism, also known as anarchist feminism or anarcho-feminism, is a system of analysis which combines the principles and power analysis of anarchist theory with feminism. It closely resembles intersectional feminism. Anarcha-feminism generally posits that patriarchy and traditional gender roles as manifestations of involuntary coercive hierarchy should be replaced by decentralized free association. Anarcha-feminists believe that the struggle against patriarchy is an essential part of class conflict and the anarchist struggle against the state and capitalism. In essence, the philosophy

thumb|300px|An intersectional analysis considers a collection of factors that affect a social individual in combination, rather than considering each factor in isolation, as illustrated here using a Venn diagram.

series of political campaigns for reforms on feminist issues

type of feminism that includes Marxist ideas and principles

test if a fictional work features at least two women who discuss something other than a man

branch of feminism that works for gender equality through political and legal reform within the framework of liberal democracy

school of thought which argues that sexism, class oppression, gender identity and racism are inextricably bound together

form of feminist discourse concerned with the role of women in Islam; aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life; advocates for women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in Islam

disregarding personality or dignity; reducing a person to a commodity or sex object

ideology that seeks liberation from economic and cultural sources of women's oppression

classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine

sociological concept used to describe a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality

underground feminist punk rock movement; music genre

extension of feminism into theoretical and philosophical discourse with the aim of understanding gender inequality

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approach to feminism influenced by lesbian movement

movement in theological traditions consider the religios traditions, practices, scriptures, and theologies from a feminist perspective including increasing the role of women among clergy and religious authorities, reinterpreting patriarchal narrative

approach to philosophy from a feminist perspective

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depiction of girls and women as sexual objects for the pleasure of a male, heterosexual viewer

feminist art activism group based in the United States

Slut-shaming is the practice of criticizing individuals, particularly but not exclusively women and girls, who violate expectations of behavior and appearance regarding issues related to sexuality. It may also be used in reference to gay men, who may face disapproval for promiscuous sexual behaviors. Gender-based violence primarily affecting women can be a result of slut-shaming. The term is commonly used to reclaim the word slut and empower women to have agency over their own sexuality.

theory that feminist opposition to patriarchy can be achieved through women's separation from men

branch of feminism that seeks equality within Christianity

In feminist theory, heteropatriarchy (etymologically from heterosexual and patriarchy) or cisheteropatriarchy, is a social construct where (primarily) cisgender (same gender as identified at birth) and heterosexual males have authority over other cisgender males, females, and people with other sexual orientations and gender identities. It is a term that emphasizes that discrimination against women and LGBT people is derived from the same sexist social principle.

school of feminism that emphasizes the differences between men and women

slogan encouraging women's empowerment

In social philosophy, objectification is the act of treating a person as an object or a thing. Sexual objectification, the act of treating a person as a mere object of sexual desire, is a subset of objectification, as is self-objectification, the objectification of one's self. In Marxism, the objectification of social relationships is discussed as "reification".

theories that commend innate differences between women and men

differences between the spectrum of a number of bodily characteristics and the spectrum of identities that are a social construct

subdiscipline of anthropology

American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues

theoretical film criticism derived from feminist theory and politics

feminist ideas which emphasize individualism

social concept of how men can achieve and maintain their social dominance over women and other gender identities

branch of feminism centered in non-Western cultures

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work often associated with care giving and domestic roles

in psychology, person's perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body

social vision of heterosexuality as the natural inclination or obligation by both sexes

archetypal figure

form of feminism

French writer and feminist activist (1809-1875)

literary genre, deviating from traditional masculine styles, that examines the relationship between the cultural/psychological inscription of the female body and female difference in language and text

social concept that special rights or advantages are available only to a particular person or group of people

concept used to describe social, economic, and political advantages or rights that are made available to men solely on the basis of their sex

niche variety of third-wave feminism that embraces the coexistence of stereotypical concepts of femininity and female sexual empowerment; response to previous feminist waves which separated feminism and hyperfeminity

form of feminism that emphasizes the similarities between men and women that advocates gender equality in all domains, including economic/political equality, freedom from gender stereotyping, and an androgynous worldview

belief that abortion harms women

In critical theory and deconstruction, phallogocentrism is a neologism coined by Jacques Derrida to refer to the privileging of the masculine (phallus) in the construction of meaning. The term is a blend word of the older terms phallocentrism (focusing on the masculine point of view) and logocentrism (focusing on language in assigning meaning to the world).

set of related therapies

theory concerning the ways individuals' perspectives and the power that such authority exerts

academic field of study in international politics

form of Christian feminism that not only emphasizes the integral complementarity of women and men, rather than the superiority of men over women or women over men, but also advocates for respecting persons from conception to natural death

subdiscipline of sociology