Hearing The Difference: Theorizing Connection Analysis

In this essay I will explore the different schools of feminism such as Marxist, liberal and radical feminism, who share the view that women are oppressed in a patriarchal society but differ in opinion on who benefits from the inequalities. Each school of feminism has their own understanding of family roles and relationships which I will assess through this essay.

The woman’s role in society had many changes during the era of WWII to the baby boom era. It went from the strong independent woman that can work in a factory to a house wife that takes care of the family to the final slightly dominant, but still dependent female. All of these different feminine mystiques were changed because of society and through indirect propaganda in TV shows and

Throughout history, society has classified women and their roles and potential within a given society. There have been reasons in the past for this fact, which have included religious oppression and portraying of their role. The initial idea of a women’s place being in the home taking care of the children and looking after the home, this is still common in today’s society. Women now have a new found ability to fulfill their dreams and have achieved an independence that few would have perceived. Modern day society accepts the fact that sex should not determine your place within it, however, how did it get to this point? To find out, we will discuss some of the major events over time that have carved the modern day woman and the role

In the turn of the 21st century feminism was and still is at an all-time high. Women all throughout America have made the decision to be independent. Women have freed themselves from gender roles and are pursuing gender equality with great determination. For the most part, women have found success in declaring their independence and completely demolishing the old-fashioned female prototype of housewife. Women are now viewed as a force to be reckoned with and as fully capable of taking care of

Towards the end of the twentieth century, feminist women in America faced an underlying conflict to find their purpose and true meaning in life. “Is this all?” was often a question whose answer was sought after by numerous women reaching deeper into their minds and souls to find what was missing from their life. The ideal second-wave feminist was defined as a women who puts all of her time into cleaning her home, loving her husband, and caring for her children, but such a belief caused these women to not only lose their identity within her family but society as well. The emotions that feminist women were feeling at this time was the internal conflict that caused for social steps to be taken in hopes of

In this statement, the author Gillian believes that women’s moral development is more established by compassion than by justice, due to the role of responsibility of taking care that society has placed on them. Women has always been seen responsible for “nurturer, caretaker, and helpmate” (Rosenstand, 649), developing a strong sense of care of

The next requirement for being a “true woman” was submissiveness. According to society men were superior to women by “God’s appointment.” If they acted otherwise they “tampered with the order of the Universe” (Welter 105). A “true woman” would not question this idea because she already understands her place. Grace Greenwood explained to the women of the Nineteenth Century, “True feminine genius is ever timid, doubtful, and clingingly dependant; a perpetual childhood.” Even in the case of an abusive husband, women were sometimes told to stay quiet

The feminist movement of the 1960’s focused solely on the improvement and well- being of women. The idea of Feminism is a critical theory as it is an analytical examination of social conditions and what tools could be utilized to proactively improve these conditions. Overcoming the consistent barriers women had to endure during this era remains prevalent and continues to have psychological effects. In order to strengthen one’s mindset regarding feminism, we must first refer back and understand the intellectual history of the women’s movement and examine areas of how counseling can assist with overcoming these impediments. The Feminist philosophy is the philosophical dimension of intellectual feminism. Many philosophers understand their intellectual history and the history of the women's movement in terms of three "waves."

Throughout history, gender roles and expectations of relationships have changed greatly. Literature gives insight into what life was like during different time periods, as well as what society expected from each sex and every relationship. Gender roles throughout the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th century eras evolved slowly but surely as women fought endlessly for equality in their lives and their writing. Along with gender roles changing, relationships Beginning in the late 18th century with the Romantic period, women had no social or legal privileges. Throughout the Victorian age women continued to suggest they deserve more and though changes were slow, they were put into motion with more people joining the fight. Due to the wave of feminism, as well as other progressions through these eras, relationships

Women are humans, humans with emotions and the need for self expression. The men, throughout history, have degraded the female sex, they have always seen women as objects and a machine that helps reproduce and carry on their blood. Society formed the ‘perfect’ role for women and it was expected that they follow it. They were expected to be the loving, responsible, obedient, stay at home wives. Due to such an inequitable lifestyle given to women, they decided to fight for equality and defend their gender. They will later be known as feminists. According to Literary and Cultural Theory by Donald Hall, feminists focal point is to investigate the various ways women have been limited to social power and the liberty to self

Men have been largely erased from these feminist conversations, because of the power of language in feminism discussions. Jackson Katz highlights by saying the dominant group often doesn’t get paid attention to in issues of race, gender, sexual identity. For example, to talk about domestic violence; the sentence “Marcus beat Lily” gives focus to Marcus, portraying him as the perpetrator. ‘Lily was beaten by Marcus’ lets Marcus off the hook by honing in on Lily. Further, the sentence ‘Lily was beaten ‘completely eliminates Marcus and ‘Lily is a battered woman’ shapes Lily’s identity, defining her in those terms. The politics of language are hugely importance for

“After thirty years of feminism, I look at the society in which I live. What has gone wrong? I ask myself. Though I wouldn't want to return to the situation women were placed in before this current feminist movement, it is also clear to me that many conditions of our lives have gotten worse, not better, since the onset of feminism,” (Gross np). From the words of Rita M. Gross in “What Went Wrong? Feminism and Freedom from the Prison of Gender Roles” featured in Cross Currents, the way feminism has evolved is a problem in which a new focus for feminism is needed for our generation to prosper. With the rise in modern feminism views and active protests, we, as a society, should not focus on defining equality among the sexes, but rather embrace

This work is going to set out to investigate the relevance of feminist approaches to social work in today’s society. It will first look at the different types of feminism that are present in society. It will then trace and highlight the emergence of feminism in society. This essay will then delve deeper into the different types of approaches that were taken on by feminists within the field of social work. It will discuss what effect these approaches had on society especially women.

In Inter section and inter connections Keating focuses on only three of the many lessons from This Bridge Called My Back. The three lessons she focuses on are, (1) making connections through differences, (2) forging an ethics of radical interrelatedness, and (3) listening with raw openness. She elaborates on the contributors to This Bridge Called My Back understandings and errors, and suggests possible ways for feminist theorizing to go in the twenty-first century. In the first lesson, making connections through differences I learned that commonality does not mean sameness, it means having the knowledgeable humbleness to know that every person’s knowledges are limited, but also having the power to overlook these gaps and search for connection.

It is widely known that some people possess personalities that have the natural ability to be more empathetic and caring towards others compared to other people. Unfortunately, the stereotype and generalizing of viewing women as automatically more empathetic than men is also prominent in today’s culture. This fundamental image of women and men possessing different views on morality is discussed with Carol Gilligan’s theory of “care ethics” which is more based on feministic views compared to Kohlberg’s “justice ethics” which focuses on the moral development of boys (Caputo, 2000).