- "It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality."
The study of the social, cultural, and political implications of gender, with a focus on empowering marginalized individuals and challenging systemic oppression.
Patriarchy: The dominant social system in which men hold power and women are marginalized.
Intersectionality: The interconnectedness of various forms of oppression and discrimination, including race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Gender roles: Societal expectations and norms about how men and women should behave and present themselves.
Queer theory: An exploration of non-normative sexual and gender identities.
Masculinity studies: The examination of the social construction and performance of masculinity.
Feminist history: The study of the role women have played throughout history and how their contributions have been suppressed or erased.
Feminist legal theory: The intersection of feminist theory with legal studies, including reproductive rights, violence against women, and workplace discrimination.
Body politics: The ways in which society polices and controls bodies, particularly those of marginalized individuals.
Sexual violence: The prevalence and impacts of sexual assault and harassment, and the ways in which society blames and silences survivors.
Disability studies: An exploration of disability as a social construct and the ways in which society marginalizes disabled individuals.
Liberal Feminism: Focuses on creating equality between men and women through education, legal and social reforms. Their emphasis is on equal rights and opportunities, and they often work within the political and social system to create changes.
Marxist Feminism: Examines the interconnectedness of gender, class, and race, and argues that capitalism exploits women and other marginalized groups. Marxist feminists believe in a classless society, where everyone is equal in social and economic opportunities.
Radical Feminism: Sees patriarchy as the root cause of women's oppression, and advocates for revolutionary changes in the social and political systems that perpetuate gender inequalities. They seek to transform the existing patriarchal power structure and envision a society where radical freedom, equality and justice prevails.
Black Feminism: Explores the intersection of race, class, gender, and culture in the experiences of black women. Black feminists are concerned with eradicating racism and sexism to build a more inclusive and just society.
Postmodern Feminism: Critiques the already-established feminist theories and claims, rejecting universal claims and generalizations. They draw attention to the historical and cultural contexts within which our lives and identities are shaped and advocate for the dismantling of power structures.
Eco-Feminism: Attempts to better interpret the intersection between environmentalism, patriarchal structures, and women's rights. Eco-Feminism theorists suggest that the oppression of women and destruction of the planet are interconnected by considering the role patriarchy plays in environmental destruction.
Queer Feminism: Examines gender, sexual identity, and sexual orientation and brings these into the broader conversation about gender and sexual equality. Queer feminists work toward creating an inclusive society that values and validates all forms of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Disability Feminism: Focuses on the experiences of women with disabilities and challenges ableist ideas in society. This theory works to remove systemic barriers and promotes equal access to goods and services for differently-abled people.
- "...in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, political theory, home economics, literature, education, and philosophy."
- "Feminist theory often focuses on analyzing gender inequality."
- "Themes often explored in feminist theory include discrimination, objectification (especially sexual objectification), oppression, patriarchy, stereotyping, art history and contemporary art, and aesthetics."
- "Feminist theory often focuses on analyzing gender inequality... oppression, patriarchy..."
- "It examines women's and men's social roles... in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, political theory, home economics, literature, education, and philosophy."
- "...feminist politics in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, political theory, home economics, literature, education, and philosophy."
- "...stereotyping, art history and contemporary art, and aesthetics."
- "Themes often explored in feminist theory include... objectification (especially sexual objectification)..."
- "It examines women's and men's... experiences, interests, chores..."
- "It examines women's and men's... literature..."
- "Themes often explored in feminist theory include... stereotyping..."
- "It examines women's and men's social roles... communication, media studies..."
- "It examines women's and men's social roles... education..."
- "It examines women's and men's... anthropology and sociology..."
- "It examines women's and men's... psychoanalysis..."
- "It examines women's and men's... political theory..."
- "Themes often explored in feminist theory include... discrimination..."
- "It examines women's and men's... philosophy."
- "Feminist theory often focuses on analyzing... a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, political theory, home economics, literature, education, and philosophy."