feminism paper
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referenced_and_directions.docxIntroduction
Feminism is an array of movements and ideologies which have a common objective, that is, to define, to establish, and to attain equal personal, social, cultural, economic, and political rights for women (Hawkensworth, 2006; Beasley, 1999). This involves the attempts to attain equal rights and opportunities. According to Hooks (2000), feminism activists fight or advocates for the rights and equality of women. Feminist’s organizations and movements all over the world Comment by Cari Beecham-Bautista: This is a fragment – it should be your thesis statement, letting the reader know what you’ll be covering in the paper.
In the United States and some other countries in the world like France, Netherlands, India among others have experienced a long history in feminist movements and activism. In these countries, there have been many women who have championed for the feminist perspective from the past recent centuries. In 1848, there was the initial wave of feminism that was associated with the antislavery agenda and it was thus meant to abolish the slavery on women (Jurik, 1999). This was referred to as the “first wave” and it was aimed at the acquisition of political rights for women. The second wave came in the late 1960s and it was dubbed the Women’s Liberation movement. The second wave feminism attracted membership from the women who were working in the Civil Rights, students, and the anti-Vietnam War advocates (Jurik, 1999). It was aimed at attaining equal legitimate access to opportunities in the society. The third wave was in the 1980s and it was concerned mainly with issues of patriarchy. Ever since then several feminist theories have been developed and this includes the socialist feminism. Comment by Cari Beecham-Bautista: This is where the thesis statement would have been handy. Right now, it is not clear what you are researching, since all you have is a very broad historical overview. What specific issue are you researching for this paper?
• A thesis statement clearly stated, which outlines what the paper is about.
•Information which supports the thesis statement.
•Your information presented clearly and sequentially.
•A conclusion which is an accurate portrayal of the information.
•Sources cited in correct APA format.
•Include at least one sociological theory to support your research.
Reference.
Allen, A.T. (1999). “ Feminism, Social Science, and the Meanings of Modernity: The Debate of the Origin of the Family in Europe and the United States, 1860-1914”. The American Historical Review, 104 (4), 1085-1113 Comment by Cari Beecham-Bautista: While these are all interesting sources, they are mostly focused on history and philosophy – I’m not seeing any sociology here except for Merton, which doesn’t connect explicitly to the topic.
Baird, V. (1992) “Simply: A History of Feminism.” New Internationalist: 227. Retrieved from: http://newint.org/features/1992/01/simply/
Beasley, C. (1999). What is Feminism? New York: Sage.
Bonner, F., Goodman, L., Allen, R., Jones, L., & King, C. (1992). Imaging Women: Cultural Representations and Gender. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press/ Open University.
Goldstein, L. (1982). “Early Feminist Themes in French Utopian Socialism: The St-Simonians and Fourier”, Journal of the History Ideas, 43(1), p.92
Hawkensworth, M.E. (2006). Globalization and Feminist Activism. Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers.
Hooks, B. (2000). Feminism for Everybody: Passionate Politics. Pluto Press
Lewis, J. J. (2006). ‘‘Women’s History: Cultural Feminism,’’
Retrieved from http://womenshistory.about.com/od/feminism/g/culturalfem.htm
Jurik, N. C. (1999) “Socialist-Feminist Criminology and Social Justice.” In Social Justice/Criminal Justice: The Maturation of Critical Theory in Law, Crime, and Deviance. Pp31-50
Merton, R. K. (1938). Social Structure and Anomie. American Sociological Review, 3, 672-682
