The three waves of feminism build on each other to gain different types of rights for women in society. The first wave of feminism tried to fix the extreme disparity between the rights of men and women. It gained quantitative rights for women, allowing them the basic levels of human existence. Women gained the basic human rights of a citizen of a democratic society, such as the right to own land, and the ability to divorce. The second wave added qualitative rights, and allowed women equal recognition and quality of life within a democratic society. It built on the basic rights achieved in the first wave by empowering women rather than just giving them the same rights as men, attempting to make them equal to men in quality of life rather than just giving them basic rights. The third wave expanded on these roles by giving women agency- rather than just having the right to a happy life, feminists of the third wave gave women the right to have a happy life any way they chose. While second wave feminists. This image shows the disparity between second and third wave feminists. A second wave feminist would say that being spanked is be demeaning to women, and therefore should not occur, even if the woman being spanked enjoys it. A third wave feminist might agree that being spanked is degrading, but would not deny a woman or judge her choice of engaging in this action if she desired it.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Question 13 - Bonus!
13) Discuss how the three waves of feminism are each trying to build on, and address shortcomings in, the earlier waves’ treatment of gender politics. In the first wave, in other words, what are they trying to fix about society? In the second, what are they trying to add to and fix in the first wave? In the third, what are they trying to add to and fix in the first and second waves? Discuss this through an image or video you find online. (150-200 words).
The three waves of feminism build on each other to gain different types of rights for women in society. The first wave of feminism tried to fix the extreme disparity between the rights of men and women. It gained quantitative rights for women, allowing them the basic levels of human existence. Women gained the basic human rights of a citizen of a democratic society, such as the right to own land, and the ability to divorce. The second wave added qualitative rights, and allowed women equal recognition and quality of life within a democratic society. It built on the basic rights achieved in the first wave by empowering women rather than just giving them the same rights as men, attempting to make them equal to men in quality of life rather than just giving them basic rights. The third wave expanded on these roles by giving women agency- rather than just having the right to a happy life, feminists of the third wave gave women the right to have a happy life any way they chose. While second wave feminists. This image shows the disparity between second and third wave feminists. A second wave feminist would say that being spanked is be demeaning to women, and therefore should not occur, even if the woman being spanked enjoys it. A third wave feminist might agree that being spanked is degrading, but would not deny a woman or judge her choice of engaging in this action if she desired it.
The three waves of feminism build on each other to gain different types of rights for women in society. The first wave of feminism tried to fix the extreme disparity between the rights of men and women. It gained quantitative rights for women, allowing them the basic levels of human existence. Women gained the basic human rights of a citizen of a democratic society, such as the right to own land, and the ability to divorce. The second wave added qualitative rights, and allowed women equal recognition and quality of life within a democratic society. It built on the basic rights achieved in the first wave by empowering women rather than just giving them the same rights as men, attempting to make them equal to men in quality of life rather than just giving them basic rights. The third wave expanded on these roles by giving women agency- rather than just having the right to a happy life, feminists of the third wave gave women the right to have a happy life any way they chose. While second wave feminists. This image shows the disparity between second and third wave feminists. A second wave feminist would say that being spanked is be demeaning to women, and therefore should not occur, even if the woman being spanked enjoys it. A third wave feminist might agree that being spanked is degrading, but would not deny a woman or judge her choice of engaging in this action if she desired it.
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