FEMINIST POLITICS & HUMAN NATURE

By: A K Singh
Publisher:MD Publications Pvt Ltd
Pub. Date: 2011
Print ISBN-13: 9788175333291
Subject: SOCIOLOGY
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Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms. However, there are many different kinds of feminism. Feminists disagree about what sexism consists in, and what exactly ought to be done about it; they disagree about what it means to be a woman or a man and what social and political implications gender has or should have. Nonetheless, motivated by the quest for social justice, feminist inquiry provides a wide range of perspectives on social, cultural, and political phenomena. Important topics for feminist theory and politics include: the body, class and work, disability, the family, globalization, human rights, popular culture, race and racism, reproduction, science, the self, sex work, and sexuality.
The fallacy on which modern feminism is based is that men have more power than women.  Among mammals, the female always has more power than the male, and humans are no exception.  It is true that, in all human societies, men largely control all the money, politics, and prestige.  They do, because they have to, in order to impress women.  Women don’t control these resources, because they don’t have to.  

Author(s)
A K Singh





Preface

Page :v

Feminist Politics and Human Nature: An Introduction
Page :1

Early Feminist Thought
Page :23

Feminist Political Philosophy
Page :53

Identity Politics
Page :65

Mobilizing Feminists: Social Movements and Political Activism
Page :89

The Role of Women in Parties and Unions
Page :107

Feminism in Government: Advocacy and Policy-making
Page :137

The Swedish Political Opportunity Structure
Page :173

Conclusion
Page :203

Bibliography
Page :237

Index
Page :241