1st Edition

Understanding Feminism

By Peta Bowden, Jane Mummery Copyright 2009
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

"Understanding Feminism" provides an accessible guide to one of the most important and contested movements in progressive modern thought. Presenting feminism as a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptive movement that has evolved in response to the changing practical and theoretical problems faced by women, the authors take a problem-oriented approach that maps the complex strands of feminist thinking... Read more
Introduction 1. Oppression 2. Embodiment 3. Sexuality and Desire 4. Differences Among and Within Women 5. Agency 6. Responsibility Questions for Discussion and Revision Further Reading References Index

Biography

Bowden, Peta; Mummery, Jane