Feminist theory
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Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, or philosophical, ground. It encompasses work done in a broad variety of disciplines, prominently including the approaches to women's roles and lives and feminist politics in anthropology and sociology, economics, women's and gender studies, feminist literary criticism, and philosophy especially Continental philosophy (Brabeck and Brown, 1997).
Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of inequality and focuses on gender politics, power relations and sexuality. While generally providing a critique of social relations, much of feminist theory also focuses on analyzing gender inequality and the promotion of women's rights, interests, and issues. Themes explored in feminism include discrimination, stereotyping, objectification (especially sexual objectification), oppression, and patriarchy (Chodorow, 1989; Gilligan, 1977; Lerman, 1982).
See also
- Black feminism
- Chicana feminism
- Conflict theory
- Feminism and modern architecture
- Feminist anthropology
- Feminist sociology
- French feminism
- Gender equality
- Gender studies
- Liberal feminism
- Marxist feminism
- Radical feminism
- Socialist feminism
- Women's studies
