What is feminism? : an introduction to feminist theory

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Author:

Beasley, Chris.

ISBN:

9780761963356

9780761963349

Personal Author:

Beasley, Chris.

Publication Information:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 1999.

Physical Description:

xvii, 171 p. ; 21 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. Departing from traditional fare -- 1. Feminism's critique of traditional social and political thought -- 2. Feminism's difference from traditional social and political thought -- Pt. II. Active ingredients -- 3. Debates 'within' feminism about feminism -- 4. Overviews of feminist thought -- Pt. III. What's on the menu? -- 5. Starters on the feminist menu: liberal, radical and Marxist/socialist feminisms -- 6. 'Other' possibilities: feminism and the influence of psychoanalysis -- 7. More on the menu: postmodernist/poststructuralist influences -- 8. Reassessments and potentialities: feminists concerned with race/ethnicity.

Abstract:

"In this concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory, Chris Beasley provides clear explanations of the many types of feminism which exist in different Western societies. She outlines the development of liberal, radical and marxist/socialist feminisms, reviews the more contemporary influences of psychoanalysis, postmodernism, theories of the body, and queer theory, and attends to the ongoing significance of race and ethnicity. Given the diversity of feminist ideas, Chris Beasley suggests a number of ways of looking at feminist theory and offers an open-ended approach which allows for variety and change."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Feminist theory.

Feminism.

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So what is feminism anyway? Is it possible to make sense of the complex and often contradictory debates?

In this concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory, Chris Beasley provides clear explanations of the many types of feminism. She outlines the development of liberal, radical and Marxist/socialist feminism, and reviews the more contemporary influences of psychoanalysis, postmodernism, theories of the body, queer theory and the ongoing significance of race and ethnicity.

What is Feminism? is a clear and up-to-date guide to Western feminist theory for students, their teachers, researchers and anyone else who wants to understand and engage in current feminist debates.