Assignment (Doc) | Feminist Theory

Running head: FEMINIST THEORY
FEMINIST THEORY
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Background..................................................................................................................................2
Thesis Statement..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review........................................................................................................................3
Explanation of the relation of the slogan to radical feminism.................................................3
Application of the slogan to contemporary issues...................................................................5
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................6
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................7
Method and Approach used.........................................................................................................7
Justification of the chosen methodology.....................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Background
Radical feminism have had its origin in its opposition to the liberal feminism which was
considered to be weak and inefficient to deal with the diverse issues faced by women of
backgrounds apart from being white, middle class, heterosexual. The social and economic
background of women determined the level of oppression they are likely to undergo, hence the
method of addressing the issues and finding solutions for the women for different backgrounds
should also be different. To address this particular issue of difference, not only of women vis-à-
vis the men, but also the subaltern women vis-à-vis the women who are white, middle class,
heterosexual. The radical feminists thus has tried to solve the problems which the liberal
feminists have failed to address, and thus they have adopted the slogan of “personal is the
political” in order to fight for their rights.
Thesis Statement
In this particular research paper the thesis statement shall be to discuss the slogan of
“personal is the political” of the radical feminists, and it shall be discussed from a theoretical
perspective as well as demonstrating its applicability to social life by means of relating it to the
efforts of feminist Fadela Amara. In the following sections the discussion shall be focusing on an
explanation of the slogan whereby an attempt of establishment of the relation of the slogan to
radical feminism shall be undertaken and the applicability of the slogan to the contemporary
issue of the movement of feminist Fadela Amara.

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Discussion
Literature Review
Explanation of the relation of the slogan to radical feminism
Kumlin (2004) has opined that the feminist theory is highly diverse since the social
category of women is not an organic whole. It is divided on lines of class, status, ideological
predisposition, economic background, cultural background, religious faith, social experience et
cetera (Kumlin 2004). Hirsch and Keller (2015) echo similar sentiments, they opine that from the
views of the scholars prevalent in the contemporary times, and also from the views of the
scholars of the erstwhile period of early precipitation of the feminist movement in the 20th
century, it has been validated that the social collectivity of ‘women’ is not an organic whole.
Thereby the feminist movement is also highly diverse and factionalized. In order to understand
the nature of the feminist movement, the social background of the women must be taken into
consideration (Hirsch and Keller 2015).
Expanding further on the abovementioned explanation, the views of King (2015) must be
provided, who had related that the difference between the radical feminism and the liberal
feminism lies in the ideological predisposition, and the social background of the women can be
attributed to it. Hence a liberal feminist is likely to cherish moderate ways and means to achieve
their goals in the society as they have been or are acquainted to a social status which is
characterized by a degree of relatively more privileges than their other counterparts. The radical
feminists are on the other hand have been historically and are victims of a high degree of
deprivation of their basic rights as human beings which had shaped their desperate and radical
methods of interest articulation (King 2015).