Explain how the different waves of feminism influenced the sociological discipline.

What will be an ideal response?


•?Sociology’s development into an organized discipline in its “classic generation” overlapped with the increasing activism of First Wave feminism.
•?A second wave of feminist activism energized feminist thinking in the 1960s, women in sociology drew strength to confront the organization of their profession and to (re-) establish a feminist perspective in the discipline.
•?Third wave feminists incorporated ideas of intersectionality to look at differences amongst women while also drawing upon postmodernism to question the very concept woman itself.

Sociology

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A. dysfunctions. B. latent functions. C. manifest functions. D. functions.

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a. 20% b. 40% c. 60% d. 80%

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Marx thought the rise of capitalism would bring class conflict more out in the open

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

________ occurs when fulfillment of the roles associated with one status directly violates the roles linked to a second status.

A. Role reversal B. Role conflict C. Role taking D. Role exit

Sociology