Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Because social science has almost always been male-dominated, there is a long-standing tension between feminism and sociology.
2. Feminist theory’s focus on gender redirects energy away from the liberation of women by articulating women’s experiences.
3. Feminists have thus far made little effort toward synthesizing their typologies.
4. Feminists have recently began shifting from an exclusive focus on women toward one that explores oppressive practices and structures that affect both men and women.
5. Currently, there is a tension in feminism between culture or meaning and material power.


1. false
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true

Sociology

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