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Feminist Philosophies: Problems, Theories, and Applications, 2/E
Janet A. Kourany, University of Notre Dame
James P. Sterba, University of Notre Dame
Rosemarie Tong, Davidson College

ISBN-10: 0133985385
ISBN-13: 9780133985382

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1999
Format: Paper; 531 pp
Published: 10/19/1998

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  • Appropriate for introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies, and Gender Roles.
  • This anthology of 40 readings combines an extensive discussion of the major problems confronting women today, with an in-depth analysis of the alternative theoretical and practical means for resolving these problems.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

  • NEW - Includes updated readings covering new issues such as date rape , sexual harassment, and the new reproductive technologies relevant to today's students. Pg.___
  • NEW - Incorporates a Cultural Invisibility section that critiques central aspects of contemporary culture. Pg.___
  • NEW - Includes a section that addresses men's responses to feminism and related men's movements as a means of promoting gender-inclusive feminism. Pg.___
  • NEW - Sections on Cultural Feminism and Ecological Feminism as well as more accessible and relevant sections on Liberal Feminism and Marxist/Socialist Feminism. Pg.___
  • Includes readings that cover a broad range of concerns relevant to today's students. Pg.___
  • Addresses these concerns through the broad theoretical frameworks it proposes. Pg.___
  • Presents a section of race-based critiques that covers what feminism has been as a means of promoting a truly multicultural feminism. Pg.___
  • Provides suggestions for further reading. Pg.___

  • Includes updated readings covering new issues such as date rape , sexual harassment, and the new reproductive technologies relevant to today's students. Pg.___
  • Incorporates a Cultural Invisibility section that critiques central aspects of contemporary culture. Pg.___
  • Includes a section that addresses men's responses to feminism and related men's movements as a means of promoting gender-inclusive feminism. Pg.___
  • Sections on Cultural Feminism and Ecological Feminism as well as more accessible and relevant sections on Liberal Feminism and Marxist/Socialist Feminism. Pg.___

I. BEING A WOMAN: PROBLEMS OF GENDER INEQUALITY.

1. Role Socialization.

Claire Renzetti and Daniel Curran, Gender Socialization. Lois Gould, X: A Fabulous Child's Story.

2. Sexuality and Violence.

Robert Baker, “Pricks” and “Chicks”: A Plea for “Persons.” Carole J. Sheffield, Sexual Terrorism. Lois Pineau, Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis. Marilyn Frye, Lesbian “Sex.”

3. Reproduction.

Angela Y. Davis, Racism, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights. Kay Castonguay, Pro-Life Feminism. Christine Overall, Mother/Foetus/State Conflicts. Ruth Hubbard, The New Procreative Technologies.

4. Self-Images.

Sandra Lee Bartky, Foucault, Femininity, and the Modernization of Patriarchal Power. Julia Penelope, The Lesbian Perspective. Patricia Hill Collins, Mammies, Matriarchs, and Other Controlling Images. Cynthia Rich, The Women in the Tower.

5. The World of Work.

Marie Richmond-Abbott, Women Wage Earners. Denise A. Segura, Inside the Work Worlds of Chicana and Mexican Immigrant Women. Debra Renee Kaufman, Professional Women: How Real Are the Recent Gains? Barbara R. Bergmann, The Job of Housewife.

6. The Domestic Scene.

Adrienne Rich, Anger and Tenderness. Lenore J. Weitzman, The Divorce Law Revolution and the Transformation of Legal Marriage. Diana M. Pearce, Something Old, Something New: Women's Poverty in the 1990s.

7. Cultural Invisibility.

Brian Easlea, Patriarchy, Scientists, and Nuclear Warriors. Carol Duncan, The MoMA's Hot Mamas. Virginia Sapiro, Women and Religion. Sue V. Rosser, Re-visioning Clinical Research: Gender and the Ethics of Experimental Design.

II. FEMINIST THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS: EXPLAINING THE PRESENT AND CHANGING THE FUTURE.

8. Liberal Feminism.

Susan Moller Okin, Justice, Gender, and the Family. James P. Sterba, Feminist Justice and Sexual Harassment. Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions.

9. Radical Feminism.

Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex. Marilyn Frye, Some Reflections on Separatism and Power. Catharine MacKinnon, Pornography, Civil Rights, and Speech.

10. Cultural Feminism.

Carol Gilligan, Visions of Maturity. Nel Noddings, Women and Caring. Sara Ruddick, Maternal Thinking as a Feminist Standpoint.

11. Marxist/Socialist Feminism.

Evelyn Reed, Women: Caste, Class, or Oppressed Sex. Heidi Hartmann, The Unhappy Marriage of Marxism and Feminism: Towards a More Progressive Union.

12. Postmodern Feminism.

Annie Leclerc, Woman's Word. Hélène Cixous, Sorties. Luce Irigaray, Questions.

13. Ecological Feminism.

Karen J. Warren, The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism. Marti Kheel, From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: The Ecofeminist Challenge.

14. Toward Multicultural Feminism.

Maria Lugones and Elizabeth Spelman, Have We Got a Theory for You! Feminist Theory, Cultural Imperialism, and the Demand for “The Woman's Voice.” bell hooks, Sisterhood: Political Solidarity between Women.

15. Toward Gender-Inclusive Feminism: Men's Responses to Feminism.

Harry Brod, The Profeminist Men's Movement: Fraternity, Equality, Liberty. Jack Kammer, The Men's Rights Movement: “Male” Is Not a Four-Letter Word. Robert Bly, The Mythopoetic Men's Movement: The Pillow and the Key.

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