Concise book of Feminism

Description

This book is written as per Generic Elective Syllabus of Political Science for 2nd Semester under Dibrugarh, Gauhati and other Indian Univeristies

CHAPTER -I
1.01. Meaning and definition of Feminism:
1.02. Origin of Feminism:
1.03. Development of Women’s History:
1.03.01. Indian Contest:
1.03.02. Beginnings of the “Feminist” Movement in India
1.01.4. Scope & Nature and Objectives of Women’s Studies /Feminism
1.04.1. The objectives of feminism:
1.05. Hindrances or Difficulties:
1.06. Key concepts in Women Studies:
1.06.01. Gender and Sexuality:
1.06.02. Patriarchy:
1.06.03. Sexual Division of Labour:
1.06.04. Public Private Divide:
1.06.05. Nature -Culture Debates
1.06.06. Gender Socialization:
1.06.06.01. Gender Socialization in Childhood
1.06.06.02. Agents of Gender Socialization
1.06.07. Social Constructionism Versus Biological Determinism in Gender Difference:
Chapter-II
2.00. Approaches to the study of Feminism
2.01. Liberal Feminism or Movement:
2.02. Socialist feminism:
2.03. Radical Movement:
2.04. Marxist Movement or Feminism:
2.05. Third World Feminism:
Chapter-III
3.01. Feminist movement in Western world
3.02. The Seneca Falls Convention:
3.03. Black Feminism:
3.04. Women’s suffrage in the United States of America:
3.04.1. New England Woman Suffrage Association
3.05. Women’s suffrage in Britain:
3.06. France:

Chapter-IV
4.00. Genesis of Feminist movement in the East:
4.01. Feminism and the Communist Revolution in China-Issues and debates
4.02. Movement for women’s Emancipation-Rosa Luxemburg, Alexandria Kollontai,
4.02.01. Rosa Luxemburg
4.02.01. Alexandra Kollotai:
4.03. Genesis of Feminist Movement in India:
4.04. Women’s Organizations:
4.05. Development of Women’s Organization:
4.05.01. National Council of Women in India (NCWI):
4.06. Gandhi and Indian Women
4:07.Demand for Voting Right for Indian Women:
4.08. Women in Indian Freedom Struggle: Pre-Gandhian and Gandhian Phase:
4.08.1.Role of Women in Freedom Movement
4.09: Women’s Revolutionary Organization:
4.10. Womenin Revolutionary Movement:
4.11. The Contemporary Women’s Movement:
Chapter-V
5.01. Women Oppression-Concept,Meaning& Definition:
5.02. Types of Women Oppression:
5.03. Family and Women Oppression:
5.04. Different Types of Oppression in Indian Family System:
5.05. Old Age and Problem of Women:
5.06. Education and Women Oppression:
5.06.01. Problem of Women in Education:
5.07. Religion and Women Oppression:
5.07.1. Different aspects of women oppression on the basis of Religion:
5.08. Women Oppression and Economics:
5.09. Women Oppression and Mass Media:
5.09.01. Different dimension of Women Oppression in Media:
5.10. Women Oppression and the State:
5.11. Right to Property
5.11.01. Customary versus Constitutional Law
5.12. Gender Relations in India: Family- Matrilineal and Patrilineal; Women and Work.
5.12.01. The Patrilineal System
5.12.02. Matrilineality:
5.12.03. Woman and Work:
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