3.9.1

Waves of Feminism

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The Impact of Waves of Feminism

Gender roles and what ‘gender’ is has changed enormously over the last 2 millennia. Thanks to the three waves of feminism, there is much more gender equality now than ever before.

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Wave 1

  • Women began to get equal rights.
    • For example, they gained the right to vote thanks to the work of the suffragettes.
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Wave 2

  • The right of women to have ownership over themselves.
  • The consequence of this wave was the development of sexual health.
  • In 1967, abortion became legal in the UK. This gave many women the right to a choice over becoming a mother as well as other forms of contraception. This allowed women to have greater control over their bodies.
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Wave 3

  • This wave called into question the whole notion of gender roles.
  • It also aimed to be inclusive of women, irrelevant of their ethnicity, sexuality and other backgrounds.

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1Philosophy of Religion

1.1Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato

1.2Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle

1.3Ancient Philosophical Influences: Soul, Mind, Body

1.4The Existence of God - Arguments from Observation

1.5The Existence of God - Arguments from Reason

1.6Religious Experience

1.7The Problem of Evil

1.8The Nature & Attributes of God

1.9Religious Language: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic

1.10Religious Language: 20th Century Perspective

2Religion & Ethics

3Developments in Christian Thought

3.1Saint Augustine's Teachings

3.2Death & the Afterlife

3.3Knowledge of God's Existence

3.4The Person of Jesus Christ

3.5Christian Moral Principles

3.6Christian Moral Action

3.7Development - Pluralism & Theology

3.8Development - Pluralism & Society

3.9Gender & Society

3.10Gender & Theology

3.11Challenges

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