Understanding Feminism

Taylor & Francis

A guide to feminism, one of the most important and contested movements in progressive modern thought. It shows how this multi-faceted and adaptive movement has evolved in response to the changing practical and theoretical problems faced by women. It demonstrates key moves in second-wave feminist thought. > \""Understanding Feminism\"" provides an accessible guide to one of the most important and contested movements in progressive modern thought. Presenting feminism as a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptive movement that has evolved in response to the changing practical and theoretical problems faced by women, the authors take a problem-oriented approach that maps the complex strands of feminist thinking in relation to women's struggles for equal recognition and rights, and freedom from oppressive constraints of sex, self-expression and autonomy. Each chapter focuses on a different cluster of concerns, demonstrating key moves in second-wave feminist thought, as well as some of the divx