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Critical Science

Critical Social Science is an analytical method that aims to evaluate and transform social relations by exposing societal illusions. The document discusses various theoretical approaches under this umbrella, including Feminist Theory, which has evolved through historical contexts of women's rights movements. Key thinkers like Mary Wollstonecraft, Betty Friedan, and Simone de Beauvoir are highlighted for their contributions to feminist thought.

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Critical Science

Critical Social Science is an analytical method that aims to evaluate and transform social relations by exposing societal illusions. The document discusses various theoretical approaches under this umbrella, including Feminist Theory, which has evolved through historical contexts of women's rights movements. Key thinkers like Mary Wollstonecraft, Betty Friedan, and Simone de Beauvoir are highlighted for their contributions to feminist thought.

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CRITICAL SOCIAL

SCIENCE
CRITICAL SOCIAL
SCIENCE
C r i t i c a l - r e f e r s t o t h e r e fl e c t i v e
assessment and analysis of society and
culture by applying knowledge from
social science
Critical Social Science

It is an analytical method of
investigation that attempts to
expose illusions to uncover the
real structure s in the material
world in order to help people
understand their situation and
then transform the world for
Critical Social Science
Aims to evaluate and alter social
relations. Its ultimate aim is to
change the world
Feminist theory

• n this lesson we will discuss


theoretical approaches that
fall under Critical social
science- Feminist Theory,
Marxism, Psychoanalysis and
Human- Environment
systems.
Feminist theory

An approach is still considered


by some as being a
developmental stage
compared to other theoretical
approaches in social sciences
Historical Context

Women have been


fighting for their rights
to achieve equal status
with men as early as
the 19th century
Historical Context

The so called first wave feminism was characterized


by the initiatives taken by the women to fight for
women suffrage or the right to vote and be educated,
as well as labor rights and other privileges. The 1960's
saw the emergence of second wave feminism which
was characterize by the so called Women
Historical Context

Liberal Feminism is the oldest of


all feminist theories, dating back
to the nineteenth century and
advocate for political and social
rights of women.

Social Feminism was born in the


twentieth century which, which
served as a critique of Marxist
feminism's
Historical Context

Sex – refers to the biological


differences between males and
females

Gender –refers to the


sociocultural attributes associated
with being a man and a woman
and the different roles that society
assigns to men and women.
Historical Context

Gender ideology legitimizes gender inequality


Gender inequality or the unequal treatment
or perception of individuals based on their
gender. Gender inequality leads to
gender oppression.
Gender oppression or manner in which
certain groups are privilege or disadvantaged
because of gender .
Thinkers and their Contributions

Mary Wollstonecraft- is
a social theorist
and feminists from the
United Kingdom. Her
feminist view was based
on reason and equality.
Betty Friedan is considered the
mother of women's liberation. Her
work the "Feminine Mystique"
stimulated the emergence of
second wave feminism. She born
Illinois to Jewish parents Henry
and Miriam. As a young girl ,
Freidan was active in both
Marxist and Jewish groups.
Simone de Beauvoir was a
French novelist. Playwright and
social critic who taught philosophy
at the sorbonne and later became
an independent writer and social
theorist.
Her book the Sound Sex 1949
intensified the issue of the issue of
gender politics, foretelling the
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