a. Give definitions, with examples, of:

Patriarchy

Feminism

Essentialism

b. Women represent a minority group in the military. Men are in the minority as nurses and paralegals. How are women and men treated differently in these positions, and what does this suggest about the way gender structures social relations?

c. What is the difference between homosexual “acts” and a homosexual “identity”? How did the historical development of the latter, according to Michel Foucault, affect how one sees oneself?

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a Patriarchy Patriarchy is an approximately uneven system involving the demotion of feminine to manliness Example The personal is patriarchal because women must do housework without wage Feminism Femi... View the full answer