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This was a great book for me to read for a deeper understanding of feminism. It's a great read for people who know nothing about feminism or who are only familiar with mainstream society's myths about feminism, because it offers a concise and easy to understand history of the movement. hooks also clears up misunderstanding on the definitions of the terms feminist and feminism. She touches on problems within the movement and where we're at now.
A book I lightly touched upon its a detailed but informal look at the pervasive power of gender stereotypes, backed by science. Fine's target in this book is what she calls 'neurosexism' - misinterpretations of modern neuroscience which supposedly justify stereotypes and perpetuate discrimination against women in society. Women are supposedly more empathetic, men are more analytic, women can't lead, men can't raise children, etc., etc. The roots of these beliefs are not in inherent biological limitations, but instead in cultural biases, education and raising, and priming.
A commentary on the state of society today regarding women/ girls, the pressures they face, the nature of 'choice' regarding those who enter the sex trade or glamour modelling and the regression to pre-feminist beliefs and patterns of behaviour. Not necessarily relatable to my topic - but a good read.
I read a couple chapters of this it was a thoughtful, energetic discussion of the gendered body.
I started reading this but it was so heavy going in places and some of the stuff was quite outdated.
Moira Gatens investigates the ways in which differently sexed bodies can occupy the same social or political space.
As well as these books I have reading books on research and critical thinking skills to help aid my dissertation writing.
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