Although There Is a Great Deal of Overlap Between the Two

question 40

Essay

Although there is a great deal of overlap between the two, queer theory and feminist theory are separate paradigms. Given only what you have learned in Chapter 1, explain what a queer theorist might say about the main goal of feminism, securing the same rights for men and women.

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Definitions:

Self-Disclosure

The act of revealing personal, private information about oneself to others.

Similarity

A Gestalt principle of perception; the tendency to perceive things that look similar to each other as being part of the same group.

Emotional Expression

The way in which a person exhibits behavioral manifestations of emotion, including facial expressions, vocalizations, and gestures.

Reinforcement

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows.