Social Essay: An Ideology-an analysis
             Feminism.The history of feminism is dated back to the 1700's. Writers like Mary Wollstonecraft had then started writing how they wanted the equal treatment of women, in all aspects of life. Many male witers such as John Struart Mill (1869), motivated that society should utilise women, otherwise society was wasting 50% of the capicity that could be used to make society better. Ever since many changes have occured and feminism has found many dimensions such as radical, social and political feminism. The aim is the same. However what exactly is the ideology in itself?
             Basically, feminism demands for equality between the sexes and a demand for freedom. Feminists believe that the role women have had is the product of society. The upbringing, education and genetic inheritance we have, has led to it. On the other hand however, womens' biological role, motherhood, is considered very worthy. This is where the grounds for critisism, of the male dominated society, comes in and is the grounds for change. This idea has a baring likenness to the ideas of Elisabeth Stanton's, from the end of the 1800's.
             Conservative feminists believe that the upbringing and nature of women, has given them the tendancy to be passive, caring and more peaceful compared to men. That's why men have taken the dominant role. However on the grounds of feminism, if women did have an equal influence, society and politics would be less aggresive and power hungry. Also since women are considered more peceful and gentle, they could handle welfare, environment and economy more cooperatively and better. In the future conservative and some moderate feminists would like to see women given equal oppertunities, but not just picked because of their gender, but their qualifications.
             Men have dominated women through history in politics, economy and the private life. For this Kate Willet(1970) created the word...