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Undergraduate 2
05/06/2009

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nature of human relationships
Definition
power relationship according to feminist, always a dominate power(in favor of men) in the relationship, idea is to change that
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“Feminist Mystique”-
Definition
1963 book written by Freiden
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Betty Freiden
Definition
life back into the feminist movement, gave it an intellectual edge
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Planned Parenthood
Definition
- family program founded by Magret Sanger, also a beliver in syngenics, certain races are more powerful.
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Criticism of Feminism
Definition
movement more for white, professional class, upper middle class, college educated women, not friendly toward black and home makers
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Reform Feminism
Definition
more mild version of Feminism, Liberals with a women’s tent to it, say abortion should be on demand, free daycare, family leave policies w/out losing job, all paid for by tax payers
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Integrative Feminism-
Definition
more of an idea than a practical program, see the world as man dominated, want to move away from it and make it more womanized,
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ERA
Definition
Equal Rights Amendment, would have made men and women completely equal, some people that opposed it said they would have to many benefits women would lose to keep
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Socialization-
Definition
feminist use for doctoring girls to see, in society, only certain thing, i.e. Barbie
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Sunni
Definition
majority sect, more moderate, 90% of Muslims, however,
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Shiites-
Definition
minority sect, more militant, usually the “Islamic Fundamitalis Terrorist” group, however they also have, Wahabi Islam is also a “Islamic Fundamentalist”
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“People of the Book”-
Definition
Muslim, Jews, and Christians, all spiritual cousins, Abraham as a link, all believe in God, supposed to leave the other two groups alone
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Sharia
Definition
name for Islamic Law, very strict religious law, a lot of places are putting it into actual Law not just religious law
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Ulema-
Definition
body of religious scholars and clerks that advice the country, advisory body to the king
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Jihad
Definition
Holy War, in 21 Century we think of it as Terrorism, more common usage for a Muslim is the personal inner struggle to do what is right in Gods eyes
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Islamic Liberalism-
Definition
accepts historical change and says Islam can be re interpreted to change with the times, reason and faith are not incompatible and can in fact work together , like western style education because they want to be able to take advantage of western technology and accept equal rights for women
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Koran (Quran)-
Definition
to Muslim what the Bible is to Christians, holy book to Islam
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Biggest Muslim Nation?
Definition
Population, not area is Indonesia
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Legal Value of Women’s Testimony
Definition
to establish a fact, as witnesses, you need 2 male witness, or 1 man and 2 women, but never 4 women
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Views toward private property
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no problem with private property, nor capitalism, but don’t like….->usury
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Usury –
Definition
– loaning money and charging interest
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3 types of conservatives-

New Right-
Definition
social issues, gay marriage, abortion, prayer in public school, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, James Dobson
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Traditional Conservatives-
Definition
issues, G. Bush (41) (older one) Jack Kemp, Steve Forbs
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Neo- Conservatives-
Definition
Foreign policies, Jeanne Kirkpatick, Charles Krauthammer, Bill Kristol
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Traditional liberalism
Definition
– believe in big government, higher taxes, more spending, Obama, Ted Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, FDR
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Classical Liberalism (capital L)-
Definition
based on 18 century enlightenment movements, based off Adam Smith writings, biggest treat to you is government
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Closing days of communism parties in Europe
Definition
they didn’t go away; democrats asked them to help run the country, changed name to socialist, or social democrats.
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View of Peasants-
Marx –
Lenin-
Mao-
Definition
Marx – no need, hated them, and said you needed workers to run country not peasants
Lenin- useful idiots, use them as allies and then get rid of them by making them workers
Mao- essential, the revolution is all about the peasants
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No country has ever proceeded pass the Dictator of the Proletarian (Socialist phase).
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Basic conservatism vs. liberalism

Conservatism
Definition
Conservatism say government should stay out of economy but should be involved in personal life.
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Liberals

Libertarians
Definition
Liberals say the government should stay out of life but should have a big role in economics.

Libertarians say government should stay out of everything, the government that governs less governs best.
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Def. of Ideology
Definition
a set of aims and ideas, especially in politics
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nationalism
Definition
-start in revolutionary France
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positive
Definition
Positive Liberty – deals with economic “freedoms” – I have the right to food, job, house, etc.
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Monopolies-
Definition
only professional baseball (Anti-Trust) is allowed in the US,
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Negative liberties
Definition
Negative Liberty – deals with political freedoms from government action; first words in the Constitution “congress shall make no law” ex. Bill of Rights
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