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Gender Differences limits within the Socio- Feminism WavesOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
This research concentrates on examining the cultural meaning of gender differences;
it has been found that gender differences are linked to the roles of women relative to
men. The cultural meaning of gender differences varies across different cultures.
Historically, gender differences have been linked with gender inequality, or the
relationship of the status of women to their often-dominant male counterparts. Gender
differences are determined by social and biological factors, but as the emphasis put on
these factors changes, the significance of gender differences in society also changes
(Mealey 2000, p.78). Social feminism is primarily a feminist movement that
advocates and argues for social rights and special accommodations for women. It was
first used to describe members of the women’s suffrage movement in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which were concerned with social problems
that affected women and children. Women considered obtaining the vote mainly as a
means to achieve their reform goals rather than a primary goal in itself. After women
gained the right to vote, social feminism continued in the form of labor feminists who
advocated protectionist legislation and special benefits for women. The term is widely
used, although some historians have questioned its validity (Fraser 2003, p.10).
So, it is not strange to see that these disciplines are interwoven into the works of
Southern America dramatists, especially female ones. This research aims at
investigating one of the contributions of recent feminist literary movement. Showing
the conservative culture in the Southern States of the USA that has shown a strong
focus within Southern literature on the significance of family, religion, community in
one’s personal and social life, the use of the Southern dialect, and a strong sense of
place. The following four selected literary works of two major contemporary female
writers of the 21st century, Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour (1934) and The
Little Foxes (1939) as well as Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart (1978) and
Impossible Marriage (1998), may be good examples for the argument that the Gender
Differences are still there in the American society and still have an strong impact
upon the individual’s behavior, especially in the Southern States.