more women enter the workforce. continued rise of feminism. simone de beuvoir- the second sex ...
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ROLE OF WOMEN More women enter the workforce. Continued rise of feminism. Simone de Beuvoir- The Second Sex
Exposed family law as favoring men.Criticized the acceptance of spousal abuse.
EASTERN EUROPEAN WOMEN No feminist movement All had choice to work, perceived as
socially equal to men under communist rule
Little concern given to women’s rights as countries became emancipated.
INTELLECTUALS Initially turned to communism As they saw Stalin’s Great Purges,
invasion of Hungary in 1956, and other forms of Soviet aggression, they abandoned the notion.
Communism “the God that failed” Supported Marxism
EXISTENIALISM Nietzsche and Kierkagaard- disliked
Hegel Rationalism- Sartre, Camus, Heidigger Death, Fear, Anxiety
ENVIRONMENTALISM Natural resources limited Dead fish in the Thames Rhine River Pollution Acid Rain in Sweden and Germany
GERMAN GREENS Radical environmental group who seek
to bring about changes to government’s environmental policies.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2011/0328/How-Germany-s-Greens-rose-from-radical-fringe-to-ruling-power
CHERNOBYL Nuclear Reactor melt-down in the
Ukraine. Effects still felt today, more than 25
years later. Made people question nuclear power
and safety.