Feminist Theories

Feminist Framework Plus: Knitting Feminist Theories of Rape Etiology Into a Comprehensive Model.

The radical-liberal feminist perspective on rape posits that the assault is motivated by power and control rather than sexual gratification and is a violent rather than a sexual act. However, rape is a complex act. Relying on only one early strand of feminist thought to explain the etiology of rape limits feminists' understanding of rape and the practice based upon the theory. The history of th...

Covenant and Feminist Reconstructions of Subjectivity within Theories of Justice

Feminist Theories Within , Invisible To , and Beyond IR

I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO thank the editors of The Brown Journal of World Affairs for devoting an issue to “feminist theory and its future within International Relations.” The title of my essay was prompted by a series of questions the editors posed as guidelines for contributing authors. Suggested topics ranged from “the debate(s) on feminism” to “feminism in relation to IR,” and “feminist theory ...

Theories of Sexual Coercion: Evolutionary, Feminist, and Biosocial Perspectives

Rape is defined as " copulation resisted to the best of the victim's ability unless such resistance would probably result in death or serious injury to the victim or in death or injury to individuals the victim commonly protects (Thornhill and Palmer, 2000, pg. 1). " More specifically, Minnesota state law defines rape as sexual contact achieved: 1. without consent; 2. with use of physical force...

Running Head: THEORIES RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THEORIES RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CRITICAL FEMINIST THEORY AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY