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Western Feminism - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Defining women as "objects who defend themselves," and men as,"subjects who perpetrate violence," gives society that men equal powerful and women equals powerless. The only way to change this societal norm is going based off of historical and political background.
      - Women are seen as the dependent group compared to men.
      - the marriage ritual of the Bemba as a multi-stage event 'whereby a young man becomes incorporated into his wife's family group as he takes up residence with them and gives his services in return for food and maintenance' This ritual extends over many years, and the sexual relationship varies according to the degree of the girl's physical maturity. It is only after the girl undergoes an initiation ceremony at puberty that intercourse is sanctioned, and the man acquires legal rights over the woman. This initiation ceremony is the most important act of the consecration of women's reproductive power, so that the abduction of an uninitiated girl is of no consequence, while heavy penalty is levied for the seduction of an initiated girl.