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ECOFEMINISME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ecofeminism
1, record 1, English, ecofeminism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eco-feminism 2, record 1, English, eco%2Dfeminism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Theory that women are naturally closer to environment and for that reason are exploited the same way nature is. 3, record 1, English, - ecofeminism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écoféminisme
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cof%C3%A9minisme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette construction de l'esprit s’oppose à la fois à l'environnementalisme et au féminisme humaniste pour lier l'oppression de la femme(plus «naturelle» que l'homme) à celle de la nature. Paradoxalement l'écoféminisme risque de revamper des thèmes chers à l'extrême-droite :«À insister sur la naturalité de la femme, on risque tout simplement de reconduire les clichés les plus éculés sur l'intuition féminine, la vocation à la maternité et l'irrationalisme de ce qui pourrait bien, dès lors, passer pour le deuxième sexe. » 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cof%C3%A9minisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecofeminismo
1, record 1, Spanish, ecofeminismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El ecofeminismo nació como contestación a lo que desde ese movimiento definen como "apropiación masculina de la agricultura y de la reproducción" (es decir, de la fertilidad de la tierra y de la fecundidad de la mujer), lo cual consideran una consecuencia del desarrollismo occidental de tipo patriarcal y economicista. Según el ecofeminismo, dicha apropiación se habría traducido en dos efectos perniciosos: la sobreexplotación de la tierra y la mercantilización de la sexualidad femenina. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ecofeminismo
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