北美的妇女学研究

这是一篇对于北美妇女学专业总体特征的概述。妇女学专业发源于60年代末的女权主义运动并在北美的大多数大学中得到发展,目前已达到上百个。除了具有传统的高教专业的特点之外,这些多学科交叉性的专业以其勇于揭示和论证妇女在各个知识领域以及社会实践中的贡献,置疑既定的知识体系,呼吁女性的平等权力和改善妇女的社会地位而独具特点。赋予这些专业以生命活力的种种思考反映着女权运动的各种倾向。寻求性别平等、视性别为具有不同利益的社会阶层、强调性别之间的差别,根据这种差异性,女性拥有其独特的文化,它的融入将促进社会中人际关系的改善。

Women's studies in Northern America

The subjects of women's studies originated from women's rights movement in late 1960s, and developed in most universities in Northern America. The number of this kind of universities goes up to 100. Apart from the features of traditional subjects of higher learning, these cross - disciplinary subjects are getting famous and standing out for their brave revealing and demonstrating women' s contributions in academic areas and social activities, questioning established intellectual system, appealing women' s equal rights and improving women's social status. Every thought of bringing life to these subjects reflected various kinds of trends of women's rights movement. Seeking gender equality, viewing the sexual difference as that between classes of different interests, and based on this disparity, women have their own culture, which will improve the personal relations in society.