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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 59

Critical Theories and Intellectual Traditions · Theoretical Paradigms: Structuralism, Marxism, feminism, existentialism, poststructuralism, modernism, postmodernism, new historicism, postcolonialism, posthumanism · 2 marks · Multiple select

As per the distinctions made by Toril Moi, regarding the terms ‘feminist’, ‘female’ and ‘feminine’, which of the following is/are correct?

  1. The first is ‘a matter of economic manumission’.
  2. The second is a ‘matter of psychology’.
  3. The first is ‘a political position’.
  4. The third is a set of ‘culturally defined characteristics’.

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Correct answer: (C) The first is ‘a political position’.; (D) The third is a set of ‘culturally defined characteristics’.

Explanation

Moi separates feminist (a political position), female (a matter of biology) and feminine (a set of culturally defined characteristics).