Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction - Paperback

by Rosemarie Tong (Author), Tina Fernandes Botts (Author)

A classic resource on feminist theory, this updated sixth edition of Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction offers a clear, comprehensive, and incisive introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory.

This new edition explores in detail the wide spectrum of feminist thought, from liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist and socialist feminisms, women-of-color feminisms, global, postcolonial, and transnational feminisms, to psychoanalytic feminism, care-focused and maternal-focused feminisms, to ecofeminism, existentialist, poststructural, and postmodern feminisms. The book also includes an expanded discussion of third-wave, fourth-wave, and fifth-wave feminisms, plus much new material on intersectionality, LGBTQ+ issues, gender identities, sexual orientations, and queer theory.

Learning tools like end-of-chapter discussion questions and an enhanced, up-to-date bibliography make Feminist Thought an essential resource for students and thinkers who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates.

Author Biography

Rosemarie Tong, PhD., is Distinguished Professor Emerita for Health Care Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and former Director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Tina Fernandes Botts, J.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Law at St. Francis School of Law where she teaches Constitutional Law. She is the author of For Equals Only: Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause and is also the editor of Philosophy and the Mixed Race Experience.