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Current Feminist Dogma and an Exploration of Transcendentalism to Provoke Community Reflection

Ross, Aurora G
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1650455311021118

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2022, Bachelor of Science, Walsh University, Honors.
The aim of this thesis is to exemplify the application of transcendentalism and the resulting consciousness-raising in early feminism to ideas surrounding contemporary feminism in a small collegiate population at a private university with religious affiliation in the midwest United States. Similar research has neglected to address a college student population with majority religious affiliation at a private university. This research addresses how such college students define contemporary feminism, to what extent these students identify as feminists, whether or not feminist discussions are an active part of student participation in feminism, and what current ways these students participate in social activism in relation to feminist activity. Using a web-based questionnaire to investigate perceptions around contemporary feminism, this study’s survey provokes an internal thought process in its participants concerning their views around feminism by applying a consciousness-raising framework. This showed that students at a private university with religious affiliation define feminism as focused on women’s and equal rights; though a majority have feminist beliefs, these students are hesitant to label themselves as feminist. This study also showed that discussion around topics of feminism is somewhat prevalent amongst such a collegiate population, and this holds true for social activism s well. However, these numbers these data are more spread out due to their perceptions of feminism. The significance of the research and findings is that an application of transcendental history and consciousness-raising to contemporary feminism provided individuals with a new outlook on feminist objectives and ways to reach them.
Jeffery Warnke (Other)
Eugenia Johnson-Whitt (Advisor)
62 p.
American Literature; Higher Education; Social Research; Womens Studies
contemporary feminism; transcendentalism; conservative; religious affiliation; consciousness-raising; feminist; beliefs; intersectionality; public opinion

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  • Ross, A. G. (2022). Current Feminist Dogma and an Exploration of Transcendentalism to Provoke Community Reflection [Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1650455311021118

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ross, Aurora. Current Feminist Dogma and an Exploration of Transcendentalism to Provoke Community Reflection. 2022. Walsh University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1650455311021118.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ross, Aurora. "Current Feminist Dogma and an Exploration of Transcendentalism to Provoke Community Reflection." Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1650455311021118

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