1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1.introduction

feminism, originating in the west, is defined as a social theory and political movement which is mainly on the basis of female social experience and social motivation. the word feminism, first appeared in france, means that the women's liberation, then crosses to the british and american and becomes gradually popular. at the may fourth movement in 1919, it is introduced to china and translated into feminism. feminist theory aims to understand the nature of inequality, gender politics, power relations, sexuality and sexual consciousness. exploration of feminism includes discrimination, stereotyping, materialization (especially about sexual objectification), body, household responsibilities, oppression and patriarchy.

feminism in the united states refers to the collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending a state of equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women in the united states. feminism in the united states is often divided chronologically into first-wave,second-wave, and third-wave feminism.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

This subject requires knowledge of feminism in Chinese and American Culture, also needs some basic theories about sociology, intercultural communication, social psychology and other related disciplines. Then on the basis, sum up the appropriate summary and comments by a comparative study on the origins, development, present situation, and explore their similarities and differences.