Feminist perspective on the family
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- Created on: 06-12-17 21:34
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- Feminist perspective on the family
- key terms
- patriarchy
- society structured in such a way that it benefits men
- conflict theory
- society is based on conflict
- patriarchy
- Marxist feminists
- women are exploited and this benefits capitalist society
- Margaret Benston
- reproduce and care for labour force
- provide a reserve army of cheap labour
- absorb the anger of the workers (Fran Ainsley)
- Margaret Benston
- women are exploited and this benefits capitalist society
- Liberal feminists
- don't blame gender inequality on men
- recognise some improvement
- moving towards gender inequality
- Sex Discrimination Act
- studies suggesting men do more domestic labour than they use to
- social structures and laws to blame
- recognise some improvement
- Somerville
- radical feminism alienates young women
- radical feminists don't recognise important progress that has been made
- don't blame gender inequality on men
- Radical feminists
- Germaine Greer
- political lesbianism
- creation of matrifocal households
- Delphi and Leonard
- family maintains patriarchy
- family is an economic system
- there is a division between men and women
- the family as a institution helps maintain gender inequalities (family needs to be abolished)
- Germaine Greer
- Difference feminists
- women's experiences are all different - we can't make generalisations about them
- Criticisms
- radical
- doesn't recognise progress
- assume the nuclear family is dominant - it is actually outdated
- assume we have no free will over our choices
- neglects possible positive aspects of traditional roles: ignores that people may want these roles
- 'political lesbianism' maybe ignores natural bonds and it's not practical
- assumes family is negative
- feminists are too negative
- radical
- Strengths
- similar to Marxist strengths
- key terms
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