Families & Households - Feminist Perspectives On The Family Flashcards
What are the key ideas that feminists have on the family?
Have a critical view on the family
Argue that women are oppressed & focuses on issues e.g. unequal domestic division of labour & domestic violence against women
Gender inequality isnt natural/inevitable (believed by functionalists) but is socially constructed
What is the liberal feminist view on family life?
Have a ‘March of progress’ view towards gender equality at home & in wider society through law reform
What is the Marxist feminist view on family life?
They challenge traditional gender roles at home, examining the unpaid labour of women & the expectations of women to look after their husbands
What is the radical feminist view on family life?
They’re critical of marriage, seeing it as an unequal institution that is patriarchal in nature men use financial & physical power to control women
What is the difference feminist view on family life?
You cannot generalise women’s experiences as they all have very different family lives