Families & Households - Feminist Perspectives On The Family Flashcards

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What are the key ideas that feminists have on the family?

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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

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What is the liberal feminist view on family life?

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Have a ‘March of progress’ view towards gender equality at home & in wider society through law reform

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What is the Marxist feminist view on family life?

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They challenge traditional gender roles at home, examining the unpaid labour of women & the expectations of women to look after their husbands

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What is the radical feminist view on family life?

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They’re critical of marriage, seeing it as an unequal institution that is patriarchal in nature men use financial & physical power to control women

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What is the difference feminist view on family life?

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You cannot generalise women’s experiences as they all have very different family lives

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