family feminist perspective Flashcards
how do feminsts challange marxism and fuctionalist
by emplasizing on conflict roles in gender within family
female fam roles + responsiblities –> allow men to exercise eco power through free family services paif for womans provided upaid domestic labour
mention 5 types of feminists
liberal feminists
radical feminists
marxist feminists
black feminists
difference feminists
what do liberal fem say
situation of women can be improved by–> new laws + induviduals and fams changing the way they live
THIS WAS DONE THRU
- sucess in getting equal pay act
- sex discrimination act passed in UK
define equal pay act
employees cannot make discrimination in paying their employees in terms of gender
define sex discrimination act
no one discriminted in any sphere of society based on sex
how are liberal feminists critisized
have been criitisized by other feminsts for
not recongnizing that patriarchy deeply embeded in society + equality cannot be ahcieved by passing laws BUT by changing induviduals
what does jennifer somerville argue about
women have made progress with sucess of feminst movement
w losts of eco opps in marriage
there is also equality in marriage
- highlights +ve aspect of marriages + fams for women
(if 3/4 file for divorce –> then those remary again thus living w/o men not the solution –element of desire is there)
- offers solution –> to introduce new policies–> to help working parents w areas like working hours
-cculture of jobs to be improved - change in institutional framework
- increase in flexibiloty in paid work –> help overcome inequality w marriages + parenting
evaluate somervilles study
detailed emperical evidence not present
offers realistic perspective for woman empowerment in fams
what do Radical fems say
patriarchy ensures nuclear family accomodates men at exploitation of women
- say women better off w/o it
- emphasize widespread radical change
- men held accountable for wars+ environmental concerns
- some r fems declare living sep from nen in matrifical communities
what do marxist fems say
point how men are able to work long hours bec women doing domestic work
men can easily go on strike or stop bec of breadwinning role siuting the bourgeosie
concept of dual burden –> women explioted in private + public sphere
what does Duscombe + marsden say about women performing _________
women are now performing TRIPPLE SHIFT where they have to invest time + effort in physcological wellbeing of spouse + children
what does Bruegel hav to say about women being _____________
women are a RESERVED ARMY OF LABOUR –>
women are called in the workforce when their is shortage of labor + forced back into family when surplus
what does the marxist fem Margret Benston have to say about family
- fam provides free + unlimited supply of labor at no cost to employer
- provides emo + sexual upkeep of labor force
-services of 2 ppl bought on wages of one –> bec wife + mans whole familuy indirectly involved in work too
man cannot withdraw his labour from workfoece –> bec commintment to provide for fam –> actws as tax for his family
- accepting thingd way they are
- dont rebel
- ideological conditioning device
family provides workfroce w docile traits (submissive)
evaluate Benstons study
too deterministic in outook
think everything happening acc to plan presented
- fail to higlight diversity in family
- not all fams same
- diff based on ethnic grps+ religious bg+ sexuality of ppl
- ignore hpw women have improved position by fighting back –> against unequal marriage bonds
what do black fems have to say
mainly comprise of African American women–> who have little in common w American white fems
- did not see all men as enemy like radical fems
- argue white fems not sufficently aware of the issues orignating from Racism –> directly imapcting black woman in terms of
- employement
- discrimination
what do difference fems have to say
emphasize difference bwetween men and woman AND btween diff grps of women
- disagree that men + women can be equal
- there is not one preset family life for women
- fam experiences diff for each woman due to social context –> shows pluralism increased within family
mention the different difference fems
- Barrett and mcintosh
- nicholson
- calhoun
what does Barry +mcintosh have to say
various forms of fam life wxist
- fam not only exploit woman BUT rithlessly dstroy life outside fam
- alienates you from soceity around
- considerable voilence takes place within fam life
(25% of voilent crimes)
what does D. fem Nicholson have to say
traditinal family—> unit which comprisies of parents living with children
- within modern times –> decline in this family set up
Alternative family->matrifiocal life for woman –> within alternative families –> BETTER than traditional fams
what are the disadv + asv of traditional fam that nicholson states
DISADV
- parents have less time for children
- less love + companionship among partners
- not inclusive of gay + lesbian rls
- children when abused –> have little opp to turn towards
ADVANTAGES
- economcally viable/feasible
- small size encourages intemacy
what does the D.Fem CALHOUN say about family
women exploited within fams due to hetrosexual r/s
which are primarluty patriarchal
threat tp fam life for conservatives but calhoun diagrees + said they contribute to diversity within fam life
what is the conclusion of difference fems
Very comprehensive in presenting different family experiences
But do not provide true account of the exploitation of women
evaluate all fems
Feminists provide strong and much needed challenge to functionalism
They insisted to include women in research and analysis which leads to new focus on previously neglected areas of family life Such as
Domestic violence
Role of housewife
Radical feminist approach looks over the fact that many women do find motherhood fulfilling
Many men and women form strong bonds based on mutual love and respect
Not all heterosexual relationships are male dominant
