family pt 3 Flashcards
contributions of liberal feminists
oulawed discrimination against women in employment
reformed education so girls could receive same quality education as boys
governements acknowledge not all marriages can be successful cheap divorce
healthcare for women
equal opportunity ;esgislation
strengths of liberal feminists
credit for massive attitude change and decline of patriarchal
weaknesses of liberal feminism
intersectional feminist criticise as ethnocentric
marxist feminists say the fail to recognise some men are more oppressed than women in capitalism
radical feminists argue that women need not imitate men but form matriarchial societies to liberate women
radical feminists argue that sex differences are more influential that class difference or other differences
reject functionalist view of cooperative unit and draw attention to oppression
who speculated origin of patriarchy and what
firestone
based on sexual class system pre industrail societies women have biological disadvantage , preganancy, menses, childbirth
what started first wave feminism
mary wollstone crafts book ‘a vindication of the rights of women 1792’ arguing that females should have the same right to education as men to be better partners and better mothers
legislation in europe and
usa change to protect women’s property rights
led to suffragette movement for right to vote
second wave feminism time
60s and 70s
3 schools of feminism emerged
what prompted second wave feminism
sexual politics by kate millets, betty friedans feminine mystique
what did liberal feminists believe
sociological analysis of gender inequality in education, employment and family
they introduced equal opportunities legislation that banned discriminatory practices against women
what did the radical feminists believe
that men and women would always be in conflict since it is in mens nature to exploit women
women need to liberate themselves in women only communities
socialist marxist feminist
patriarchy is an ideology invented and employed by men for men
what was the 3rd wave of femenism
made of critics of second wave, intersectional feminists and [post feminists
intersectional feminists
black feminists that pointed out theoretical imperialism and ethnocentrism
white middle class experience
accused them of oversimplification
post feminists
rejected the idea that women were victims and advocated power feminism , applaused success of young women
ladettes encouraged to adopt masculine traits
girl power more of a fashion than a movement
fourth wave feminism
digital feminism, for millennials
how does higgings describe the 4th wave
action oriented, rediscovered patriarchy, metoo movement, influenced by intersectional feminists
includes ;gbtq community
crtical of radical feminists that rfuse to accept trans women
critical that masculine and femenine can e reduced to simple binaries
what does judith butler say
sex and gender should be viewed as 2 different entities
feminism and sociology
higgins said that male domination was so normal like oxygen that it was not even regarded as a concept by male sociologists
ann Oakley’s sociology of housework
liberal feminism
patriarchy originating in gender role socialisation
seek gradual refrom
talk about institutional sexism and violence
what did ann oakley say about gender role socialisation
that manipulation was discouraging behaviour inappropriate for sex
canalisation channel childs interests accroding to gender
positive evaluation of socialist/marxist feminist
gender roles created and performed due to capitalism and not natural
critical evaluation of socialist/marxist feminis
ignores experiences of women that enjoy family life and do not view family as an ideological institution
radical feminists critical as patriarchy predated and capitalism and no evidence that patriarchy will ne eliminated if society is socialist
still largely based on outdated model of nuclear family with housewife and breadwinner man
which theory addresses argument of intersectional feminists
triple systems feminist theory
triple systems feminist theory was by
sylvia walby to deal with common weaknesses of feminist theory
triple systems feminist theory
any theory of patriarchy must not limit itself to gender ethnicity class etc play roles
subordination is created through a mix of private (home) and public patriarchy(workplace religion edu)
legal right and class ceiling powerful ideologies like neglecting child
negative consequences of family life
radical feminists talk about how release frustration at home wives experience violence and unpaid labour
women often have to sacrifice career and economic independence
radical feminism
biological advantage, scientific claims but no evidence
cultural hegemony
purdy advocated baby strike
positive evaluation of radical feminists
first to emphasise role of violence in maintenance of male power
criticism of radical feminism
- dated doesnt account for socio-economic changes, divorce educational and career success
- oppression is exaggerated and most women value male relationships based on mutual respect
- ignore accounts of motherhood as fulfilling
- guilty of over emphasising nuclear family and neglecting other types
- oversimplistic model, fails to acknowledge womens contributions to patriarchy
- intersectional feminists point out they ignore impact of class caste race on experience of patriarchy
what does jennifer somerville say
oppression is exaggerated and most women value male relationships based on mutual respect
marxist feminists indebted to
engels his critique of marriages and nuclear family
differences between socialist and liberal feminists
whether patriarchy can be eliminated within capitalism or not
