feminism

Question 1

feminism

Answer 1

equality of the sexes

Question 2

patriarchy

Answer 2

a male dominated society

Question 3

how do liberal feminists believe equality for women will come

Answer 3

through legislation and gradual change

Question 4

liberal feminism positive evaluations

Answer 4

lead to equal pay act, sex discrimination act, changed traditional attitudes to improve women’s lives

Question 5

liberal feminism critiques

Answer 5

only deals with reducing women’s subordination instead of challenging the underlying cause

Question 6

radical feminists solutions

Answer 6

the complete destruction of patriarchy, separatism and lesbianism

Question 7

radical feminism critiques

Answer 7

• doesn’t recognize other factors that contribute to oppression
• seen as too extreme
• doesn’t appeal to all women

Question 8

marxist feminists’ solutions

Answer 8

challenge capitalism and class inequality as women are dually oppressed

Question 9

marxist feminism critiques

Answer 9

patriarchy exists in all of society, ignores other factors of oppression

Question 10

difference/intersectional feminism

Answer 10

focuses on how different identities intersect, creating a complex combination of oppression