Feminism

Question 1

Oakley

Answer 1

LIBERAL
the family is responsible for creating traditional gender stereotypes restricting women’s opportunties

Question 1

Liberal

Answer 1

nuclear family bad for women as creates gender stereotypes

Question 2

marxist feminism

Answer 2

women dually oppressed by patriarchy and capitalism

Question 3

benston 1972

Answer 3

MARXIST
women produce and rear future workforce at little cost. unpaid domestic labour- housework + sexual services ensure male workforce fit for work

Question 4

ansley 1972

Answer 4

MARXIST
women as ‘shit takers’
women as ‘safety valves’ support capitalism bc capitalism stripped male workers of dignity and power and they take anger out on wife

Question 5

evaluation marxist feminism

Answer 5

• men who do domestic work
• working women

Question 6

thorne

Answer 6

• family controls women
• no biological need for family, product of culture

Question 7

radical feminism

Answer 7

men exploit women, patriarchy benefits all heterosexual men

Question 8

chambers

Answer 8

RADICAL
nuclear family teaches patriarchal ideology to children including idea that gender roles are natural

Question 9

delphy and leonard 1992

Answer 9

RADICAL
womens role in marriage is to ‘flatter’ her husband and provide emotional support. women recieve very little support in return

Question 10

redfern and aune 2013

Answer 10

RADICAL
male violence has many forms: genital mutilation, acid throwing

Question 11

domestic violence stats

Answer 11

• 1/4 women experience it
• 2 women week killed by current/former partner in England
• less than 24% reported to polcie

Question 12

evaluation of radical feminism

Answer 12

• dual worker households
• relationships now more equal
• women leave unhappy relationship
• women happy as mothers

Question 13

radical feminism solution

Answer 13

abolish the family and have female-only communes, eg Firestone- female-only society through IVF
but unrealistic solution

Question 14

Hakim 1996

Answer 14

RADICAL
some women choose to be mothers and are satisfied

Question 15

difference feminism

Answer 15

not all women equally exploited.
Calhoun: lesbian relationships happiest as no exploitation from men