Feminism

Question 1

Feminist view of the family

Answer 1

Negative view, the family is patriarchal and teaches children malestream norms and values

Question 2

Liberal feminist view of the family

Answer 2

Gender role socialisation is the cause of female oppression: boys and girls are socialised into norms and values that lead to patriarchy and inequality

Question 3

Marxist feminists view of the family

Answer 3

Capitalist cereal packet ideology pressures women to adopt a childcare role rather than an employee role. Women are a reserve army of labour, performing low paid part time jobs so they can be moved in and out of the labour market

Question 4

Radical feminist view of the family

Answer 4

Men and women are socialised into ideas that confirm male superiority. The idea that men are biologically/psychically stronger is a false patriarchal ideology created to exploit and oppress women

Question 5

Difference feminist view of the family

Answer 5

Other feminists assume that all women are white and live in nuclear families, women of all classes, ethnicities, ability and sexuality all have different experiences of living in a family

Question 6

Liberal feminist sociologist example

Answer 6

Oakley

Question 7

Marxist feminist sociologist idea

Answer 7

Rubin

Question 8

Radical feminist sociologist example

Answer 8

Firestone

Question 9

Difference feminist sociologist example

Answer 9

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