feminism

Question 1

what do feminists want?

Answer 1

they want to free women from their opression by men and wider society

Question 2

liberal feminism

what do liberal feminists believe?

Answer 2

believe you have to seek legal reforms and changes in attitudes to gain equality

Question 3

marxist feminism

what do marxists feminists believe?

Answer 3

see capitalism as the main cause of womens oppression rather than men

Question 4

radical feminism

what do radical feminists believe?

Answer 4

see patriarchy as the main reason for conflict in society and believe that separatism is the only way forward (the seperation of the genders)

Question 5

what sort of feminist is Oakley?

Answer 5

liberal feminist

Question 6

liberal feminism

what did Oakly distinguish between?

Answer 6

sex and gender

Question 7

marxist feminism

Question 8

marxist feminism

Question 9

marxist feminism

what do marxist feminists say about the role of a housewife?

what does it support?

Answer 9

they saythat the role of a housewife only supports capitalism

Question 10

when do marxist femists say the nuclear family came about?

Answer 10

they say the nuclear family only came about with capitalism

Question 11

liberal feminism

what did betty friendan publish?

Answer 11

a book called the feminine mystique

Question 12

liberal feminism

what did the feminine mystique comment on?

Answer 12

the unhappiness and dissatisfaction of housewives in america

Question 13

liberal feminism

what study did friedan do that inspired her to research and make the book?

Answer 13

she conducted a survey of former college classmates and found that many were unhappy being a housewife

Question 14

liberal feminism

what did friedan advocate for women? - name 2 things

Answer 14

1. she advocated for women to not view being a housewife as their goal
2. to find fulfillment through other things than marriage and children like meaningful work

Question 15

liberal feminism

what did betty friedan say about despair?

Answer 15

she said that despair is not an individual problem but a societal problem

Question 16

how do feminists criticise theories?

Answer 16

they say that theoriesonlylimitthe world around us rather than help our understanding of it

Question 17

what do feminists say about the way we should study the world?

Answer 17

they say we cant study the world the same way natural scientists study trees

Question 18

radical feminism

name 2 problems with radical feminism

Answer 18

1. it can be too extreme and unrealistic at times
2. it ignores progess made by women such as abortion rights

Question 19

radical feminism

name 2 advantages of radical feminism

Answer 19

1. it targets the root cause of opression (patriarchy)
2. it considers all aspects of society including modern forms of pornography

Question 20

marxist feminism

name 2 problems with marxist feminism

Answer 20

1. marxist feminism focuses solely on economic factors and ignores other influences such as race and culture
2. not all women see themselves as opressed and want to be housewives
3. can be seen as outdated as many women also support their family with a job

Question 21

marxist feminism

name 2 advantages of marxist feminism

Answer 21

1. marxist feminism recognises the impact of social class on gender equality
2. marxist feminism rejects biological arguements such as men being biologically smarter than women

Question 22

name 2 problems with liberal feminism

Answer 22

1. liberal feminism does not consider opression of working class women or women in ethnic minorities
2. liberal feminism seeks legal reforms but laws dont ensure equality eg gender p[ay gaplaw but the pay gap still exists

Question 23

name 2 advantages of liberal feminism

Answer 23

1. liberal feminism has achieved alot for women, it was the movement that gave women the vote in 1930
2. seeks to resolve fundemental legal inequalities between men and women