feminism Flashcards
what do feminists want?
they want to free women from their opression by men and wider society
liberal feminism
what do liberal feminists believe?
believe you have to seek legal reforms and changes in attitudes to gain equality
marxist feminism
what do marxists feminists believe?
see capitalism as the main cause of womens oppression rather than men
radical feminism
what do radical feminists believe?
see patriarchy as the main reason for conflict in society and believe that separatism is the only way forward (the seperation of the genders)
what sort of feminist is Oakley?
liberal feminist
liberal feminism
what did Oakly distinguish between?
sex and gender
marxist feminism
marxist feminism
marxist feminism
what do marxist feminists say about the role of a housewife?
what does it support?
they saythat the role of a housewife only supports capitalism
when do marxist femists say the nuclear family came about?
they say the nuclear family only came about with capitalism
liberal feminism
what did betty friendan publish?
a book called the feminine mystique
liberal feminism
what did the feminine mystique comment on?
the unhappiness and dissatisfaction of housewives in america
liberal feminism
what study did friedan do that inspired her to research and make the book?
she conducted a survey of former college classmates and found that many were unhappy being a housewife
liberal feminism
what did friedan advocate for women? - name 2 things
- she advocated for women to not view being a housewife as their goal
- to find fulfillment through other things than marriage and children like meaningful work
liberal feminism
what did betty friedan say about despair?
she said that despair is not an individual problem but a societal problem
how do feminists criticise theories?
they say that theoriesonlylimitthe world around us rather than help our understanding of it
what do feminists say about the way we should study the world?
they say we cant study the world the same way natural scientists study trees
radical feminism
name 2 problems with radical feminism
- it can be too extreme and unrealistic at times
- it ignores progess made by women such as abortion rights
radical feminism
name 2 advantages of radical feminism
- it targets the root cause of opression (patriarchy)
- it considers all aspects of society including modern forms of pornography
marxist feminism
name 2 problems with marxist feminism
- marxist feminism focuses solely on economic factors and ignores other influences such as race and culture
- not all women see themselves as opressed and want to be housewives
- can be seen as outdated as many women also support their family with a job
marxist feminism
name 2 advantages of marxist feminism
- marxist feminism recognises the impact of social class on gender equality
- marxist feminism rejects biological arguements such as men being biologically smarter than women
name 2 problems with liberal feminism
- liberal feminism does not consider opression of working class women or women in ethnic minorities
- liberal feminism seeks legal reforms but laws dont ensure equality eg gender p[ay gaplaw but the pay gap still exists
name 2 advantages of liberal feminism
- liberal feminism has achieved alot for women, it was the movement that gave women the vote in 1930
- seeks to resolve fundemental legal inequalities between men and women
