Feminism

Question 1

Define feminism

Answer 1

Feminism is the belef in the social, economic, and political equality of sexes.

Question 2

What is meant by the term “Malestream”

Answer 2

the dominance of male perspectives and experiences in society and culture

Question 3

Define patriarchy

Answer 3

male dominance over women

Question 4

what are the three waves of feminism, who was the key thinker of that timeline and what were they about

Answer 4

Early 1900’s - Emmmeline Pankhurst - suffragettes striving for womens votes

1960’s - Gloria Steinem - making private matters public

1990’s - issues of identity and sterotypes

Question 5

According to walby, what are the 6 structures of Patriarchy

Answer 5

1. the state
2. violence
3. Domestic Labour
4. Paid work
5. sexuality
6. Culture

Question 6

What are the features of feminism

Answer 6

1. there are inequalities between men and women based on power and status
2. Inequalities create conflict between men and women.
3. Gender roles and inequalities are socially constructed
4. The importance of the concept of patriarchy

Question 7

what are the 4 types of feminists

Answer 7

1. liberal feminist
2. radical feminist
3. marxist feminist
4. intersectional feminist

Question 8

what are the outline of liberal feminist and who are the key thinkers

Answer 8

KEY THINKERS
* Anne Oakley
* Sue sharpe

They belive that equality should be brought about through educataion and policy changes

Question 9

What are the outlines of radical feminism and who is the key thinker

Answer 9

KEY THINKER
* Germaine Greer

Believe that gender equality can only be brought about through separatism and political lesbianism. Change is brought about through violence and protests.

Question 10

What are the outlines of marxist feminism and who is the key thinker

Answer 10

KEY THINKER
Michelle Bartlett

Belive that captitalism is the cause for womens oppression and this oppression helps to reinforce capitalism.
This is done in three ways:
1.women as reserve work force
2. creation of the next generation
3. Cushioning effect - Zaretsky

Question 11

What are the outlines of intersectional feminist and who are the key thinkers

Answer 11

KEY THINKERS
Heidi Hartman
Sylvia walby

Believes that other feminisms create a false universality of women’s oppression, based on the experiences of western, middle class white women. Different groups of women will experience oppression differently and each of these experiences needs to be

Question 12

What are the critisisms of liberal feminism

Answer 12

overly optimistc about the amount of progress that has been made.

Deals with the effects of patriarchy and not the causes.

Question 13

What are the criticisms of radical feminism

Answer 13

Gives other feminist a bad reputation

In this theory gender equality is never fully achieved

Question 14

What are the criticisms of marxist feminism

Answer 14

• Revolution is required for equality and yet it hasnt happened yet.
• Patriarchy exists in non-capitalist society(china, north korea etc)
• It is men not capitalism that benefit from womens oppression.

Question 15

What are the criticisms of intersectional feminism

Answer 15

focuses on the minituae of oppression which lessens the impact and power in feminism as a whole.