Feminism

Question 1

what aspects of inequality are Liberal Feminists most concerned with

Answer 1

• education
• the family
• employment

Question 2

what are the 2 main methods of change in LFs view

Answer 2

• changes in socialisation/ culture
• changes in law

Question 3

Liberal: what does Oakley distinguish

Answer 3

• Oakley distinguishes between 2 things; gender and sex
• gender is the social differences between men and women
• sex is the fixed biological differences between men and women

Question 4

outline a contextual eg of sexism in the media

Answer 4

• a Daily Mail front cover of female politicians with their legs on show captioned ‘Never mind Brexit, who won legs-it’

Question 5

what is radical feminists’ stance on the progress of society

Answer 5

• society is not making progress
• don’t think that changes in attitudes + the law will make a difference

Question 6

Radical: what is Firestone’s view

Answer 6

• the root of patriarchy is the biological differences in men and women
• women bear children and so are more dependent on a man
• men also benefit from women’s unpaid labour + sex services

Question 7

Radical: what is Brownmiller’s view

Answer 7

• men are able to control women through fear of rape
• e.g. it keeps them from staying out late at night

Question 8

Radical: outline sexual politics

Answer 8

• the male domination over women in all spheres of life
• this is possible due to fear of sexual assault

Question 9

Radical: outline RF’s views on sexuality

Answer 9

• sexuality is a social construct; heterosexuality has been forced on society as the norm
• the media emits the message of the female body as a sexual being for male consumption