Feminism

Question 1

Liberal feminists

Answer 1

Somerville
• improve family life through reforms
• men don’t take their share of responsibility
• policies aimed at helping w/c parents are important
• neither sex benefits from current gender inequality

Question 2

Radical feminists

Answer 2

Rich
• ‘compulsory sexuality’

Firestone
• childbearing is a burden + new reproductive tech will free women from dependency on men

Delphy & Leonard
• women contribute more work to family life but get fewer material benefits than men

Question 3

Marxist feminists

Answer 3

Oakley
• women economically dependent on men = lose their identity because of this

Breugal
• women are easy to hire + fire so they form a reserve army of labour

Benston
• 2 workers for the price of 1

Ansley
• women are a ‘safety valve’

Question 4

Difference feminists

Answer 4

Amos & Parmar
• black women have different experience to other women as they have to deal with sexism + racism
- their families are a source of comfort and support

Question 5

Criticisms

Answer 5

• assume nuclear is dominant in society
• structural view of society
- passive puppets
• social action
- ignores choice we have in family relationships (PLP)