Feminism

Question 1

Liberal feminism

Answer 1

-Concerned with campaigning against sex discrimination for equal rights and opportunities for women
-Oppression is being naturally overcome - liberal feminists are about gradual form and not revolt
-Full gender quality has not been reached but progress has been made

Question 2

What have liberal feminists achieved?

Answer 2

-Play a part in banning rape in marriage
-Played a part in equal pay act , sex discrimination act and employment protection act

Question 3

Criticisms or Evaluation of liberal feminism

Answer 3

• ethnocentric ( one ethnicity ) - most middle-class white women are feminists
• Women are still more likely for domestic abuse
• Women still do most of the housework

Question 4

Marxist feminism

Answer 4

• main cause for feminism is capitalism and not men
  Functions of women perform for capitalism :
• reproduce labour force and absorb an anger - ‘ warm bath theory ‘
• Benston argues wife’s unpaid work is crucial for capitalist Society

Question 5

Criticisms or Evaluation of Marxist feminism

Answer 5

-patriarchy is found in all societies not just capitalist ones

Question 6

Radical feminism

Answer 6

-all relationships between man and women are based on patriarchy
-One in four women experience DA (domestic abuse)
-Rape and abuse are more common in heterosexual relationships

Question 7

Explain the duel burden and triple shift to do with radical feminism

Answer 7

Duel burden - domestic work which is unpaid and normal work on the side
Triple shift - emotional, domestic and normal work

Question 8

Criticisms or Evaluation of radical feminism

Answer 8

-Highlight extent of DA within the nuclear family
-Tends to be more equality within lesbian relationships
-ignores male DA

Question 9

The New Right

Answer 9

-promote familial ideology, idea of traditional nuclear family
-The golden age of the family was in 1950s since then it has only declined because of:
-Legalisation of abortion, contraceptive pill being available on prescription, lower age consent and because women are now allowed to get divorced

Question 10

What do the New Right believe :

Answer 10

• they believe that introduction of welfare state ( benefits ) Lead people to rely on handouts

Question 11

What does the New Right claim :

Answer 11

-children from broken homes are x3 more likely to be aggressive
-Breakdown of married couples is 6% compared to 20% who aren’t married ( so better to be married )