feminism key people

Question 1

feminist key ideas

Answer 1

• see women as being subordinated by men
• other sociological theories are from the perspective of men
• the only way to conduct research through the perspective of women is to use feminist methodology

Question 2

radical feminism

radical feminists

Answer 2

• patriarchy is the main reason for conflict in society
• seperation of the genders is the only way to move forward

Question 3

marxist feminism

marxist feminism

Answer 3

• see capitalism as the reason for womens oppression
• equality for women cannot be achieved in the framework of capitalism

Question 4

marxist feminism

Fran Ansley

Answer 4

• says that women are on the recieving end of men’s anger towards capitalism
• describes women as emotional safety valves
• by being the emotional safety valve, the wife helps to keep capitalism stable

Question 5

liberal feminism

liberal feminists

Answer 5

• seek legal reforms and changes in attitudes to gain equality

Question 6

liberal feminism

Anne Oakley view on sex and gender

Answer 6

• ## distinguished between sex and gender - sex is your biological makeup and gender is what you regard yourself to be

Question 6

liberal feminism

Anne Oakley - housewives

Answer 6

• did a study called housewives in the early 1970s
• being a housewife was seen as an option not as a job
• wanted to challenge the idea that being a housewife is not a job

Question 7

liberal feminism

how did Oakley conduct the housewives study?

Answer 7

• wanted to look ar married women with children under 5
• Oakley got her sample frame from local gp registers
• used semi-structured interviews

Question 8

difference feminsm

difference feminism

Answer 8

• do not see women as one group, difference in class, ethnicity etc lead to many different experiences of patriarchy
• criticise other feminist theory for focusing on white, western, heterosexual, middle-classed women

Question 9

Maria Miles - criteria for feminist research

Answer 9

1. Female researchers should empathise with female ‘subjects’
2. Researchers should actively participate in the research and the researcher should be a part of a collective discussion with women (
3. be sensitive to the changing nature of the environment - do not describe characteristics as if they were fixed and universal
4. Research is not a one way process with the researcher in the position of expert
5. use women’s histories on experimental knowledge