feminism- theories of the family Flashcards
what do liberal feminists see to indicate a decrease in female opression
political and legal changes
examples of political and legal changes for women
-equal pay act
-rape in marriage made a crime in the 1990’s
-sexual discrimination made illegal
what do liberal feminists say has changed in the family
social changes-
- new man / metro-sexual man spending more time at home with family
- men and women are more equal at work
- more women have economic power in the family through work
what is the liberal feminist overall view on the family
they have a positive outlook HOWEVER are not fully happy with the degree of change. Believe it is up to women to challenge gender inequalities they face and gender stereotyping in their own children
3 critisicms
- reflects the experfience and views of white,middle class proffessional women
- evidence from conjugal role studies ( oakley,edgeell,pahl) show that it is mainly women that haved the burden of housework still
- dark side of the family is ignored
How does marxist feminist Benston say that womens opression performs functions for capitalism
women reproduce and support the labour force through unpaid domestic labour
how does benston say unpaid domestic labour benefit the ruling class profits
women make the labour force ready for the capitalists to exploit them and make profits through unpaid socialisation and child rearing
how does the family perform an ideological function
children learn to accept authority in the home , making them less likely to challenge the system. Girls especially learn to accept patriarchal authority
how do women absorb anger according to ansley
women are takers of shit. the wife acts as a sponge to soak up the husbands frustration at the opression of the capitalist system.This also explains DV
what do barret and mcintosh say
alternatives to the NF are supressed under capitalist ideology those who are not part of this family arrangement are made to feel inefrior or inadequate in society
critisicms
- they see us as having little free will ( deterministic approach)
- still focus on NF and ignore family diversity
- focus on negative aspects of family lifed
what do radical feminists say about the family
they say that the family is akey institution in a patriarchal society as males are the head of the household and families work to beefit them.
what do dobash and dobash say about DV
male domination in famiklies can lead to violence againsgt women and children as men feel they can control them and have power over them
what is seperatism
women learn to live independently from men
what does firestone say is the only solution to the patriarchy
reproductive technologies- removes womens dependance on men that stems from their childbearing and childrearing functions
what does purdy suggest
baby strike- this shows men the sacrifices of a woman having children
critisicms of radical feminism
- mainly based on he model of the nuclear family
- advocate to abolish the family without providing alternatives for it
