Feminist And The Family

Question 1

What do radical feminists want ?

Answer 1

Abolish patriarchy in ever way through immediate change

Question 2

Example of radical feminism

Answer 2

Delphy and Leonard
Ann Oakley

Question 3

How does Delphy and Leonard view traditional nuclear family ?

Answer 3

Means to ensure dominance through female subordination to men in their unpaid domestic labour as housewife’s and mother so force them to be dependent on men

Question 4

How does Dephly and Leonard propose family is ?

Answer 4

Major part of oppression for women , economic system men benifit from and exploit work of women and men hold economic power

Question 5

Ways in which men dominate accordion to Delphy and Leonard?

Answer 5

• male head makes decision
• male controls finances and property
• men have more lesuire time and access to cars

Question 6

What does Ann Oakley say about family ?

Answer 6

Gender roles are socially constructed through socialisation

Question 7

Four ways according to Ann Oakley children are socialised ?

Answer 7

1. Manipulation
2. Canalisation
3. Verbal appellation
4. Different activities

Question 8

What is manipulation ?

Answer 8

Encouraging behavior stereotypically accepted for child gender and discouraging behavior not considered norm.
E.g laughing If boy gets muddy but stopping girl from getting muddy

Question 9

What is canalisation ?

Answer 9

Parents challenging interest by toys, games and activities considered the norm for gender
- boys to play football and girls will dolls or ballet

Question 10

What is verbal appellation?

Answer 10

Nicknames to reinforce gender expectations such as little princess or little angel and boys soldier or little monster

Question 11

What is different activities ?

Answer 11

Parents encourage children to participate in activities around home based on reinforced stereotypes
Girls help mother to bake , boys help dad to wash car

Question 12

Marxism feminist theorist ?

Answer 12

Margret Benston and Fran Ansley

Question 13

What does Marxist fem say ?

Answer 13

Women are doubly exploited by patriarchy and capitalism

Question 14

What does Margret Benston say

Answer 14

Unpaid domestic work of women helps to support capitalist system in two ways :
Supporting male workforce and free production of the labour force

Question 15

What is Margret Benston supporting male workforce ?

Answer 15

Women renew men’s ability to go to work daily and create profits for capitalism system by cooking meals, washing clothes, and attending to sexual and emotional needs

Question 16

What is Margret Benston free free reproduction of labor force ?

Answer 16

Socialise and care for children reproducing next generation of workers at no cost

Question 17

What is Fran Ansley point ?

Answer 17

• Workers act as safety valve by releasing pressure
• women as takers of shit as when husband are exploited at work take fustrstion out on women by physical and emotional abuse
  Women play role in maintaining capitalism

Question 18

Overall evaluation of feminist?

Answer 18

• overly negative: feminism focuses on negative aspects of family but ignores positive aspects women gain satisfaction by peforming traditional role and bringing up children
• outdated: post feminist say women can make free rational choices about lives e.g work part time or share domestic role
• ignoring intersectionality and over focusing on gender:
  bell hooks focus on white women’s experience and not ethnic minorities