Feminist Approach To Family Life

Question 1

Name the 3 major types of feminism and give a brief summary of them

Answer 1

Liberal feminists - say there has been a March of progress towards gender equality at home and in wider society , Marxist feminists - challenged traditional gender roles at home examining the unpaid labour of women.
Radical feminists - critical of marriage and seeing it as an unequal institution that is patriarchal in nature using financial and physical power to control women

Question 2

What do liberal feminists believe has helped encourage employment ?

Answer 2

Equal pay act, sex discrimination and equality act

Question 3

What policies do feminists believe has helped with womens marital rights ?

Answer 3

Divorce reform act and exclusion of marital rape Claus

Question 4

What are two ways in which women provide unpaid labour ?

Answer 4

Dual burden and triple shift

Question 5

Women are seen as the “___ army of labour “

Answer 5

Reserve

Question 6

How do radical feminists believe that men have power over women ? (4 types )

Answer 6

Physical , psychological , sexual and financial

Question 7

According to radical feminists in what ways do families affect women ? (2)

Answer 7

Social expectations on women to be a housewife and mother and gender socialisation of girls into stereotypical roles

Question 8

Name one criticism of the feminist views of the family

Answer 8

Some critics say that some women want to adopt to traditional values

Question 9

Another criticism (womens experiences )

Answer 9

Feminists predominantly focus on middle class white womens experiences and ignore the differences of women depending on race , disability , sexuality and lower social classes