Feminist Approaches To Family

Question 1

Liberal Feminists believe..

Answer 1

Gender inequality is gradually being overcome through legal reforms, policy changes (equal pay), challenging stereotypes, and changing attitudes and socialisation.

Question 2

Marxist Feminists say capitalism is the main cause of women’s oppression in the family: why?

Answer 2

1. Women reproduce labour force and serve the current one for free.
2. Wives soak up husbands frustration that comes from being exploited at work.
3. When not needed, women workers return to their domestic role.

Question 3

Radical feminists argue that patriarchy is the main cause of women’s oppression, why?

Answer 3

1. Men benefit from women’s unpaid domestic labour and sexual services.
2. Men dominate women through violence or the threat of it.
   Patriarchal system must be overturned and family abolished.

Question 4

Difference Feminism say not all women share the same experiences of oppression, why??

Answer 4

For example white feminists neglect black women’s experience of racism. Many black feminists view family as a positive source of support in the racist society.

Question 5

Induces Patriarchal ideology, women seen as what?

Answer 5

Women seen as sexual objects when single and housewives when married.

Question 6

See family as what?

Answer 6

Oppressing to women.