Feminist approaches to family life Flashcards
What is the Liberal feminist approach to family life?
They saw a ‘march of progress’ towards gender equality at home and in wider society through reforming existing laws.
What did Liberal feminist Anne Oakley highlight?
Highlighted changing patterns in family life - movement away from traditional gender roles in the family.
What is the radical feminist perspective on marriage?
critical of marriage, seeing it as an unequal institution that was patriarchal in nature.
What is Radical Feminist Germain Greers’ view on family?
She argues that the family continues to disadvantage women.
- Believes that there is a strong ideology that being a wife is the most important role for a women.
What is the Marxist Feminist perspective on family?
They challenge traditional gender roles at home, examining the unpaid labour of women and the expectations of women on society to look after their husbands.
What are the impacts of unpaid labour at home for women according to Marxists?
Women suffer from:
- Dual burden - paid work and domestic work
- Triple shift - Mother, Housewife, Paid work
