Feminist view

Question 1

Mary Daly

Answer 1

-Religion maintains patriarchy by portraying male domination over women
-There cannot be equality in religion until there is acceptance that God could be a woman

Question 2

Examples of maintaining patriarchy

Answer 2

-Portraying God as a man
-Restricting access for women
-Depicting women in religious texts as bad influences or impure

Question 3

Evaluation of Mary Daly

Answer 3

Woodhead- Women use religion as a way to gain greater freedom and respect
-Hijab which is seen as a form of oppression can also be a form of liberation

Question 4

Simone De Beauvoir

Answer 4

-Second class believers
-Religion tricks women into believing that they are equal to men in the eyes of God and will be rewarded for their suffering
-Girls are socialised into worshipping a male God and therefore see men as superior

Question 5

Examples of second class believers

Answer 5

-Jean Holm
-Segregated places of worship
-Women aren’t allowed to read from sacred texts or touch them if they are menstruating

Question 6

Evaluation of second class believers

Answer 6

-There is a commitment to gender equality

Question 7

Karen Armstrong

Answer 7

-Stained glass ceiling
-Women are often blocked from the top positions in mainstream churches
-She studied the CofE and found that SGC meant that women are blocked from progressing to the top of the hierarchy

Question 8

Examples of the stained glass ceiling

Answer 8

-The vote to allow female bishops in the CofE was strongly opposed by traditionalists

Question 9

Evaluation of stained glass ceiling

Answer 9

-El Saadawi
-It isn’t the religions that are patriarchal but the cultures that they appear in
-Uses the Islamic religion and Arab culture
-Men hold the powerful positions

Question 10

Stain and Bainbridge

Answer 10

Women are more likely to join sects and cults
-Organismic deprivation-ill health
-Ethical deprivation-Morally conservative
-Social deprivation- Attract the poorer groups