feminist view of the family Flashcards

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what is the triple shift

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emotional
paid
domestic work

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summarise the view of the feminism

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family fuels female oppression and is patriarchal (favours men over women)

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what is the dual burden

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emotional
domestic

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what is the liberal feminist view

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society is gradually becoming equal through law and society
however, equality has not been fully achieved.

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Liberal Feminism- give an example of society becoming more gender neutral

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Parents are socialising their children in a gender neutral way, chores not determined by gender.

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which feminist type believe men are the enemy

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radical

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what is the radical feminist belief of patriarchy

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They believe to achieve equality, patriarchy needs to be abolished.

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what are the two things radical feminists believe patriarchy can be abolished through

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Patriarchy can end if -

We abolish family
reinforce A SYSTEM OF SEPERATISM

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Radical feminism- what is the system of separatism

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Men separate from women to reduce patriarchy

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what is the belief of the Marxist feminist on family

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Family supports capitalism, whilst capitalism oppresses women.

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Marxist feminist- how does the family support capitalism but oppress women. (2)

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  • women are takers of shit (Ansley) meaning they absorb the anger of the exploited w/c husbands

-women are used as cheap labour to be used when necessary.

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what are the criticisms of the radical feminist

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fail to see improvement made for womens equality.

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How can it be argued that women are becoming more equal to men

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Divorce reform act- easier access to divorce for women and men

easier abortioN

equal pay, no longer financially dependent on men.

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what are the criticisms of the liberal feminism

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overexaggerate the amount of progress. Women are still struggling from the triple shift.

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