Feminist View on Social Class Inequality

Question 1

What theories are feminists critical of and why

Answer 1

Social class stratification and some studies of social mobility because they completely ignore women

Question 2

What does Abbot claim

Answer 2

That women’s experience of social class is worth exploring because women’s experience of work is very different from that of men.

Question 3

What do feminists argue about social mobility

Answer 3

The existence of the ‘glass ceiling’ - patriarchal bias in the workplace which prevents talented women being promoted - actually assists male social mobility

Question 4

What did Arber, Dale and Gilbert attempted to do

Answer 4

Construct classifications which are gender-neutral and reflect women’s different levels of commitment to work. But it has been difficult to meet everyones satisfaction.

Question 5

What does Ken Roberts argue

Answer 5

That we can no longer assume women share a class position with their male partners because women are increasingly choosing to remain single even when they become mothers and divorce is more common.