Feminist Views of the Family Flashcards
What is the general feminist view of the family?
Feminists are critical of the family as a social institution, seeing it as a tool of female oppression that serves the needs of men rather than women through domestic labour and DV
What are the three roles women are expected to perform in the family according to the Triple Shift?
- Emotional Support
- Domestic Labour
- Paid work
What does the term Duel Burden refer to?
The two traditional roles that women are expected to play in the family: Emotional Support and Domestic Labour.
Define patriarchy in the context of feminist theory.
The way that men dominate women in most areas of society.
What does Malesteam Sociology refer to?
The application of research data collected about men to the lives of women, despite their different experiences.
What is the belief of Liberal Feminism regarding family equality?
Families are slowly becoming more equal through changes in law and social attitudes.
True or False: Liberal feminists believe that full equality has been achieved.
False
What do liberal feminists suggest about how parents are socializing their children?
Parents are socializing their children in more gender-neutral ways, with similar aspirations for both sons and daughters.
What do critics argue about the progress claimed by liberal feminists?
They argue that liberal feminists overstate the amount of progress made and that women still experience the triple shift.
What is the radical feminist view on marriage and family?
Radical feminists believe that marriage and family are key institutions that allow patriarchy to exist.
What do radical feminists argue is necessary for achieving equality?
Patriarchy needs to be overturned and the family abolished.
What is Political Lesbianism according to radical feminists?
The belief that heterosexual relationships are inevitably oppressive.
What does Sommerville argue regarding radical feminists’ views?
She argues that radical feminists fail to see the improvements made in women’s experiences of family such as better access to divorce and contraception.
How do Marxist feminists view the family in relation to capitalism?
They see the family as a tool of capitalism that oppresses women.
List the three ways Marxist feminists believe the family supports capitalism.
- Women reproduce the workforce
- Women absorb the anger of men - “takers of shit” Ansley
- Women are a reserve army of cheap labour
What is a critique of Marxist feminists’ perspective on women’s roles in the workforce?
Women are no longer a reserve labour force as they have equal rights at work and can be the main breadwinner.
What does Intersectional Feminism emphasize about family experiences?
It emphasizes that not all families are nuclear and that women’s experiences of family life vary.
According to Intersectional Feminists, how do black women view family
As a refuge from societal racism rather then it being a place of oppression or negativity.
What is a critique of Intersectional Feminism?
It neglects that many women share similar experiences of family regardless of ethnicity or social class.
