Feminists

Question 1

liberal feminist view on society

Answer 1

concerned with campaigning against sex, discrimination, and campaigning for equal rights and opportunities between both genders and focus on changes in the law

Question 2

liberal feminist view on family

Answer 2

they believe gender equality has yet to be achieved in the family. It is a gradual process.

some studies argue that nowadays parents now socialise their sons and daughters, equally as they have equal aspirations for them both

Question 3

criticisms of liberal feminists

Answer 3

criticised for failing to challenge the causes of women’s oppression, and that changes in the law will be enough for gender equality

Question 4

marxist feminist view on society

Answer 4

men arent the cause of gender equality, but capitalism is

Question 5

marxist feminist view on the family

Answer 5

Women reproduce, the workforce, absorb anger and are reserve source for labour

Question 6

what did Fran Ansley describe wives as?

Answer 6

describe wives as takers of shit who soak up husbands frustration from work as they feel exploited at the workplace

marxist suggest this is the reason for domestic violence

Question 7

what does it mean by women are an army a cheap labour?

Answer 7

only taken when extra work is needed and can be let go when no longer needed

Question 8

criticisms of Marxist feminists

Answer 8

function is argue They focus too much on the class system rather than the benefits of a family

Question 9

different feminist view on society

Answer 9

not all women in society are from the same background or from nuclear family

therefore don’t share similar experiences in society and we can’t generalise women’s experiences

Question 10

different feminist view on the family

Answer 10

should be remembered that not all women live in nuclear families and have different experiences

for example, lesbian, black, white, straight, middle and working-class women have very different experiences within their families
furthermore, black women see the family as a safe place from racism

Question 11

different feminist criticisms

Answer 11

how to recognise that women share experiences such as Low pay , sexual assault and domestic violence

Question 12

radical feminist view on society

Answer 12

Men and patriarchy are the foudation for society and the cause of gender inequality

Question 13

radical feminist view family

Answer 13

Family is the number 1 source of women’s suffering

“sleeping with the enemy “ - men benefit from women’s unpaid domestic labour from their sexual services and they dominate women through domestic and sexual violence

Question 14

Radical Feminists Criticisms

Answer 14

Fail to recongise any improvements in domestic life
e.g 1975 sex discrimination act in the workplace