Feminists - Families and households

Question 1

Beechy

Answer 1

Reproduction of the labour force. Reserve army of cheap labour.

Question 2

Ainsley

Answer 2

Women are takers of Shit.

Question 3

Overall feminist perspective of Families and Households

Answer 3

Offer a conflict perspective.

Argue that society is patriarchal.

A variety of strands of feminism.

Question 4

Liberal Feminism, Jennifer Somerville

Answer 4

A process of gradual reform of society is more effective.
Their work has achieved a range of legal rights for women.

Jennifer Somerville:
Disagrees with feminists who argue women are exploited in the family.
Points to the progress women have made.

Question 5

Radical feminism, Delphy and Leonard

Answer 5

Patriarchal control.
Men benefit the most.

Delphy and Leonard:
Men are the heads of the households.
Women are expected to perform unpaid domestic work.
Women contribute more and receive less in return.

Question 6

Marxist feminism, Margaret Benston
2 ways

Answer 6

Aim to combine liberal and radical.

Margaret Benston:
Argues women help reproduce labour power for capitalism in 2 ways: taking care of the man, reproducing the next generation of workers.