Gender + Society (Chapter 13) Flashcards
what is simone de beaver’s false consciousness?
Idea that women believe they should suffer from society’s gender typical roles of men and women, until this is dispelled the issue will still occur
Beauvoir believes men and women are born without gender roles and society moulds them
what is michel foucault’s view on gender?
ars erotica = purpose of sex is for pleasure, companionship and education
foucault believed controlling sexual practices was an essential and important aspect of power
what was betty freidans view of gender?
said that although women’s current role was reproduction this did not satisfy them.
what is the biblical quote on reproduction?
‘be fruitful and multiply’ (genesis 1:28)
what is the conservative protestant christian view on gender roles?
believe men and women are created equal by different and each have different roles to fulfil and thus feminism is such a radical change to society that it is dangerous.
‘god created men and women differently from the beginning’ (genesis 1:27)
these reject foucaults idea of gender roles from society
what is the conservative protestant christian view on motherhood?
a women’s role is to be wife and mother
they trace it back to eve whose name means ‘the mother of all living’ (genesis 3:20)
what is the conservative protestant christian view on different types of family?
suspicious of any family that isn’t heterosexual
they point to a report from sara mclanahan and gary sander (1994) that shows children do less well educationally if non-heterosexual family
what is liberal protestants view of gender roles?
say point of biblical ideal which governs gender roles is that gender is not intrinsic as covenant is a human reflection on what it means to be in a relationship with god e.g. endorse foucault liberating gender from sex and controlling power of church
however, they question foucault reducing sex to just being pleasure
what is liberal protestants view on motherhood?
motherhood has no particular significance for them
they advocate feminists such as de beauvoir and friedans views that motherhood is false consciousness sometimes
what is liberal protestants view of traditional family?
persuaded by evidence of sociologist jessie bernard that children feeling loved is what is important rather than the type of family
what is roman catholics view on gender roles?
mulieris dignitatum - john paul ii
says both men and women are made in the image of god but simply have different creative skills
however, says man is the ‘head of woman’, this doesn’t mean dominion but doesn’t permit women to take on male roles
what is roman catholics view on motherhood?
mulieris dignitatum
‘mary the model of motherhood’
‘in their shared parenthood he owes a special debt to the woman’
what is roman catholics view on different types of family?
says children must be brought up in ‘intact families’
‘human love does not tolerate trial marriages. It demands total and definitive gift from one person to another’ (catechism of the catholic church)
what is roman catholic feminists view on gender roles?
elizabeth fiorenza argues there were many dominant female leaders
phoebe (romans 16)
priscilla (acts 18)
fiorenza says ‘our heritage is our power’
what is roman catholic feminists view on MOTHERHOOD?
say feminists such as de beauvoir go too far in their thinking but think motherhood should be an option and not a burden as maulers dignitatum is over romanticised
