Patriarchy

Question 1

Patriarchy

Answer 1

social system supporting male domination and female subordination

Question 2

Kate Miller

Answer 2

first to analyse the concept
populised it within radical feminism
rule of men in both the private and public sphere of society

Question 3

Liberal Feminism

Answer 3

don’t recognise the term as systematic oppression
see it as discrimination that needs to be eradicated by society making gradual changes

Question 4

Socialist Feminism

Answer 4

recognise P as systematic oppression
caused by capitalism not men
female consciousness is created by men as part of the capitalism machine

Question 5

Sheila Rowbotham

Answer 5

women have always been oppressed
revolution was needed to destroy capitalism and P

Question 6

Radical Feminism

Answer 6

P is mostly politically important division
systematic and institutionalised form of male power
Focus on P in the public and private sphere
P is too pervasive to be reformed
Revolutionary change, but all have diff ways to achieve

Question 7

Post Modern Feminism

Answer 7

P is pervasive in society
Mutates according to class, ethnicity, religion
society needs to recognise the diff forms of P
bell hooks
- feminism focused on white MC and ignore minorities

Question 8

Feminists Agree

Answer 8

women are discriminated in the public sphere
Gilman & de Beauvoir: 1st to identify gender stereotyping
Friedan & Millet: defined discrimination as cultural not bio phenomenon
EF: Patriarchy is not a static concept and must be opposed in the public sphere

Question 9

Sylvia Walby

Answer 9

third wave
patriarchy promotes discrimination

Question 10

Feminist Disagree

Answer 10

LF: discrimination > patriarchy
- focus on pub sphere
- state reform
RF: focus on P and must be challenged in pub and pri sphere
- revolutionary change in pri and pub
PMF: P is more complicated cause of intersectionality