PATTERNS AND TRENDS = MARXISM

Question 1

what do Marxists argue about gender inequities and who

Answer 1

• Engels suggested that women’s position is the result of ownership of private property and the development of the nuclear family
• exploiter - exploited relationship is brought into the household

Question 2

what does Engels argue about for mens control

Answer 2

men gained control over women as they wanted to pass on private property in the form of inheritance from one generation to the next and they wanted to be sure that the heirs were their legitimate offspring this gave rise to the nuclear family and sought to restrict women’s sexual and enforcing monogamy to protect male property rights

Question 3

what do neo-Marxists argue about gender inequalities?

Answer 3

• social structure is based on the dominance of some groups over others and groups in society share common interests
• conflict not simply based on class struggle and the tension between owners na owners or employers
• includes parents children, husband and wives

Question 4

evaluation of marxism

Answer 4

• criticised for over-emphasisng the impact of class and economic factors on gender
• radical feminists argue that the oppression of women by men was the first form of oppression
• criticised for focusing on macros structural issues and neglecting small-scale interactions between men and women
• creating conspiracy theories suggesting bourgeois work together to create and enforce dominant ideas like unclear families
• postmodernists argue their view are outdated and fail to recognise the changes to gender roles that have happened over the last 50 years or so