theories of religion - types of feminism

Question 1

what doe liberal feminists say about role of the family?

Answer 1

believes there’s patriarchy bit that its gradually being overcome by changes to laws and attitudes
equal pay act 1975
sex discrimination act 1975
helped women win equality in world of work believe as socialisation changes will help equality
MARCH OF PROGRESS
shown In studies men now do more housework in past and parents have similar aspirations for their sons and daughters

Question 2

what do Marxist feminist say about the role of family?

Answer 2

suggest that nuclear family meets the needs of capitalism for reproduction and maintenance of class and patriarchal inequality.
benefits powerful at expense of WC and women.

Question 3

explain women reproduce the labour force - Marx fem

Answer 3

BENSTON - argues nuclear family provides basic commodity required by capitalism i.e. labour power by reproducing and rearing the future workforce at little cost to capitalist class

Question 4

explain women absorb anger - Marx fem

Answer 4

ANSLEY describes women as ‘takers of shit’ absorb anger their husbands experience because of capitalist oppression in the workplace
women maintains the workforce’s emotional fitness through domestic labour

Question 5

explain women are a reserve army of cheap labour - Marx fem

Answer 5

women are used in times of economic growth and pushed back into the home during times of economic slow down.

Question 6

what do radical feminists say about the role of the family?

Answer 6

MILLETT see modern societies and families as characterised by patriarchy - a system of subordination and domination in which men exercise power over women and children

Question 7

what are men to radical feminists and what do they argue about family?

Answer 7

men are the enemy - source of women oppression
marriage and family oppress women - men benefit from women unpaid labour and sexual services
dominate family through domestic violence or the threat of it
family should be abolished, only way to do this Is by SEPARATISM women must live independently
argue for political lesbianism women should choose homosexual relationships to avoid ‘sleeping with the enemy’

Question 8

what do difference feminism argue about family

Answer 8

difference feminism argue we can’t generalise women’s experiences
each woman has a different experience, face different problems
e.g lesbian and hetero
e.g black and white women
e.g