feminism and family
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- Feminism and family
- liberal feminists
- aim to bring about gender equality within the existing system
- Legislation
- campaigned for changes in law that give women greater freedom, opportunities and choices in terms of family life.
- Equal Pay Act/ Equal opportunities Act 1970
- women were given greater equality in the work place. campaigning for childcare provision
- breakfast and after school clubs
- maternity leave
- enabling women to combine motherhood and work
- women were given greater equality in the work place. campaigning for childcare provision
- Equal Pay Act/ Equal opportunities Act 1970
- campaigned for changes in law that give women greater freedom, opportunities and choices in terms of family life.
- cultural socialisation
- highlighted inequalities in the family in terms of domestic labour and gendered socialisation
- challenged the assumption that childcare/housework are women's responsibilities
- highlighted inequalities in the family in terms of domestic labour and gendered socialisation
- Evaluation
- successful- women have choices, opportunities and greater equality
- BUT lack of affordable childcare
- issue as is lack of equality in the family.
- conjugal roles and dual burden
- issue as is lack of equality in the family.
- BUT lack of affordable childcare
- successful- women have choices, opportunities and greater equality
- Radical feminists
- men are the source of women's oppression.
- the family and marriage are key institutions in patriarchal society
- firestone argues that women's biology makes dependant on men (e.g. when pregnant)
- women are dominated in the family by men - they are expected to provide sexual and domestic services
- if these are not provided freely, women can be threatened with violence
- Evaluation
- many other feminists (e.g. liberals) don't believe patriarchal society society should be overturned.
- many women find fulfilment in family life
- BUT
- have highlighted the existence of domestic violence and campaigned for womens shelters
- research suggest that lack of domestic/ sexual services does provoke men to attack their partners.
- have highlighted the existence of domestic violence and campaigned for womens shelters
- many other feminists (e.g. liberals) don't believe patriarchal society society should be overturned.
- men are the source of women's oppression.
- Marxist feminists
- reserve army of labour- women are part of the secondary labour market because of their child care responsibilities.
- women are therefore exploitated (low pay, no benefits) by the capitalist system due to their subordinate position
- women provide the next generation of workers
- they maintain current workforces physical and emotional fitness
- free housework
- absorb the frustrations of the male worker who experiences alienation through being exploited by capitalist system
- Ansley argued that women are 'takers of ****' - they absorb the anger of the male worker
- (domestic violence at its most extreme)
- Ansley argued that women are 'takers of ****' - they absorb the anger of the male worker
- they maintain current workforces physical and emotional fitness
- women provide the next generation of workers
- women are therefore exploitated (low pay, no benefits) by the capitalist system due to their subordinate position
- reserve army of labour- women are part of the secondary labour market because of their child care responsibilities.
- liberal feminists
- Evaluation
- Men exploited by capitalism
- some women enjoy the domestic role
- look at the workplace - other feminists don't
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