Feminist theories of the Nuclear Family
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- Created on: 23-04-17 15:51
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- Feminist theories of the Nuclear Family
- Nuclear family functions
- Oppresses women
- Provides free labour
- Reproduction
- Socialisation of the children to recognise gender roles
- NUCLEAR FAMILY IS NOT UNDER THREAT
- Not under threat, as long as we live in a capitalist, patriarchal society
- Most people still live in nuclear family forms
- Social policies support the nuclear family structure i.e. the length of maternity leave compared to paternity leave
- Women face social pressures to conform e.g. to get married, have children and leave careers to support the family
- Much stigma surrounding women that choose to remain childless or women that go back full time to work, whilst they're a parent
- Liberal Feminists
- March of progress in equality of gender
- Women have greater independence in decision making in the home
- FLOUR& BOUCHANAN
- HARDHILL ET ALL
- Nuclear family relations are slowly improving e.g. the 'new man'
- There are many laws that protect women's right, e.g. against domestic violence, equal pay leg and maternity leave
- Government could STILL do more to combat patriarchy within the home
- Men still make the important decisions in the home, due to 'ingrained gender roles'
- PAHL
- OAKLEY
- EDGEL
- Radical Feminists
- Women are still oppressed in the household
- DOBASH & DOBASH
- No march of progress, as women still do more at home than men do
- OAKLEY- TRIPLE SHIFT
- DUAL BURDEN
- Men still make decisions in the household, due to ingrained gender role socialisation
- OAKLEY
- PAHL
- EDGEL
- HARDHILL ET AL
- OAKLEY- TRIPLE SHIFT
- Family diversity is exaggerated, as most families are still oppressive and male-dominated
- Women are still oppressed in the household
- Marxist Feminists
- Capitalism is the porblem
- Women are oppressed by capitalism, as their heavy domestic work load is unpaid
- This leaves them with lower wages, less power in the home and less freedom
- Women are oppressed by capitalism, as their heavy domestic work load is unpaid
- Nuclear families produce gender inequalities, through gender role socialisation of children
- OAKLEY
- There has been no march of progress, capitalism has increased, not reduced
- Capitalism is the porblem
- Criticisms of the Feminists theories
- Some women like domestic work
- Feminists underestimate natural male/female relationships
- Assume there is no biological trait to the family
- Not all men are aggressive/ violent. 2/3 of domestic violence is committed by females
- Underestimate the march of progress that has been made with women's rights
- Fail to recognise that males may also be oppressed by gender role socialisation
- Not a united theory
- Nuclear family functions
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