Feminism Theory & Methods
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- Created on: 06-10-19 14:22
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- Feminism
- Liberal
- women's inequality arises from sexist stereotyping/ sex discrimination
- Evaluation
- evidence shows gender differences are socially constructed
- Radical/ Marxist Feminists think women's equality only achieved by revolutionary change/ overthrow not just reducing women's subordination
- Walby's Six Structures of Patriarchy
- Sexuality
- different standards of behaviour are expected of men and women
- Male Violence
- male violence against women is ignored condoned or tackled inadequately by the state
- The State
- policies are primarily in men's interest
- Cultural Instituions
- religion media education all reinforce patriarchy
- Paid Work
- women have lower paid/ status more part time/ temporary jobs
- The Household
- women have primary responsibility for housework/ childcare limiting access to promotion in paid work
- Sexuality
- Weberian
- unlike positivist theories of the time Weber argued there can't be an objective study of human society
- Weber sociolozied science and claimed ideology influences the manner in which objects are studied
- Feminists drew on this idea and argue social sciences are in essence masculine and are agents in sustaining patriarchy
- Weber sociolozied science and claimed ideology influences the manner in which objects are studied
- feminists reject the notion of value free and objective sociology and claim it is malestream so male dominated
- unlike positivist theories of the time Weber argued there can't be an objective study of human society
- Difference
- while all women suffer many same problems not all are in the same position different contexts
- postmodernism weakened social groups/ structures
- gender class ethnicity as sources of identity have pick n mix identities differences in experience
- Evaluation
- Liberal/ Radical Feminists critical as by emphasising differences between women difference feminism deflects attention away from those problems shared by all women
- recognises other feminist theories don't take into account diversity in the nature/ experiences of women's subordination increasingly complex and fragmented
- Radical
- patriarchy is the most fundamental form of inequality
- men dominate women men benefit so they're the enemy
- propose the destruction of patriarchy women should free themselves of oppression through seperatism / lesbianism
- divided into two sex classes
- men dominate women men benefit so they're the enemy
- Evaluation
- assumes all women share common interest fails to recognise ethnicity/ class as sources of inequality
- doesn't offer explanation of how patriarchy can be abolished
- Marxist Feminists see main cause of women's subordination is capitalism
- patriarchy is the most fundamental form of inequality
- Marxist
- gender inequality stems from nature of capitalist society which intensifies patriarchy
- women are a source of cheap labour and reserve army
- women's expressive role absorb men's anger at their exploitation at work
- Ansley argues women are 'takers of ****'
- women's expressive role absorb men's anger at their exploitation at work
- women are a source of cheap labour and reserve army
- Evaluation
- don't explain patriarchy existed in all known societies not just capitalist, Radical Feminist
- men not just capitalism benefit from women's subordination men are instruments of oppression
- gender inequality stems from nature of capitalist society which intensifies patriarchy
- Liberal
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