Liberal feminist views on the family
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- Created on: 08-10-17 12:18
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- Liberal feminist views on family
- emphasize cultural norms and values
- reinforced by the family and by other institutions in society
- Family is sexist because it supports mainstream culture
- reinforced by the family and by other institutions in society
- believe social change is possible
- try to put pressure on institutions
- legal system
- government
- change laws and social policies which discriminate against women
- legal system
- change laws and social policies which discriminate against women
- try to put pressure on institutions
- optimistic about gender equality
- claim equality is slowly occurring through a shift of attitudes - legal changes
- stress the importance of women being socialised and educated so they have the right to choose career/family role or combination
- recognizes that women's position in the family
- women taking on the major responsibility for housework and childcare, have adverse affects on their power, careers and health
- changing socialisation and parenting practices
- avoiding gender stereotypes steering women into housewife-mother role
- establishing and asserting the legal rights of women as individuals
- equal pay act (1970)
- sex discrimination act (1975)
- equality act (2010)
- establishment of equality in maternity and paternity leave
- better and cheaper childcare
- more sharing of housework and childcare tasks with men
- stronger action against domestic violence
- criticism
- while they make proposals that improve the position of women they dont tackle the fundamental inequalities women face as a result of patriarchy and and capitalism
- emphasize cultural norms and values
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